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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
Zenith radios of that type were designed properly and passed strict U/L standards. The tuner, bandselector, volume and tone control were isolated from the chassis, so the shafts wouldn't be hot, without the knobs. If the cabinet is on, there's no way to get shocked.
The phono jack has an isolating capacitor on the low side to prevent shock and minimize hum. After all this time, it was probably leaky.  |
That makes sense, but I definitely don't have that radio anymore so I couldn't look for that isolation capacitor and replace it, I still have the back cover of mine yet, but that's about it, once I get the cord off of it (so I can have a second cheater cord if needed) I'll just recycle the case.