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Old 04-01-2014, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Winky Dink View Post
...I created a problem by fixing the problematic (noisy) volume rheostat. Found a used part on Ebay--different Bakelite color, but the same innards. Replaced the defective wire-wound resistive element and rewired it the same way as it was, but now it won't shut the volume down enough.
Did it shut the volume off all the way before you did the replacement? Or maybe the control was too noisy/erratic to tell for sure(?).
Generally radios with that kind of vol control setup will exhibit the behavior you describe. Signals from strong local stations get into the RF stages directly, bypassing the rheostat. But if the set has an all metal case, it should prevent this. Does the AK 37 case close up completely?
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