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Kirk's Emerson 804A
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Suffices it to say that I started it about 4:30pm and it worked two hrs later. In fact it started working while Kirk was sending me the schematic.

All I have done was

1)recap - 4 tubulars (someone replaced the electrolytic caps)
2) changed bad ballast-rectifier tube
3) replaced a wrong tube (12BA6 was instead of 12BE6). Plus this and another 12BA6 were swapped.
4) soldered the magnetic antenna. It was missing and Kirk told me it was in the tupperware container.

I worked with no sch as I realized the radio is very simikar to the Philco clock radio I just finished. Plus it was not recapped so no damage by others Icon_smile

That was quick!

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.
#2

 Sometimes its nice to have an easy restoration that goes well. Icon_smile
#3

Yeah,

 A n easy restore is great.. How about an easy cabinet or two!  Icon_think

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

(12-30-2016, 08:47 PM)OldRestorer Wrote:  Yeah,

 A n easy restore is great.. How about an easy cabinet or two!  Icon_think

  Icon_lol  I haven't been that lucky yet.
#5

(12-30-2016, 08:47 PM)OldRestorer Wrote:  Yeah,

 A n easy restore is great.. How about an easy cabinet or two!  Icon_think

Easy. Easy? If it were easy you would not give them to me Icon_lol
I make it look easy!

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.
#6

(12-30-2016, 10:31 PM)morzh Wrote:  ........I make it look easy!

Our Russian chassis whisperer Icon_e_wink

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
#7

Yep. They talk to me. Literally. Icon_lol

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.




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