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Originally Posted by electroking
I'm not sure it's a good idea to have the filter capacitor case (- terminal) in direct
contact with the chassis in this AC-DC design. Better check the schematic.
By the way, with all due respect to this little machine, I believe this thread
is closer to 'antique radio' than 'ham radio'...
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I didn't pay much mind to the electrolytic can. I don't think I'll even bother with it since I'll probably be replacing all of the questionable wax and electrolytic capacitors anyways. Until I get around to doing that, I don't see much need to try and power it up. It doesn't have a power cord, anyhow.
Actually, I had considered posting this in the antique radio section because of it's AA5 design. But, since it's a communications receiver, I thought it might be more interesting to hear from folks who might have seen or used one of these before. That and I figured that tinkering with this thing might introduce me to a part of the radio hobby that I haven't explored as of yet.
In any case, I had it for years and I was just tired of it sitting around looking miserable.
