I pulled my little bag of hand tools out, it isn't hard to pull apart to get to the heater but care must be taken because the steam line isn't really removable. I assume the white stuff on the coils is original and used to keep them from moving. To me it seems to be in good shape but I really don't have anything to compare it with. Totally different design from a Empire. The use of mica is the same as a Empire. Though there are only two sheets. The one on the coils has broken through a bit but the 2nd one is okay. Personally I'd like to see one more sheet, perhaps two more.
I was surprised to see the tank has a seam. To my eye it seems okay but this tank doesn't give me warm and fuzzies that's for sure.
I still want to test it with my meter but have to wait until I get it from my daughter. I'll have grab some of my mice sheets too to bring to me.
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