08-31-2009, 12:29 AM
Bill, that's the Mario I'm referring to, indeed! I loved to chat with him when he was over on A.V.'s forums! Hey, keep your head down. it's HURRICANE season!
I've been mightily tried today. I finally got all the cans of maggots out of this set, or so I thought.
After unravelling the oscillator problem, I turned the set back on a few minutes ago to check its night-time reception......nothing again!
Again, I used the click method starting at the wiper of the volume pot and worked backwards. And AGAIN, I got nothing out of the RF coils. Not that dropout crap again, after I cobbled together a sheild system out of a Goat shield. I could solder to the shield, but not to the old shield ring. So I soldered a thingie (that's what I call solder lugs) on the wire and found a screw to mount it to.
Anyhow, I digress! It wasn't osc dropout at all... The RF tube (39/44) somehow blew its filament out! I don't have another that isn't buried by 2000 or so other tubes. The only sub for a 39/44 is a 39 or 44! **si-i-i-i-i-i-igh**
No other radio here uses one either. So I'm DONE tonight. I'll dig tomorrow. At least, this way, I'll have a front-end full of NOS stuff. But there goes 2 of my hot-branded (pre-1938) used Philco tubes!
Well, the 42 was an RCA double-circle logo tube any way.
These are the times that try man's soles(pun intended). I'll get back on it tomorrow AFTER I've seen my VA shrink!!
I dug a whole bunch of tar out of my bench trashcan for tar to make ME some of that toner...that is unless you WERE pulling my leg about it. I had that tar crap all over again. Did you know that laquer thinner leaves an oily residue on your hands? I don't use WD-40. Whatever happened to WD-39??
Yeah, instead of picking the nits out, I'm putting them right back in just as fast! **si-i-i-i-i-igh** This thing is completely silent again. MAKE MONGO ANGRY!!! (think Blazing Saddles)
Nice picture, Bill, except for the ugly guy in the white shirt! (he quickly ducks)
I've been mightily tried today. I finally got all the cans of maggots out of this set, or so I thought.
After unravelling the oscillator problem, I turned the set back on a few minutes ago to check its night-time reception......nothing again!
Again, I used the click method starting at the wiper of the volume pot and worked backwards. And AGAIN, I got nothing out of the RF coils. Not that dropout crap again, after I cobbled together a sheild system out of a Goat shield. I could solder to the shield, but not to the old shield ring. So I soldered a thingie (that's what I call solder lugs) on the wire and found a screw to mount it to.
Anyhow, I digress! It wasn't osc dropout at all... The RF tube (39/44) somehow blew its filament out! I don't have another that isn't buried by 2000 or so other tubes. The only sub for a 39/44 is a 39 or 44! **si-i-i-i-i-i-igh**
No other radio here uses one either. So I'm DONE tonight. I'll dig tomorrow. At least, this way, I'll have a front-end full of NOS stuff. But there goes 2 of my hot-branded (pre-1938) used Philco tubes!
Well, the 42 was an RCA double-circle logo tube any way. These are the times that try man's soles(pun intended). I'll get back on it tomorrow AFTER I've seen my VA shrink!!
I dug a whole bunch of tar out of my bench trashcan for tar to make ME some of that toner...that is unless you WERE pulling my leg about it. I had that tar crap all over again. Did you know that laquer thinner leaves an oily residue on your hands? I don't use WD-40. Whatever happened to WD-39??
Yeah, instead of picking the nits out, I'm putting them right back in just as fast! **si-i-i-i-i-igh** This thing is completely silent again. MAKE MONGO ANGRY!!! (think Blazing Saddles)
Nice picture, Bill, except for the ugly guy in the white shirt! (he quickly ducks)
Steve McDonald
