I bought this Zenith 4V31 Tombstone battery radio, to put my PC in, after seeing a Steam Punk article on that. My PC gave out before I got it, so it sat for several years. It was a complete mess, in the wiring, you literally could not see any metal through all the melted wires and capacitors, I think it may have been given to a teenager to play with. I wish I had taken a photo! This year I decided to go with a satellite radio, but wasn't that thrilled by the speakers. Then I remembered, we live in the 21st century, so Bluetooth speakers. I got a set with a remote, but the signal would not penetrate the cabinet. No problem, all I needed was on off, so I plugged the speakers into a surge protector extension, problem solved! Then the Bluetooth signal would not work, I tried elevating the speaker, that received the signal, no joy. Then I simply turned it upside down and it now works every time. I was not expecting much sound wise, two small plastic speakers in a wood box, but I think it sounds better, and others have commented how good it sounds. I bought some Kevlar string to get the Z needle to work, that was fun, plus I added two more 5v lights in the form of LED bulbs, I wanted the yellow glow, so I bought some Tamiya Clear Yellow paint, plus a phone charger to power the lights plus felt washers for the knobs, rubber feet for the chassis, and more. Well worth the two months of work as you can see.
