advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW)

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advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW)

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07-17-2011, 11:19 PM

Today I let the radio play most of the day. Its the first time I really make it play since I started to fix it up, was nice. After 5 or so hours, the power transformer gets warm to the touch, nothing more.

However, the accumulation of heat from the tubes and transformers makes that the top of the radio gets a bit warm.

Is that usual? I didn't think it would happen, the radio doesn't put out that much heat. Maybe I should add a cooling fan or something? Icon_lol

Seriously, should I be worried about that fact, or is that usual for console radios?

-Mars

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advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by Marsupial - 04-03-2011, 01:35 AM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 07-05-2012, 10:29 PM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by Marsupial - 07-05-2012, 10:34 PM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by codefox1 - 07-05-2012, 11:26 PM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by Arran - 07-06-2012, 02:16 AM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by codefox1 - 07-06-2012, 04:25 AM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by Marsupial - 07-06-2012, 10:28 AM

RE: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - FM & AM now works!!!! :D (uncertain about SW) - by Marsupial - 07-08-2012, 12:42 AM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-03-2011, 12:33 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Ron Ramirez - 04-03-2011, 02:04 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by rghines1 - 04-03-2011, 02:29 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-03-2011, 06:59 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-18-2011, 12:47 AM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-18-2011, 12:50 AM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Ron Ramirez - 04-18-2011, 05:38 AM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-18-2011, 08:04 AM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by 7estatdef - 04-18-2011, 06:20 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Ron Ramirez - 04-18-2011, 06:48 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-18-2011, 10:58 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 04-30-2011, 01:02 AM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 05-01-2011, 11:52 PM

Re: advice needed bringing this 47-1230 to its former glory - by Marsupial - 05-02-2011, 07:50 AM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by Marsupial - 05-02-2011, 08:59 PM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by 7estatdef - 05-02-2011, 09:31 PM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by Marsupial - 05-03-2011, 01:22 AM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by gary rabbitt - 05-03-2011, 08:36 PM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by Marsupial - 05-03-2011, 10:07 PM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by Ron Ramirez - 05-03-2011, 10:23 PM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by Marsupial - 05-03-2011, 11:21 PM

Re: advice needed: new ecaps = 47-1230 no longer receives AM - by Marsupial - 05-05-2011, 11:37 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Ron Ramirez - 05-06-2011, 07:28 AM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 05-06-2011, 08:13 AM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Ron Ramirez - 05-07-2011, 08:19 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by codefox1 - 05-07-2011, 10:20 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 05-07-2011, 11:19 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 05-11-2011, 09:26 AM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 05-12-2011, 10:37 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 05-19-2011, 12:45 AM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 07-17-2011, 11:19 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by codefox1 - 07-28-2011, 10:19 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Arran - 07-29-2011, 05:07 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 07-30-2011, 01:07 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by codefox1 - 07-30-2011, 01:38 PM

Re: advice needed: restoring 47-1230 - got AM back!!!! - by Marsupial - 08-01-2011, 01:19 AM

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