Henry Kolesnik wrote:
A short there would have probably blown the breaker/fuse or if it's too
big, zapped the cord half-in-two like Okies like to say.

Hi, Hank

I meant that the a.c. cord with the metal band around it is adrift
within the cabinet, if the a.c. cord isn't deployed to its full length.
The metal band could have bridged any adjacent tube socket terminals,
or contacts on the selector switches, for instance.

Another shortcoming is that the Triplett 3413-A is unfused,
so the Triplett transformer would probably have smoked
before the line breaker tripped.

73,
Ed Knobloch