[MrFixr55]

Hi Rick,

One other thing regarding volume on this set.  Make sure that the tube shield is in place.  this is that large metal "clamshell" with 3 "cavities" that surround the RF Amps and Detector tubes (the three 24As).

Having reread your thread, if you can turn the sound all the way down to silence on local stations, but the slightest increase causes the sound to be too loud, it is possible that the 5KW section is open.  If so, there are 3 possible solutions:

• Disassemble and try to repair the volume control.
  
• Try to find another control from a chassis being parted out.
  
• Put in an "auxiliary" volume control.  Use a 5K linear taper pot across the antenna connections, either mounted to the back of the chassis or radio cabinet or external from it.
  

Hope this helps.

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