12-17-2008, 10:50 PM
Hi
Looks to me like your loop antenna could benefit from the same fix I apply to the wiring under the chassis of 1939-1942 Philcos...simply remove the remaining insulation from each wire, one at a time, then unsolder the end terminal (again, one at a time), sleeve the wire with color-coded heat shrink tubing, heat the shrink tubing to make it shrink, then resolder the end terminal to the end of the wire. Repeat for the remaining wires.
I've seen 1940 Philco loops in worse shape...even with the cardboard cover completely missing. The loop still worked, however, as it was intact save for that cardboard covering.
Looks to me like your loop antenna could benefit from the same fix I apply to the wiring under the chassis of 1939-1942 Philcos...simply remove the remaining insulation from each wire, one at a time, then unsolder the end terminal (again, one at a time), sleeve the wire with color-coded heat shrink tubing, heat the shrink tubing to make it shrink, then resolder the end terminal to the end of the wire. Repeat for the remaining wires.
I've seen 1940 Philco loops in worse shape...even with the cardboard cover completely missing. The loop still worked, however, as it was intact save for that cardboard covering.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
