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Old 08-17-2013, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric H View Post
I have one of those too.

I'm guessing it uses a mechanical tuning capacitor, not an electronic type, if that's true then it might be possible that the plates are shorting out on the FM section, the fact that it does it worse at one end would support that theory.
The mechanical tuners in stuff like this are so tiny I doubt it would be something that's repairable.
It is not the tuner, I know how that can happen though as I have seen it on other radios. The radio tuner in this set is a typical transistor radio size tuner and could be replaced easily if needed. Despite the small size, this set does not seem to use any surface mount parts. It is actually quite serviceable.
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