12-19-2011, 02:35 PM
Really isn't as hard as it looks. I didn't even look at a radio for decades, and just fell in to it again a few years ago.
Safety first. The radio can and will kill you if you let it. Best never have your hands on any of it when plugged in. You can buy meters for a couple of dollars that can do testing for you, and if they don't make it. not a big problem. Teach yourself how to solder if you have forgotten or never knew. 99% can be done with a pencil iron of 25 or 30 watts.
If you can get a schematic, which is really a lot like a blueprint, you can get a sense of what is going on in the set. All capacitors need to be replaced in my opinion, along with all the small wattage resistors, which you will uproot anyway, and they are all just pennies apiece. Take lots of pictures, proceed methodically, and resign yourself to maybe a couple of months before everything is correct. Never give up.
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Safety first. The radio can and will kill you if you let it. Best never have your hands on any of it when plugged in. You can buy meters for a couple of dollars that can do testing for you, and if they don't make it. not a big problem. Teach yourself how to solder if you have forgotten or never knew. 99% can be done with a pencil iron of 25 or 30 watts.
If you can get a schematic, which is really a lot like a blueprint, you can get a sense of what is going on in the set. All capacitors need to be replaced in my opinion, along with all the small wattage resistors, which you will uproot anyway, and they are all just pennies apiece. Take lots of pictures, proceed methodically, and resign yourself to maybe a couple of months before everything is correct. Never give up.
Always someone around here who isn't to busy to chat.
