[Ron Ramirez]

And It's Alive...

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I restuffed the electrolytic cap cans. I should mention that I did not have the original Brand Z three-section electrolytic can, so I added a clamp and an old Philco aluminum can capacitor to hold the three new electrolytics. Little Joe's parents are not collectors and they won't mind that this set has some Philco parts.

Once the electrolytics were restuffed, reinstalled and wired into the circuit, I checked my wiring and then attached an AC cord temporarily. It's green, so it will not be left on permanently.

All of the necessary wiring was soldered onto the new power-sensitivity switch.

I then tested all of the tubes. You may recall that the 6T5 in this set was dead (open filament). With many thanks to Sam, it now has a good 6E5.

It's funny...the 6T5 was the only bad tube. The rest are all good. Yes, most are metal; pardon me. I do not have a lot of ST style octal tubes and of the ones I do have, I'm saving them for use in my 1937-38 Philcos. Pin 1 of each socket is connected to chassis ground (I checked). So even though it doesn't look pretty by Brand Z standards, it is functional.

Next, I pulled the speaker from the cabinet. A previous owner decided to use Magic Transparent tape on the speaker cone over numerous tears. The tape was not holding (which, really, was a good thing). I removed the tape.

I connected the speaker to the chassis, connected my temporary antenna to the A terminal, with a jumper between the Z and G terminals.

I plugged it in, turned it on, and held my breath...

Soon, I could hear AM static through the speaker. I then tuned it to my home SSTRAN transmitter at 660 kc.

The music came through loud and clear.

After letting it play for a few minutes, I turned it off and unplugged it. I then went over the tears in the speaker cone with fabric glue. The cone should be OK once the glue dries.

The radio needs new dial belts. These are already on order from Adams Radio; I'm just waiting for them to arrive.

Once the dial belts are in place and after I replace the AM band leaves of the shutter dial (a job I am not looking forward to), I can align the set and it will be ready to go.