Atwater-Kent 70

[holmesuser01]

I've found a pair of tubes. They are on the way.

Pulled the chassis and cleaned up the existing tubes.

Found some screws missing that hold the front tuning dial plate in position.

I dont think this radio ever had screws holding down the chassis. The chassis sits on a shelf and has felt feet under it.

It uses a pair of 227 tubes. One has a grounded shield over it. The other 227 socket has a 56 tube in it. The other tubes are 224's, with 24A's in the sockets.

I didnt pull the bottom chassis cover off. I'm a bit concerned about the power transformer. The cover was loose, and there was loose tar inside. I dont smell anything burned, though.

There is a problem with the tuning capacitor. Something feel stripped between the knob shaft and the capacitor.

I also need to find some grid cap connectors for the 24A's. I used to have a load of things like this when I had my shop, but now... I think I have one from an old flyback here, somewhere.

Here's a few more pictures of the chassis.

First pic is the transformer.