[Ron Ramirez]

Warning: Long Post - Lots of photos

I admit it. I was seduced by the strange woman known to you as Zenith. I long admired her 9S262 beauty from afar, but until now was able to resist her temptation.

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Now, having brought the strange radio home, I find that she is not all she is built up to be by countless others who have also been seduced by her beauty.

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Let's take a close, in-depth look at this 9S262 chassis, and perhaps some of you who are more into Brand Z than I am can tell me if this is a hopeless case, or not - especially since I have never owned one of these, so I am not knowledgeable about the ways of the Shutter Dial Lady.

You will note the second hand pointer is too short. That issue has already been resolved, with many thanks to John Goller.

You will also note the roughness of the AM band dial scale. The two SW bands look much better than this; like new, in fact.

And, shouldn't there be more than one bracket holding the glass in place?

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An original Zenith 6T5. Alas, the filament is open, the tube is dead and useless for anything but a static display.

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Look at this kludge of a volume control. It will require another control with a shaft long enough to reach out beyond the escutcheon.

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On the lower right, what is supposed to be an off - on (local) - on (distance) switch has been removed, and a simple potentiometer was stuck in there just to fill the hole.

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How this control looks inside the chassis - notice that nothing is connected to it.

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Shouldn't this piece be round, with a metal collar with set screw attached to it to allow it to be firmly attached to the off-local-distance switch?

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Does this tone control switch look kosher to you? I was very careful to tilt the chassis as I pulled it from the cabinet, so I know I did not break it.

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Shouldn't this be bolted down, rather than having bare studs sticking through the metal with no fasteners save one?

Also notice part of the bracket to hold the 6T5 in place is missing.

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Underneath the chassis. I do not believe this thing could possibly have been "working" a few years ago. Yeah, maybe a few decades ago.

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I have not yet performed resistance measurements, but the Candohm appears to be bad.

Notice also the yellow electrolytic, the positive lead of which connects to nothing.

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Notice a few more components disconnected on one side.

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The other side of the chassis, another component or three disconnected on one end.

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The dial belt will require replacement. How the heck do you replace one of these dial belts, anyhow? It looks like the tuning shaft will have to come out to replace the belt, am I correct in assuming that? I'll be needing some instruction on that...

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The belt for the motor-driven tuning is gone altogether.

OK, folks, when you are finished laughing, tell me: Is this a parts set, or can it be restored?