06-24-2011, 08:35 PM
Hey Guys,
I am relatively new at this. I have repaired 4 radios, sort of basic early 50s table models, really without knowing very much about what I was doing. From reading forums like this one, I learned that the first thing you do is replace the caps..that's what I did on the first 4 radios and fortunately they all worked fine when I finished. I recently bought a model 87 at an estate sale. From the information I've found it was manufactured in the fall of 1929. The cabinet is in beautiful condition. It's missing 2 tubes which I'll address later on. I have not removed the chassis from the cabinet yet, but in looking into the radio from the back it looks radically different from anything I've seen. There are a couple of big metal enclosures that I can't identify. I guess my question is, are the caps similar to the caps in the later models, and is this project something that I should probably farm out to someone more knowledgeable and experienced? I really don't want to get into something over my head with this one. Any advice would be appreciated.
I am relatively new at this. I have repaired 4 radios, sort of basic early 50s table models, really without knowing very much about what I was doing. From reading forums like this one, I learned that the first thing you do is replace the caps..that's what I did on the first 4 radios and fortunately they all worked fine when I finished. I recently bought a model 87 at an estate sale. From the information I've found it was manufactured in the fall of 1929. The cabinet is in beautiful condition. It's missing 2 tubes which I'll address later on. I have not removed the chassis from the cabinet yet, but in looking into the radio from the back it looks radically different from anything I've seen. There are a couple of big metal enclosures that I can't identify. I guess my question is, are the caps similar to the caps in the later models, and is this project something that I should probably farm out to someone more knowledgeable and experienced? I really don't want to get into something over my head with this one. Any advice would be appreciated.
