08-27-2023, 11:10 PM
For a change I pulled this off the shelf. I’d recapped the power circuits a while ago and got busy with other projects. If you have one of these I would like to hear from you.
Now I am going back - checking the wiring etc. This has an older recap done, but I think I’ll replace them.
It has one cap hidden inside a metal shield so I’ll eventually have to get to that. I also found that the instructions online at ARF for redoing the power caps are wrong and posted a correction.
I have a second RME-69 I can use for parts if needed. I have a full set of knobs and tube shields. It seems fairly straightforward. I am having some issues figuring out the volume control. It seems like the volume pot is on a shaft with a manually operated relay that is the standby switch. This pot shaft doesn’t fit the rod going to the front panel. They used to use smaller shafts on potentiometers? I also am having to figure out the dog bone resistor color codes. I have the chart from the library - brown body, black end, green dot I read as 100000. I added a photo I found that lays out the wattages.
This was built in Peoria in 1935. The builders actually signed their initials to the radio. They also didn’t believe in labels as they figured people buying this knew what they were doing. I have been told there are maybe 500 left with 100 in operating condition.
These sell online for stupid amounts of money. I can’t remember what I got this for - maybe $100. I also found the original speaker and the pre-selector. I’ve never seen another speaker for sale.
Now I am going back - checking the wiring etc. This has an older recap done, but I think I’ll replace them.
It has one cap hidden inside a metal shield so I’ll eventually have to get to that. I also found that the instructions online at ARF for redoing the power caps are wrong and posted a correction.
I have a second RME-69 I can use for parts if needed. I have a full set of knobs and tube shields. It seems fairly straightforward. I am having some issues figuring out the volume control. It seems like the volume pot is on a shaft with a manually operated relay that is the standby switch. This pot shaft doesn’t fit the rod going to the front panel. They used to use smaller shafts on potentiometers? I also am having to figure out the dog bone resistor color codes. I have the chart from the library - brown body, black end, green dot I read as 100000. I added a photo I found that lays out the wattages.
This was built in Peoria in 1935. The builders actually signed their initials to the radio. They also didn’t believe in labels as they figured people buying this knew what they were doing. I have been told there are maybe 500 left with 100 in operating condition.
These sell online for stupid amounts of money. I can’t remember what I got this for - maybe $100. I also found the original speaker and the pre-selector. I’ve never seen another speaker for sale.
