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And here is a shot of the chassis with the re-stuffed caps in place, and the new cord installed.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4289/3506...46d8_b.jpg]
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I attached a spool of antenna wire. I slowly powered it up on the variac, and didn't get anything, then I realized the variac wasn't plugged in.
I plugged it in, and tried again. I wasn't sure which thumbscrew to attach the antenna to. 1st attempt, I got audio, but no radio signals, so I powered down and tried the other screw. Upon power-up, I immediately got static, so I dialed across the band. Everything came in on the dial where it should, so I didn't perform an alignment. For this video, I attached a 12 foot length of wire, and plugged it into my outside wire which runs 50-75 feet out in the backyard. This is a little cheap 4-tuber, so it doesn't have AVC. It's really obvious as I tune across the dial....
[Video: https://youtu.be/ewMVZBNpLPw]
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I dont remember this one...
I like it!
And you already have it going!
Slow down buddy, You might get a ticket at that speed
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Since I'm fixing the images from Photobucket, here's an update: A "studio shot" of it all back together and done.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4298/3587...317c_b.jpg]
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Looks good Jeff
Since you live in CA you should buy a set of Floyd Paul's 3 booklets,
Los Angeles Radio Manufacturing, The First Twenty Years:
http://www.antiqueradios.org/paul-bks.html
You might find a picture of your set in one of his books, they're very informative.
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(07-12-2017, 12:42 PM)Eliot Ness Wrote: Looks good Jeff
Since you live in CA you should buy a set of Floyd Paul's 3 booklets,
Los Angeles Radio Manufacturing, The First Twenty Years:
http://www.antiqueradios.org/paul-bks.html
You might find a picture of your set in one of his books, they're very informative. Thanks! I'll keep this in mind . I also have a slimly documented Flint that came out of the same factory.
Blessings,
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