07-17-2015, 02:07 PM
I wanted to give an update on what is happening with my 42-400 radio. I replaced all E-caps and paper caps as well as one burnt resistor, Some rubber wires were bad and they too were replaced. I fired it up on the variac and got some noise only, so I tested all the tubes and they tested good, except for the XXFM which tested only fair. I cleaned some corrosion off the pins and brought her up on the variac again. I got a Lehigh Vally station on the AM across the dial and no other station. Also, it was rather weak. This is a fringe station and the local stations did not come through. As for the Short Wave, I fared a little better with several stations coming through and better volume. So my questions are, "Now what"? and is there a manual for this radio. I have the service manuals but I think I need a copy of the owners manual too, if one exists . The push buttons are not marked and I can't make out what they're supposed to do. The dial glass is broken in two... great sadness and I will have to have the speaker re-coned. That's my update. Thanks!!
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