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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.


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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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