06-07-2013, 05:55 AM
Rocketeer....nice radio! Mine actually has a belt on the primary (?) pulley but the secondary that goes up to the tuning shaft has a dial cord on it. Maybe a repairman's mod? The rubber piece that the belt rides on is there, but looks like it could crumble into dust at any moment. I'll do the electrical tape deal first when I get the new belt and see how that works.
I was talking about the radio organ switches. (New to Zenith consoles and the terminology). They are making contact, but kinda loose. I cleaned them a little and will probably tighten them up and re-clean them when I do the re-cap. The wire bundle coming from the radio organ assembly was basically all bare wire as the rubber coating had disappeared at some point. Before I tried it out, I recovered all of that wiring, and any under the chassis that was exposed, or looked like it might remotely be a shorting hazard. I learned that lesson the hard way on a Philco 42-380. I am also going to order some more authentic grill cloth. I just had to temporarily replace the dirty, moldy original stuff so the wife would let me bring it in the house
I was talking about the radio organ switches. (New to Zenith consoles and the terminology). They are making contact, but kinda loose. I cleaned them a little and will probably tighten them up and re-clean them when I do the re-cap. The wire bundle coming from the radio organ assembly was basically all bare wire as the rubber coating had disappeared at some point. Before I tried it out, I recovered all of that wiring, and any under the chassis that was exposed, or looked like it might remotely be a shorting hazard. I learned that lesson the hard way on a Philco 42-380. I am also going to order some more authentic grill cloth. I just had to temporarily replace the dirty, moldy original stuff so the wife would let me bring it in the house
