and i have parts...
i picked a small range of a few resistors to hopefully have what I'll need on hand,the schematic doesn't show any voltages so when i get it open again,I'll just measure whats there and work the numbers to match at that point,the selenium doesn't look in bad shape,and the rest of the radio still works as well,so hopefully whatever voltage i find won't be too far off spec[accounting for the increased AC voltage going in]...alltho being pressed for time to get to a supplier that closes very early on saturdays...i got the resistors,caps...and yet forgot to buy the diode!!...but i may be able to scrounge one from my junk pile...seems to me the IN400x is not an uncommon part in SS amplifier and receiver power supplies...i have a few carcasses laying around to check
*EDIT*...parts are all accounted for...found a few 2A06 diodes in an old PC power supply that should work,going by the data sheets it looks to be roughly equivalent to an IN4006 but with 2amp current ratings instead of 1amp...
the issue with the speaker has turned out to be silly one....it's not that the cone has sagged so much,it's that the glue holding the outer edge of the cone to the frame has mostly failed allowing about half the cone to noisily vibrate against the frame,if i just hold the thing tight to the frame the noise goes away...so i also picked up some glue that should work and some clothespins to use as make shift clamps if i need them today lol
oh and has anyone tried the home electroplating kits from caswell? [!]
http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/index.html
this may be for a bit later once i get the rest of the thing sorted out,but i may try one of these just to see how it works...after getting it all apart to clean,i'm pretty sure the bronze bright work on this radio is plated brass,and lookie,they have a bronze kit..as well as silver,gold,chrome etc..prices are pretty reasonable,especially if the result is as well...anyone have any experience with these?