01-12-2020, 09:32 PM
Today I
1. Installed the electrolytics back in their places.
2. Desoldered wires from several lugs of the filter can and...all of them were within 20%. I decided at this point to not rebuild the can, especially considering most of them except one are working at low voltage.
3. The volume control had no contact from the wiper to the resistive element. The resistor was at some point subbed and the replacement is the type with a snap back lid, so one good blast of Deoxit Fader Lube and voila....it works.
4. All audio transformers seem to be ok.
5. Filter choke ok.
6. All RF coils seem OK.
7. Tone control. Even though the capacitors inside seemed close in value to the specs, I decided to rebuild. Plus the wire going to it is all brittle and breaks readily.
That is it for today.
1. Installed the electrolytics back in their places.
2. Desoldered wires from several lugs of the filter can and...all of them were within 20%. I decided at this point to not rebuild the can, especially considering most of them except one are working at low voltage.
3. The volume control had no contact from the wiper to the resistive element. The resistor was at some point subbed and the replacement is the type with a snap back lid, so one good blast of Deoxit Fader Lube and voila....it works.
4. All audio transformers seem to be ok.
5. Filter choke ok.
6. All RF coils seem OK.
7. Tone control. Even though the capacitors inside seemed close in value to the specs, I decided to rebuild. Plus the wire going to it is all brittle and breaks readily.
That is it for today.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
