02-07-2015, 08:56 PM
This is the next project at the Rossi house. This was given to me by my sister and brother-in-law, who got it from someone they know in Tennessee. The S-41G was a starter radio, and is fairly common. There is a peculiarity on the front panel:
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There is an added knob on the front panel. A very ingenious 'gear' reduction method was added so that the tuning knob turns very incrementally and acts as a fine tuner. I've never seen this before. Here is a pic of the internal portion of the shaft assembly and a close-up of the front:
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The radio was filthy on the inside, and there is more cleaning to do. Surprisingly, except for the metal electrolytic, it all looks original.
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In turning the bandspread this dial cord snapped. I have ordered some cord and will restring both that and the main tuning. Nearly every resistor looks crisp and fresh, the cap's with a few exceptions look new. Every last cap will be replaced, and seeing that it is an AA6, I will isolate the ground by using a polarized plug so that the ground is always connected to the chassis B-, and putting the switch back in the hot line so when you shut the radio off there's really no power in the circuit. I found that on the S-38 Guy website and quote directly from this very wise person. As I go forward I'll do further posts.
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There is an added knob on the front panel. A very ingenious 'gear' reduction method was added so that the tuning knob turns very incrementally and acts as a fine tuner. I've never seen this before. Here is a pic of the internal portion of the shaft assembly and a close-up of the front:
[attachment=6488]
[attachment=6489]
The radio was filthy on the inside, and there is more cleaning to do. Surprisingly, except for the metal electrolytic, it all looks original.
[attachment=6490]
In turning the bandspread this dial cord snapped. I have ordered some cord and will restring both that and the main tuning. Nearly every resistor looks crisp and fresh, the cap's with a few exceptions look new. Every last cap will be replaced, and seeing that it is an AA6, I will isolate the ground by using a polarized plug so that the ground is always connected to the chassis B-, and putting the switch back in the hot line so when you shut the radio off there's really no power in the circuit. I found that on the S-38 Guy website and quote directly from this very wise person. As I go forward I'll do further posts.