And so it begins…

My radio arrived today!

I plugged it in, and I can at least tell the circuitry is intact. Loud humming as I had suspected. So I need to get the filter capacitors replaced. Plus an inductor across the back is busted to all hell (you can see it dangling in the underside picture). So that’s gonna need fixed. And it’s possible that those two things will restore the radio part of it to working order. Then again, some other capacitors may still be bad.

I didn’t test the turn table, but the description stated that it did run, however only in the 78 RPM setting. My first goal, however is to fix the radio. Then I’ll tackle the phonograph.

I put the full set of pictures on the FTP if you’re interested. I’m trying to soak it up, because this thing is about to get dismantled for a good while. I’ll try to keep updating that folder with pictures and text files of my progress. Not that I expect you to care, I’m doing it mostly for myself, but in the event you do care, you can see how I’m doing on the project.

Only one request. Don’t give me any “tips” unless I ask for them. My goal is to tackle this by myself. =)

Wish me luck!

| May 5th, 2005 | Posted in Projects |

5 Responses to “And so it begins…”

  1. biebs Says:
    November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

    good luck, looks like you are gonna have your hands full.

  2. susan Says:
    November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

    I’m looking forward to hearing how it goes. Trust and believe, no tips or hints from me…I have no clue on what it would take to fix it up. I’m hoping to learn from you as you go. (if the knowledge will seep into an old brain like mine.)

  3. Justin Says:
    November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

    eee! I’m excited for you. It’s hard not to offer tips since this is like..my everyday job. The technology is a bit…dated but I’ve seen something somewhat similar before (though not within that freq range) At least it tunes a bit easier than I’ve delt with (no tuning wands, etc) but that looks like fun! Would love to take a turn at some soldering in that puppy!

  4. Matt Says:
    November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

    He he. Well, Justin. You’d probably be the only person interested in my log I’m keeping then. You can find a link to it on the front page of the blog.

    Biebs created it and is maintaing it, but it’s basically a fancy version of exactly what’s on my FTP server. If you click on the “news” link on that page, you can see a transcript of everything I’ve written in my log book I’ve been keeping.

    So far, no real hiccupps except that I’m gonna have to wait a few days for the capacitors I orderd to come in. Apparantly 150 volt capacitors aren’t so common place these days. 😉

  5. Justin Says:
    November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

    I gots some at work 🙂

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