03-06-2011, 02:45 PM
regel_1999 Wrote:My dilemma is this: Do I take the whole d**n radio apart, rewire everything and put it all back together (something I'm terribly confident I can do well) or do I use the radio as parts and find another old radio?No, and no!
I was thinking about something last night. The 42-327 requires a loop antenna. Is the loop antenna present, and connected, on your radio? If it is missing, or not connected, it could cause buzzing.
Forget about grounds. This being an AC/DC set, you do not want to ground the chassis at all, period.
What did you touch when you received the shock? You should not have received a shock from the chassis. If you did, something is miswired.
The Philco AC/DC sets of this era have the chassis isolated from B- (one side of the AC line) with a resistor and a capacitor, as I recall.
Where in Ohio are you located? I think you could use someone close by to help you out.
Finally, exactly where are you measuring 170 volts DC? Can you show a picture? You should not have that kind of voltage in this set at all.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
