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370 Chairside Back to Life - RoyG - 12-30-2013

Finished my first radio. Its a 370 Chairside that I picked up for $35 earlier in the year. Went through the chassis replaced all the paper caps and electrolytics along with one mica and all but one resistor. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't get any stations until I discovered that a previous repair at some point in it's life rendered it inoperable. Cathode of the oscillator was not wired back to the B.C. Resistor.

   
   

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - Radioroslyn - 12-30-2013

Very nice !!! I wish either one of mine looked that good!!
Terry

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - VntgRads - 12-30-2013

That looks very nice and it's right at home next to the rockin' chair. How well does it perform?

Craig R.

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - klondike98 - 12-30-2013

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RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - wireless - 12-31-2013

Very Nice !!

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - TA Forbes - 12-31-2013

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RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - Steve Chambers - 01-01-2014

Very Nice!

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - jontz - 01-01-2014

Beautiful radio, and awesome job on the restoration!

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - RoyG - 01-02-2014

Thanks for the comments. The radio performs very well. I am building an AM transmitter (Antique Radio Forms 12AV6-12CS6 Transmitter) so I can play some some decent music along with Tube Talk podcasts.

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - Radioroslyn - 01-02-2014

I'll mention one slight thing I noticed about my working 370. The speaker is mounted close to the power transformer. This seems to cause a bit of 60cy hum pickup from the magnetic field. I moved the speaker away from the radio chassis and it clears up.
Terry

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - RoyG - 01-03-2014

Terry

Did you try grounding the chassis?

Roy

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - morzh - 01-03-2014

Roy

Tis is exactly the case where grounding does squat.
Extra heavy soft iron shield around the transformer would help.

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - PhilcoJohn - 01-06-2014

Roy, very nice job on the chairside radio..Have yet to see one in person in my neck of the woods. I guess they were not very popular?

RE: 370 Chairside Back to Life - Radioroslyn - 01-06-2014

They do pop up on epay from time to time. I saw one about a week or two ago. If you are in the market check out the top closely as I've seen some that have been reveneered with a solid sheet of veneer.
Terry