05-29-2019, 08:38 PM
Hello,
I just picked up a 41-265 console last weekend. I was electronically restored a couple few years ago by a good friend who is my go-to guy for radio repairs when I get stuck. He restored this for a customer who has since passed away, so his wife called him to find a new home. He in turn called me and offered it a at a price I couldn't turn down. As I go through it I'm noticing a few things that aren't quite right. First the rubber corners are well past their prime, so I have new ones on the way. When I have the chassis out, I'd like to address a couple of other issues. First the pointer moves in reverse of the dial scale. 99% sure the string is backwards on the tuning cap. Is there anything else this could be? It'll be my first time restringing a radio. Can't be too hard right? The other issue is the power switch. It only powers on every third push. I scouring the interweb I found a mention of a 41-245 with this same issue. It turns on every third push and always on the third push. Is this a strange factory option or is there a fair chance it is just a "close enough" multiple position push button replacement. The power button also does not stick out as far a the other buttons, so I'm leaning towards replacement at some point. I'm not into this radio for much, so I'd love to get whatever parts it may need to get it playing again reliably. My wife likes it enough that she let me keep it in the house after I pressed my son into service sneaking it upstairs while she was in the yard.
Thanks for any help
Karl
I just picked up a 41-265 console last weekend. I was electronically restored a couple few years ago by a good friend who is my go-to guy for radio repairs when I get stuck. He restored this for a customer who has since passed away, so his wife called him to find a new home. He in turn called me and offered it a at a price I couldn't turn down. As I go through it I'm noticing a few things that aren't quite right. First the rubber corners are well past their prime, so I have new ones on the way. When I have the chassis out, I'd like to address a couple of other issues. First the pointer moves in reverse of the dial scale. 99% sure the string is backwards on the tuning cap. Is there anything else this could be? It'll be my first time restringing a radio. Can't be too hard right? The other issue is the power switch. It only powers on every third push. I scouring the interweb I found a mention of a 41-245 with this same issue. It turns on every third push and always on the third push. Is this a strange factory option or is there a fair chance it is just a "close enough" multiple position push button replacement. The power button also does not stick out as far a the other buttons, so I'm leaning towards replacement at some point. I'm not into this radio for much, so I'd love to get whatever parts it may need to get it playing again reliably. My wife likes it enough that she let me keep it in the house after I pressed my son into service sneaking it upstairs while she was in the yard.
Thanks for any helpKarl
