[morzh]

Today, after having finished alignment of the previous 38-12 in a veneered wood cabinet, I proceeded to the next 38-12 in a painted white wood cabinet.

These are the initial photos of the cabinet.

   
   
   
   

The chassis is a bit dustier than the previous one.
   
   
   

Under the chassis there are some mediocre quality repairs.

   
   
   

I checked the AC input, and it looked like it was open. The switch on the pot (which is a replacement pot) was not making any contact at all.
When opened, it was fully oxidized.
   

After using alcohol and then some Deoxit D5, the contact was restored.
   

I thought of trying to put it on Variac, but then thought I needed to check the tubes. The 75 tube was barely alive. Judging by both the triode and the diodes were super-weak, it is emission. I have a good tube. The rest of the tube are OK.

I will start with the recap tomorrow.

[Brad Winder]

It's interesting how many manufacturers offered the painted wood cabinets in the later 1930's and into the 40's, when one would have expected the "cheap" cabinets to have been offered in the depths of the depression, say 1933-34.

[morzh]

Finished restuffing caps other than the electrolytics, and fixing the resistors.
The bias network 250 / 70 ohm had to go.
The rest was good enough to either be left alone, or have a parallel small resistor tacked to bring the resistance within specs.
I will probably rebuild the elctrolytics this week. The first one is not original, but fits the size, so I will let it stay.

[radiorich]

Hello morzh,
Nice Job I also have that radio in my collection except mine is original wood finish !

Sincerely Richard

[morzh]

Rich

This is also original.
If you mean the "original" veneer with the lacquer finish, then that is the previous one I have just completed the last week.

[radiorich]

Hello morzh,
Yes , that is the one I am talking about I never knew they made one in that color as a factory color .
Sincerely Richard

[morzh]

Rich

I think there were 5 Versions:

Backelite brown and white Plaskon (2), natural wood with 2 different grillworks (another 2), and the white painted one, I only saw one grillwork.

[radiorich]

Hello morzh ,
Yes I have both the wooden one and the bakelite one !

Sincerely Richard

[morzh]

A snag I hit....

I was about to plug it in and measure the voltages, when I thought to check the field coil just in case.
"What if",- thought I, "the coil is open. Then the cap will charge and stay charged, and I will touch it after the turn off, and get zapped, and...."....and I measured the resistance, and it was open.
I am sure, it is doing that out of spite.
I went to my two donor chassis....one has a replacement speaker with different mount, for which there were two holes drilled, and the FC is 700 Ohms, and the other is 39-6, and the speaker has a different mount and no transformer.
Removing the transformer (which is good) was a drag: the tabs are either soldered, or something, but I had to grind one off.

All that work...
This is the cap after restuffing: this time I avoided direct contact of aluminum and copper, by putting the star washer in between, and then putting the copper pad under it.

   

And this is the chassis after the recap/recarb

   

Now I am off to the supermarket to buy some lamb and some carrots: my daughter (my wife is away for 2 weeks) asked for lamb pilaf, and her wish is my command...at least sometimes.
Will continue...