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Old 08-30-2012, 02:31 PM
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Great radio. You need a band switch knob which is pretty easy to find at swap meets.

I changed the selenium rectifier to a 1N4005, replaced wax/paper caps and tested the 2 electrolytic caps.

I added a CL-90 thermistor (from allied radio) to limit inrush current to tube filaments and rectifier.

Band switch is touchy even though I cleaned it with DeOxit. So bad I had to jump out (hardwire across) two oscillator switch wafers.

Its a daily driver and oddly, it works quite well and is selective with the built-in "cord loop" FM antenna

Related thread on a second unit that I found on the FREE table at a swap meet.
http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=254601

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