[Nathan Slingerland]

OK - Once more unto the breach, dear friends...

RF Subchassis

Step 1 - Label and Desolder Connections to RF Subchassis

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Step 2 - Remove Lights and Front Panel

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Step 3 - Remove RF Subchassis

Remove the screw at the back of the RF subchassis.

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Now carefully (!) tilt the whole thing forward.

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Step 4 - Remove Sides and Restuff Caps

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On some of the RF subchassis sets the capacitors are so buried it's also necessary to slide out the shaft and work on each section individually.
Fortunately the 38-116 isn't quite that bad - all of the caps are accessible without fully disassembling the RF subchassis.

And don't forget this guy!

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Step 5 - Bandswitch

While I had everything apart I applied some DeOxit to the bandswitch contacts.

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Step 6 - Back Together

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Reinstall the RF subchassis. I also replaced the rubber mounts using replacements from renovatedradios.com.

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And resolder all those wires.

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Step 7 - Power Up

Reconnect the speaker, power it up....and....it works!  

The bandswitch works much better.

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The set is fully recapped now and is pulling in lots of stations but definitely will benefit from being realigned.

I probably should rebuild the linkage between the tuning condenser and the dial - it's quite stiff and unsymmetrical.

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There's also the mangled tube shield bases. Also need to clean and reinstall the dial.

And soak some parts in Evaporust.

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