I recently bought a Zenith 1000D at an auction. I've lurked at this place long enough to know that I'm pretty much required to take and post pictures, so here you go:
Zenith 1000D pictures by a6mTypeZero - Photobucket
Anyway, I thought all it needed was batteries, until I opened the battery pack. Apparently, someone who owned it before I did stored it with batteries, which then leaked and caused the damage to the inside of the pack that you see. I guess what I'd like to know is: What are my options? I found these two sites
Zenith Trans-Oceanic Vintage Battery
Transoceanic Radio Battery - Brand new!
but I just don't know about buying something that's aftermarket and that takes different batteries. I thought it might be cheaper to rip out the guts of the battery pack and replace everything, but I don't even know what parts to look for to do that or even if I had the relevant skills to do it, though I think if one of the better Radio Shacks had the right parts, I could probably get by with good directions on what to do.
Do any of you guys have experience with the two products in the above links? Is ripping out and replacing everything inside the battery pack a job that mere mortals can attempt? Should I decide to sell the radio later, will any of the above hurt the value of the radio? Am I missing any angles here? Any help or guidance is appreciated. Thanks.
Zenith 1000D pictures by a6mTypeZero - Photobucket
Anyway, I thought all it needed was batteries, until I opened the battery pack. Apparently, someone who owned it before I did stored it with batteries, which then leaked and caused the damage to the inside of the pack that you see. I guess what I'd like to know is: What are my options? I found these two sites
Zenith Trans-Oceanic Vintage Battery
Transoceanic Radio Battery - Brand new!
but I just don't know about buying something that's aftermarket and that takes different batteries. I thought it might be cheaper to rip out the guts of the battery pack and replace everything, but I don't even know what parts to look for to do that or even if I had the relevant skills to do it, though I think if one of the better Radio Shacks had the right parts, I could probably get by with good directions on what to do.
Do any of you guys have experience with the two products in the above links? Is ripping out and replacing everything inside the battery pack a job that mere mortals can attempt? Should I decide to sell the radio later, will any of the above hurt the value of the radio? Am I missing any angles here? Any help or guidance is appreciated. Thanks.