Below you will see one of the finished Viking Valiant Radio's I recently restored. With each radio I include the restoration documentation with a serial # (this serial # is my number sequence and not the manufacuters). The documentation sheet gives you a overview into the process of restoring the radio equipment.
JOHNSON VIKING VALIANT I
RESTORATION DOCUMENTATION SERIAL #021
- Face stripped, primed, repainted/rescreened and clear coated, wet sanded and buffed to a brilliant shine
- Case stripped, primed, painted Thunderbolt Maroon and clear coated
- New rubber feet installed on the cabinet
- New Pointers for each knob and knobs clear coated
- Undocumented modifications removed and unit returned to stock configuration
- High voltage, low voltage and bias supply electrolytic capacitors changed
- All paper caps (5) changed
- Wire jumpers and install new 9 pin plug and cap
- All tubes tested, graded and replaced as required and cleaned
- Lube VFO switch shaft
- High voltage wiring to 866 filaments changed
- Clean and lubricate all rotary switches with Deoxit products by Caig
- Chassis partially dismantled, polished and reassembled
- Coils polished
- All chassis screws tightened
- New power cord
- All face components buffed to a shine
- Face reassembled and VFO aligned on all bands against a digital readout
- Final amp grid voltage set to – 70 volts per spec
- Static modulator current set to 60 ma per spec
- Clamper adjustment for static plate current set to 10 ma per spec
- L5 & L17 adjusted for maximum grid current
- Keyer adjustment made
- Amplifier neutralized
- Loaded on all bands to 440 ma plate current for CW into a 50 ohm dummy load
- Loaded on all bands to 330 ma plate current for AM into a 50 ohm dummy load
- 200 watts output minimum CW measured w/50 ohm dummy load & MFJ-989C tuner
- In excess of 150 watts AM measured w/50 ohm dummy load & MFJ-989C tuner
- 5/9 Reports 75 meters AM mode with a D-104 microphone on the air for 1 hr
- Low voltage power supply tested at 360 volts dc – CW mode
- Bias voltage tested at –225 volts dc – CW mode
- High voltage tested at 750volts dc – CW mode
- New long bolts (4) furnished and installed
- Cabinet screws (20) each included with stainless washers
- Repair band switch contacts (replace 3 contacts)