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Kirk's R-18-W RCA
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Kirk says it is a GE though it is RCA. Go figure them relabellers.
Thank to Greg I have a good readable sch, that helped a bit.
I finished recapping, fixed faulty wiring.....the AC/DC switch did not wirk, had to short it.
Also power switch did not work, and the potentiometer is weird, no tabs but a flange all around that hokds it. Ling story short when I opened it the rheostat fell out in pieces. Found a Philco pot clise enough. Though it is a bit deeper - was touching the 38 tube so had to bend some leads.

Anyways, I powered it up and it receives across the dial. Tomorrow will attempt alignment, as usual no dial, will have to guess the frequencies or use the local station.
Took me 3 evenings, maybe 7 hrs altogether.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.


Messages In This Thread
Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-12-2016, 09:56 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by Arran - 04-13-2016, 03:20 AM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by OldRestorer - 04-13-2016, 06:01 AM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-13-2016, 10:44 AM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by sam - 04-13-2016, 12:32 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-13-2016, 05:07 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by Radioroslyn - 04-13-2016, 06:52 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-13-2016, 07:29 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-13-2016, 10:53 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by gregb - 04-13-2016, 11:03 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by sam - 04-13-2016, 11:31 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by gregb - 04-13-2016, 11:45 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-14-2016, 08:38 AM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-14-2016, 11:38 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-15-2016, 04:43 PM
RE: Kirk's R-18-W RCA - by morzh - 04-16-2016, 06:42 PM



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