06-17-2015, 07:33 PM
Thanks, Mike.
I rebuilt the dial lamp socket assembly (two sockets on a common bracket) last night. The barrel-shaped parts that hold the lamp in place had both broken off at the bracket, so I glued them back together. They seem to be holding together OK. I used heat shrink tubing to replace the old plastic insulation that had surrounded each socket, and installed two LED lamps.
Today, I tried the radio out. Unfortunately...no go. Everything lights up, but there is no sound save for a very faint hum. When a radio won't even pick up my SSTRAN at 660 kc, I know something is wrong.
Well, the troubleshooting will begin over the next few days.
I rebuilt the dial lamp socket assembly (two sockets on a common bracket) last night. The barrel-shaped parts that hold the lamp in place had both broken off at the bracket, so I glued them back together. They seem to be holding together OK. I used heat shrink tubing to replace the old plastic insulation that had surrounded each socket, and installed two LED lamps.
Today, I tried the radio out. Unfortunately...no go. Everything lights up, but there is no sound save for a very faint hum. When a radio won't even pick up my SSTRAN at 660 kc, I know something is wrong.
Well, the troubleshooting will begin over the next few days.
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
