1956 Chrysler 844 car radio

[polaraman]

On my last trip back to Texas I decided to take the radio out of the 1956 Chrysler 300B. I was thinking that at least part of the car could be operational. It is in AR6 and also included in SAMS 348-8. I do not have either of them. Does anybody? I was surprised to see that the buffer was .01MFD 1,600 volt capacitor. The radio has 8 tubes plus the vibrator. The radio was actually made by Philco for Chrysler.

Vibrator question! It has a Radiart S-3, Base diagram DA, 12 volt 3 pin vibrator. Where can I get a replacement? Either a solid state or the real deal.

Capacitor question. The radio has to electrolytic capacitors .5MFD 100 volts. I could not find that cap anywhere. Would a 1MFD 100V be ok?

I was searching radio repair places on the internet. One place was charging $10 plus part for replacing EACH capacitor. This was on top of an initial fee. I need a whole line of folks willing to pay that!!!! You could make a killing off one television!!!


polaraman