02-11-2011, 01:14 PM
Hello and welcome!
That is a very nice looking cabinet . I was curious to know if you have worked on radio chassis before, or are good at soldering, and reading a schematic?
By chance do you know the working condition of the set already?
As you may already know, the caps should be replaced. On a 'working set', I wold replace the filter caps first. Then test just to ake sure you don't have a non working set.
Then you can replace the paper caps, testing after each one or two. Some new restorers, will replace all at once, then have a non working set. Hard to pinpoint a mistake that way.
Just sayin'.
We can help if needed, but if you have the experience, you should have no problems. I don't know for sure about that model, but there may be some rubber wiring under the chassis that wold need to be replaced if it is flaking off.
Take lots of photos, make lots of notes on the diagram.
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...013606.pdf
I was only asking about your experience, because lately on another forum I have seen a couple of otherwise good radios, completely dismantled. Coils, all wiring etc, and they failed to make notes identifying leads, etc. They didn't need to completely gut the chassis, but before anyone could answer their first post, the damage was already done.
Like tearing down your entire engine and trans because it needs spark plugs.
I don't think you'd do that, I was just venting a little, lol.
As for the phonograph, it plays 78 RPM only, so you want to decide if you want to have the cartridge rebuilt. There may be a slight chance it would still work. Very slight. Otherwise, the carts can be rebuilt.
Good luck with your set, and let us know how you come along.
Gary.
That is a very nice looking cabinet . I was curious to know if you have worked on radio chassis before, or are good at soldering, and reading a schematic?
By chance do you know the working condition of the set already?
As you may already know, the caps should be replaced. On a 'working set', I wold replace the filter caps first. Then test just to ake sure you don't have a non working set.
Then you can replace the paper caps, testing after each one or two. Some new restorers, will replace all at once, then have a non working set. Hard to pinpoint a mistake that way.
Just sayin'.
We can help if needed, but if you have the experience, you should have no problems. I don't know for sure about that model, but there may be some rubber wiring under the chassis that wold need to be replaced if it is flaking off.
Take lots of photos, make lots of notes on the diagram.
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...013606.pdf
I was only asking about your experience, because lately on another forum I have seen a couple of otherwise good radios, completely dismantled. Coils, all wiring etc, and they failed to make notes identifying leads, etc. They didn't need to completely gut the chassis, but before anyone could answer their first post, the damage was already done.
Like tearing down your entire engine and trans because it needs spark plugs.
I don't think you'd do that, I was just venting a little, lol.
As for the phonograph, it plays 78 RPM only, so you want to decide if you want to have the cartridge rebuilt. There may be a slight chance it would still work. Very slight. Otherwise, the carts can be rebuilt.
Good luck with your set, and let us know how you come along.
Gary.
