Hello Al:

My 870A is finished in Maroon with a cream finger plate. The maroon
finish is a deep gloss, not hammer, and looks a bit like chinese
lacquer, so very satisfying. The radio performs surprisingly well, and
I use it with a Codar PR30 preselector which effectively gives it an
RF stage so the image tendency disappears.
One tip is to run it on 110V as it is then MUCH cooler. The 870A runs
very hot on 240V because the excess from 110V is simply dissipated in
a large ballast receiver: hence at 240V there is effectively twice the
dissipation in that little cabinet.

Vy 73, Chris Harmer M0HMR, moderator

--- In eddystone_radio_users@..., "Al Bolton"
<al.bolton@n...> wrote:
>
> Thank you, Graeme, very useful. So am I correct in thinking its original
> colour was probably "wrinkle grey"? It is definitely a grey colour
under the
> Hammerite, but whether it was wrinkle finish or not is impossible to
tell.
> The inner parts of the chassis are a mid-grey colour as well, although
> smooth in finish.
>
> I will strip the 'orrible Hammerite off the outer part of the set
tomorrow,
> in preparation for a respray!
>
> Many thanks, and 73,
>
> Al, G4VSQ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eddystone_radio_users@...
> [mailto:eddystone_radio_users@...] On Behalf Of
graemewormald
> Sent: 30 April 2006 23:33
> To: eddystone_radio_users@...
> Subject: [eddystone_radio_users] Re: 870A - paint
>
>
> Reply from Graeme Wormald G3GGL. The Hammerite is not original. In
fact
> the most common finishes for the 870/870A were gloss British Racing
Green
> and Maroon. These colours haven't been 'specified by number' a far
as I am
> aware. Examples do exist in many brighter coloures as when the set was
> first produced the Eddystone technical director (Harold Cox) had samples
> produced in many colour varieties (I have one in Pea Green) - this
was to
> hold a contest among staff to determine the most popular! Wrinkle grey
> appeared later but is not very common. Good Luck!
> Vy 73, Graeme, G3GGL, Bewdley
> >
>