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#16

And here is a shot of the chassis with the re-stuffed caps in place, and the new cord installed.

[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4289/3506...46d8_b.jpg]

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
#17

I attached a spool of antenna wire. I slowly powered it up on the variac, and didn't get anything, then I realized the variac wasn't plugged in.  Icon_crazy
I plugged it in, and tried again. I wasn't sure which thumbscrew to attach the antenna to. 1st attempt, I got audio, but no radio signals, so I powered down and tried the other screw. Upon power-up, I immediately got static, so I dialed across the band. Everything came in on the dial where it should, so I didn't perform an alignment. For this video, I attached a 12 foot length of wire, and plugged it into my outside wire which runs 50-75 feet out in the backyard. This is a little cheap 4-tuber, so it doesn't have AVC. It's really obvious as I tune across the dial....

[Video: https://youtu.be/ewMVZBNpLPw]

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
#18

I dont remember this one...
I like it!
And you already have it going!
Slow down buddy, You might get a ticket at that speed Icon_lol
Me

Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#19

Since I'm fixing the images from Photobucket, here's an update: A "studio shot" of it all back together and done.

[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4298/3587...317c_b.jpg]

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
#20

A++

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Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#21

Looks good Jeff Icon_thumbup 

Since you live in CA you should buy a set of Floyd Paul's 3 booklets,

Los Angeles Radio Manufacturing, The First Twenty Years:

http://www.antiqueradios.org/paul-bks.html


You might find a picture of your set in one of his books, they're very informative.

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
#22

(07-12-2017, 01:42 PM)Eliot Ness Wrote:  Looks good Jeff Icon_thumbup 

Since you live in CA you should buy a set of Floyd Paul's 3 booklets,

Los Angeles Radio Manufacturing, The First Twenty Years:

http://www.antiqueradios.org/paul-bks.html


You might find a picture of your set in one of his books, they're very informative.
Thanks! I'll keep this in mind Icon_thumbup . I also have a slimly documented Flint that came out of the same factory. Icon_biggrin

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning




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