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06-05-2013, 10:27 PM
The Magnetic Tuning Off-On switch has a habit of going bad, where it will turn the AFC circuitry (Magnetic Tuning) off and on, but will not turn the lamps off and on. If cleaning does not help, a new switch is the only cure.
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Are the two bottom dial lamps supposed to illuminate those pre-sets? I don't see how the top lamp couldIcon_wave
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06-06-2013, 05:41 AM
Yes, but they don't illuminate them really well.
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06-06-2013, 10:38 PM
Think I'll just manually tune it.
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06-06-2013, 11:05 PM
There even dimmer if you buy a replacement dial they don't have the slot around them.
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