02-09-2013, 04:18 PM
Well.
Installed the pot, change the 6A8 tube (the old one was testing low although I suppose it works and I will keep it just in case).
Turned the variac slowly...the dial bulbs lighted up...one did not...happened to be the clip that it uses to clip to the chassis.
Started looking for stations.....hum....realized I was on the wrong band, went to the Broadcast....plays beautifully. Even with the non-native (and probably repaired) speaker.
Put the tuning eye in...I did not re-do the 6U5 hookup, thinking that 6E5 will probably work worse with it, so I left it in place.
It works just fine now, and is quite bright.
Need to clean up the top of the chassis just a tad...some dust, not too much.
It was probably aligned as at least the broadcast stations are right where they should be and the sensitivity with a small piece of wire is great.
Well, good for me, I thought it would take me another couple of weeks, as it is only during weekends that I can devote some time to these projects. No more than 2-3 hrs during weekdays.
I guess my dad will have to accept it with the foreign speaker, not that I am going to emphasize it too much, but him being a former EE, I may divulge some details of it. It may take too long to get a chance to acquire the proper speaker.
All in all, with exception of those oversize caps 20 times of the proper value, the guy put the right parts in otherwise, so I only had to replace a few resistors, electrolytics, two tubes (6F5 had the grid cap separated which I found during the Hickok test - now it works, now it doesn't and 6A8 with low pentode section mut. conductance) and the tuning belt.
Back in the cabinet it goes.
Installed the pot, change the 6A8 tube (the old one was testing low although I suppose it works and I will keep it just in case).
Turned the variac slowly...the dial bulbs lighted up...one did not...happened to be the clip that it uses to clip to the chassis.
Started looking for stations.....hum....realized I was on the wrong band, went to the Broadcast....plays beautifully. Even with the non-native (and probably repaired) speaker.
Put the tuning eye in...I did not re-do the 6U5 hookup, thinking that 6E5 will probably work worse with it, so I left it in place.
It works just fine now, and is quite bright.
Need to clean up the top of the chassis just a tad...some dust, not too much.
It was probably aligned as at least the broadcast stations are right where they should be and the sensitivity with a small piece of wire is great.
Well, good for me, I thought it would take me another couple of weeks, as it is only during weekends that I can devote some time to these projects. No more than 2-3 hrs during weekdays.
I guess my dad will have to accept it with the foreign speaker, not that I am going to emphasize it too much, but him being a former EE, I may divulge some details of it. It may take too long to get a chance to acquire the proper speaker.
All in all, with exception of those oversize caps 20 times of the proper value, the guy put the right parts in otherwise, so I only had to replace a few resistors, electrolytics, two tubes (6F5 had the grid cap separated which I found during the Hickok test - now it works, now it doesn't and 6A8 with low pentode section mut. conductance) and the tuning belt.
Back in the cabinet it goes.
