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37-116 Restoration
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I removed the RF chassis and have checked the antenna transformer coils.

The BC band transformer has a bad primary. There's no continuity between either end and the center tap. I suspect the problem is at the center tap.

How is the primary wound? I'd kind of like to know before I start unwinding wire.

I scraped the wax off of the primary with my finger nail. I expected to see some sort of discontinuity in the middle where two haves of the coil join. Maybe it's small and I missed it. I'll clear off some wax at that end with the heat gun to see what I can see.

It wasn't fun getting the coil out and it won't be fun replacing the capacitor sandwiched between the two band switch wafers either.

Can't think of anything witty.
Greg O.
Whitehall, PA


Messages In This Thread
37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 02-08-2020, 12:26 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by truePhilco - 02-08-2020, 09:00 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Jake Blake - 02-08-2020, 09:39 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by truePhilco - 02-08-2020, 10:17 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Radioroslyn - 02-08-2020, 12:34 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Phlogiston - 02-08-2020, 12:45 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 03-02-2020, 06:13 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Radioroslyn - 03-02-2020, 06:58 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 03-02-2020, 07:54 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 03-02-2020, 08:39 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 03-03-2020, 12:11 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 03-21-2020, 12:31 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 03-21-2020, 07:13 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 03-28-2020, 12:23 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 03-28-2020, 01:24 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 05-13-2020, 11:00 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by 462ron - 05-14-2020, 08:35 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by morzh - 05-14-2020, 10:20 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by 462ron - 05-15-2020, 07:13 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Radioroslyn - 05-15-2020, 09:35 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by morzh - 05-15-2020, 01:08 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 07-21-2020, 10:04 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-02-2020, 12:20 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Phlogiston - 08-02-2020, 02:38 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-14-2020, 06:37 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-16-2020, 09:46 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Nathan Slingerland - 08-16-2020, 10:03 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-16-2020, 10:44 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 08-17-2020, 12:24 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Nathan Slingerland - 08-17-2020, 12:42 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 08-17-2020, 01:43 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 09-12-2020, 07:42 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 10-25-2020, 08:39 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 10-26-2020, 12:14 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by morzh - 10-26-2020, 11:28 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Radioroslyn - 10-26-2020, 11:43 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by KCMike - 10-26-2020, 02:11 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 04-04-2021, 07:57 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 04-05-2021, 09:19 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 04-05-2021, 11:43 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 04-06-2021, 08:38 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by rfeenstra - 04-06-2021, 10:37 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-07-2021, 01:10 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Phlogiston - 08-07-2021, 01:45 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Phlogiston - 08-07-2021, 01:48 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by morzh - 08-07-2021, 02:32 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-07-2021, 03:46 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-07-2021, 04:23 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 08-22-2021, 04:48 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by mikethedruid - 08-22-2021, 06:00 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 02-28-2022, 12:04 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by mikethedruid - 02-28-2022, 02:18 AM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Greg - 02-28-2022, 08:44 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by Paul Philco322 - 02-28-2022, 08:56 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by GarySP - 02-28-2022, 11:10 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by mikethedruid - 02-28-2022, 11:35 PM
RE: 37-116 Restoration - by PhilcoJohn - 03-01-2022, 07:19 AM



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