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Puzzled Over 118MX
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01-22-2014, 05:19 PM
Check all the solder connections where you replaced caps, etc. It seems like an intermittent cold solder joint. Try wiggling the wires with an insulated tool while the radio is playing and see if you can recreate the problem. It really could be a bad connection anywhere in the RF or IF circuitry.
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Puzzled Over 118MX - by Jamie - 01-22-2014, 05:05 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Mondial - 01-22-2014, 05:19 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Chuck Schwark - 01-22-2014, 05:22 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Jamie - 01-22-2014, 06:22 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by jontz - 01-22-2014, 06:30 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by morzh - 01-22-2014, 06:53 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Radioroslyn - 01-22-2014, 08:46 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Chuck Schwark - 01-23-2014, 12:53 AM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Arran - 01-23-2014, 02:21 AM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by BrendaAnnD - 01-23-2014, 03:04 AM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by TV MAN - 01-23-2014, 11:15 AM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by BrendaAnnD - 01-23-2014, 12:27 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by Jamie - 01-23-2014, 02:00 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by morzh - 01-23-2014, 02:40 PM
RE: Puzzled Over 118MX - by tab10672 - 01-23-2014, 03:37 PM



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