03-24-2015, 10:17 PM
Yep. Sorry to tell you that, but it is a bad recapping job.
Also, this missing insulation on wires, like that one going to the Candohm resistor - was it like this before? Does not seem burnt. If it was, why did you leave it be and not replace it?
These long caps' leads that can short any moment do not help either.
When you recap a working radio, you could take pictures, many, with good detail so you could see how it was before so if you need to go back and look.
Soldering should look neat - use appropriate temperature and flux, so it flows, not smears. Looks smeared.
Old tubular capacitors had thicker leads and longer bodies so the bare wires did not run long and did not bend easily, and any longer than safe bare run lead would be insulated.
Better luck next time.
Also, this missing insulation on wires, like that one going to the Candohm resistor - was it like this before? Does not seem burnt. If it was, why did you leave it be and not replace it?
These long caps' leads that can short any moment do not help either.
When you recap a working radio, you could take pictures, many, with good detail so you could see how it was before so if you need to go back and look.
Soldering should look neat - use appropriate temperature and flux, so it flows, not smears. Looks smeared.
Old tubular capacitors had thicker leads and longer bodies so the bare wires did not run long and did not bend easily, and any longer than safe bare run lead would be insulated.
Better luck next time.
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