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38-690 code 121
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i have a 125. It was easy to restore and align compared to how I believe your is laid out. From what I learned, the older one has more adjustments for the SW bands and is tougher to work on, not unlike the 37/38 116 chassis differences.

I have one of each of the 116's also and the 121 looks like it is going to be harder from the point of getting to the all the caps/resistors you may need to replace compared to the newer one. I am pretty sure the same layout is in the 690's, but at least there are two chassis so it may not be as tight.

You need a lot more time and maybe a little more ingenuity to work on the 121 versions. But i am not an expert either, just my opinion. I defer to one of the forum experts.

Steve


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38-690 code 121 - by philco phan - 02-16-2014, 11:24 PM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by morzh - 02-17-2014, 12:18 AM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by SteveJB - 02-17-2014, 07:44 AM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by klondike98 - 02-17-2014, 10:12 AM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by jontz - 02-17-2014, 11:36 PM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by philco phan - 02-17-2014, 11:38 PM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by jontz - 02-17-2014, 11:42 PM
RE: 38-690 code 121 - by philco phan - 02-17-2014, 11:49 PM



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