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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.
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Very nice !!! I wish either one of mine looked that good!!
Terry
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That looks very nice and it's right at home next to the rockin' chair. How well does it perform?
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Beautiful radio, and awesome job on the restoration!
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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.
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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.
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Terry
Did you try grounding the chassis?
Roy
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Roy
Tis is exactly the case where grounding does squat.
Extra heavy soft iron shield around the transformer would help.
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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?
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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