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fair weather friend - tab10672 - 12-01-2010

A few monthes ago I recapped/restored a 53-561 the set played great every time I plugged it in, I have a work shop/storage building I keep my radio's in and the other day I plugged it up in the building and nothing, volume was there like an amp with no input so I brought it over to ckeck it out after setting all night it again worked perfect, yet the same original problem after a night in the building. I have come to the conclusion that the cold damp conditions disable the set. has anyone encountered this problem and is there a fix?

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Re: fair weather friend - Radioroslyn - 12-03-2010

For starters wiggle the tubes a bit. Maybe you've got a bad connection. Check to see if the loop antenna is connected to the tuning cap. After that it's time to break out the voltmeter and start poking around.
Terry

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Re: fair weather friend - Ron Ramirez - 12-07-2010

If you're keeping your radios inside a storage building that is not climate controlled - in other words, it gets cold and damp when it is cold and damp outside, and hot when it is hot outside - you won't have a collection after a few years.

The fix is obvious - get those radios in a dry place where the temperature is kept at a fairly steady level.

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