07-18-2009, 05:28 PM
Somehow I remember there is a paper capacitor in the vibrator power supply circuit that is specified as a 1600 V.D.C. for these old vibrator radios. A 630 volt replacement will not work (for long.) It's gotta be 40 years since I found out the hard way this is so. If I had to fix one of these things today, I would also replace the 0Z4 with diodes as has been suggested already.
But then again, my 1949 Plymouth radio played just fine when I bought it for $40 in 1969, and still was good when I sold it in 1972 -3 hard college years later and still able to climb Pike's Peak. It had a venerable 0Z4 and a 6 volt battery, and an indestructable flat head 6 motor. I paid $8.00 for a rebuilt clutch and about $20 for a set of relined brakes (all 4 wheels) somewhere along the way, and $60 or so for a set of new tires, (all 4) along the way, and that was about it.
Don't get me started, lest I tell you about the 1957 Turnpike Cruiser Convertable (Mercury) that replaced it . That one cost $95.00.
But then again, my 1949 Plymouth radio played just fine when I bought it for $40 in 1969, and still was good when I sold it in 1972 -3 hard college years later and still able to climb Pike's Peak. It had a venerable 0Z4 and a 6 volt battery, and an indestructable flat head 6 motor. I paid $8.00 for a rebuilt clutch and about $20 for a set of relined brakes (all 4 wheels) somewhere along the way, and $60 or so for a set of new tires, (all 4) along the way, and that was about it.
Don't get me started, lest I tell you about the 1957 Turnpike Cruiser Convertable (Mercury) that replaced it . That one cost $95.00.
