05-24-2017, 01:54 PM
Just picked up this Zenith, model 9S54. I loved the angular art deco cabinet (which needs to be refinished- I learnt a lot from redoing my Philco 38-8, so, that will help me there!). The previous owner had been a repair technician and had passed away. It looks like he attempted to work on it, was about to, or gave up, as the chassis was loose in the cabinet and 2 knobs were missing.
I think the radio was hit by lightning via the antenna. It appears that what I think is the antenna choke is burnt, also the antenna terminal plastic is half missing and the terminal itself is hanging out the back, but connected to the antenna coil still. The choke (or whatever this thing is), seems to have 4 terminals, one of which is connected to the antenna coil and a capacitor.
I haven't measured anything yet, but what do I replace this with? The antenna coil itself has no burn marks, and I don't see any elsewhere in the radio... but what else could have been affected?
The cabinet is pretty nice, just one big scratch in front but otherwise I know will look great refinished. The speaker is in good shape too. The rest of the radio looks fairly normal. Most capacitors are original, one is a replacement marked Philco. A tube has the date 1938 on it from a radio shop in NYC, and someone wrote on the chassis a date of 1945 (probably when that capacitor was replaced).
I think the radio was hit by lightning via the antenna. It appears that what I think is the antenna choke is burnt, also the antenna terminal plastic is half missing and the terminal itself is hanging out the back, but connected to the antenna coil still. The choke (or whatever this thing is), seems to have 4 terminals, one of which is connected to the antenna coil and a capacitor.
I haven't measured anything yet, but what do I replace this with? The antenna coil itself has no burn marks, and I don't see any elsewhere in the radio... but what else could have been affected?
The cabinet is pretty nice, just one big scratch in front but otherwise I know will look great refinished. The speaker is in good shape too. The rest of the radio looks fairly normal. Most capacitors are original, one is a replacement marked Philco. A tube has the date 1938 on it from a radio shop in NYC, and someone wrote on the chassis a date of 1945 (probably when that capacitor was replaced).
