High voltages, no fuse, no ground wire. Way back when it was every man for himself.
I love it.
It separated the men from the little boys and gave Darwin a fighting chance.
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That was a good one. Speaking of Darwin, may I entertain you with the most cringe-worthy attempt at restoring a vintage scope ever? I stumbled upon this video while looking for information on the OL-1. It's a bit old and might have even been posted before on the forum, but here we go.
She's a big fan of Ave's, who is known as an attentive, careful and meticulous restorer.
SPOILER ALERT
Despite all the advice given by her viewers, she insisted on the same mistakes, blew another vintage tube and gave up, saying "[she doesn't] want to waste all [her] time restoring old junk" in the comments.
It was so emotional a drama that I cried uncontrollably in the end.
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