03-06-2011, 07:35 PM
Ok, I got one more question because I can't stop thinking about this radio...
Would there be any other symptoms of bad electrolytics other than a buzzing? Everything I read about buzzing all ended up with bad elec caps. Should I replace those again? I wish I had a cap tester... is there any useful way to test a cap without a cap tester?
I remeasured the leads coming out from the field coil. my multimeter is incorrect. My cheap analog multimeter reads like I'd expect, looking at the schematics. My expensive digital multimeter seems to read off on all resistances and reads off from the wall outlet by about 20vac. (it's reading 103 volts instead of 120) and the cheap analog reads 120vac steady... go figure my multimeter would be throwing me off...
So, I'm going to rework this whole set with a GOOD multimeter and see where I get. I'll post my new findings in a few days. Thank you for you help and sorry for my inability to test my tools before starting work. That's lesson number 352 from this project. Hey, bright side though, I'm having a lot of fun and when I got the set it didn't turn on or make any noise. Now it turns on AND makes noise! Sorry if I'm giving you headaches but I really do appreciate the help.
Thanks again!
-Brandon
Would there be any other symptoms of bad electrolytics other than a buzzing? Everything I read about buzzing all ended up with bad elec caps. Should I replace those again? I wish I had a cap tester... is there any useful way to test a cap without a cap tester?
I remeasured the leads coming out from the field coil. my multimeter is incorrect. My cheap analog multimeter reads like I'd expect, looking at the schematics. My expensive digital multimeter seems to read off on all resistances and reads off from the wall outlet by about 20vac. (it's reading 103 volts instead of 120) and the cheap analog reads 120vac steady... go figure my multimeter would be throwing me off...
So, I'm going to rework this whole set with a GOOD multimeter and see where I get. I'll post my new findings in a few days. Thank you for you help and sorry for my inability to test my tools before starting work. That's lesson number 352 from this project. Hey, bright side though, I'm having a lot of fun and when I got the set it didn't turn on or make any noise. Now it turns on AND makes noise! Sorry if I'm giving you headaches but I really do appreciate the help.
Thanks again!
-Brandon
