10-31-2005, 03:05 PM
Hi
DON'T TURN IT ON AGAIN until you replace your set's electrolytic capacitors! This, most likely, is the cause of the hum you are hearing - the electrolytic capacitors in your radio are failing. If one of them shorts out, it could take your radio's power transformer with it.
All of the paper capacitors and any out of tolerance resistors should also be changed; and you should either replace the insulation of the rubber-covered wires, or replace the wires themselves for safety and longevity. The reason I mention this is that the original wires in your radio are covered with rubber insulation which dries out, cracks, and falls off over time, which creates a safety hazard (shock/shorted wires/fire hazard/etc.).
I'll have to see if I can find my little drawing I made of how you need to restring the dial cord to operate that lamp pulley, scan and post it here.
DON'T TURN IT ON AGAIN until you replace your set's electrolytic capacitors! This, most likely, is the cause of the hum you are hearing - the electrolytic capacitors in your radio are failing. If one of them shorts out, it could take your radio's power transformer with it.
All of the paper capacitors and any out of tolerance resistors should also be changed; and you should either replace the insulation of the rubber-covered wires, or replace the wires themselves for safety and longevity. The reason I mention this is that the original wires in your radio are covered with rubber insulation which dries out, cracks, and falls off over time, which creates a safety hazard (shock/shorted wires/fire hazard/etc.).
I'll have to see if I can find my little drawing I made of how you need to restring the dial cord to operate that lamp pulley, scan and post it here.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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