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I have recapped this radio and it does play. it takes a minute to hear any sound and the speech is not clear and volume slowley increases in about three minutes. The speach clears up and volume is ok. This set uses a 1232(RF), 6J8(Det, Osc),(7B7 ) IF, 7C6(1st Audio), 84(Rect) and 2(41 output tubes). The radio motorboats on the shortwave band and seems to get faster as I go up the dial. Could one or more of the tubes be the cause of the problems or is it something else? Thans for any help..radionut
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Just hang on you,ll start receving answers from alot of experts . I think reason you haven,t because of power outage some places.
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Denver: Thanks for the words of encouragemant. I shall be eagerly be awaiting the responses. have a wonderful rest of the week!
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The radio motorboats on the shortwave band and seems to get faster as I go up the dial.
Could be a tube or tube shield not in place. More likely a missing bypass capacitor.
Terry
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got it!
Terry
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None of the 40-180s (or 40-190s, for that matter) I've seen have tube shields, so that isn't a likely case.
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