Thanks for the suggestions. I’m trying to follow the simple method of polarizing the plug and putting the hot line through the switch and the neutral to ground--best explained by Phil Nelson here:
http://antiqueradio.org/safety.htm
I’ve done this successfully on several AA5’s, but the layout of this set confuses me. Here’s what it looks like to me (after erasing the battery connections from the schematic):
You can see where I get lost from not knowing what to do with the capacitors.
This is the cheapest-looking “vintage” radio I’ve seen. It must have had little use to have survived in such good condition. But it’s cute, and it adds some variety to my very small collection.
- Henry