04-15-2012, 11:54 AM
Hi morzh,
Yes I can tune the radio and all stations are where they're supposed to be. Only one station (1260 AM) I'm right on top of the transmitter and it always comes in loud and clear. The others are out of Portland 35 miles away and over a small mountain range still come in but with this volume stuck in neutral they're faint.
I pulled the Det. Amp. and it stops playing.
Your last entry confused me a bit. "If you yank the det. and it "STOPS" playing... I'm sure you meant that if I yanked the Det. Amp. and it "KEPT" playing to proceed yanking? It stopped playing with the Det. Amp. out so I saw no need to proceed yanking tubes. Hope I was right.
Last night I found "NO CONNECTION" to one side of the 1st IF Compensating Condenser #11. The side that goes from the condenser to the 1st IF. Top cap wire was in place from the IF to the tube. So I made that connection but it made no difference in my current symptoms. Because of that I'm taking a fresh 11X17 schematic and going thru the whole radio again highlighting every circuit making sure it's right. I've done this 3 times. How did I miss it.
And I go by Pepper here because Johnny was already taken when I signed up. Call me what you will... Just not late for dinner.
Thanks morzh,
Pepper
Yes I can tune the radio and all stations are where they're supposed to be. Only one station (1260 AM) I'm right on top of the transmitter and it always comes in loud and clear. The others are out of Portland 35 miles away and over a small mountain range still come in but with this volume stuck in neutral they're faint.
I pulled the Det. Amp. and it stops playing.
Your last entry confused me a bit. "If you yank the det. and it "STOPS" playing... I'm sure you meant that if I yanked the Det. Amp. and it "KEPT" playing to proceed yanking? It stopped playing with the Det. Amp. out so I saw no need to proceed yanking tubes. Hope I was right.
Last night I found "NO CONNECTION" to one side of the 1st IF Compensating Condenser #11. The side that goes from the condenser to the 1st IF. Top cap wire was in place from the IF to the tube. So I made that connection but it made no difference in my current symptoms. Because of that I'm taking a fresh 11X17 schematic and going thru the whole radio again highlighting every circuit making sure it's right. I've done this 3 times. How did I miss it.
And I go by Pepper here because Johnny was already taken when I signed up. Call me what you will... Just not late for dinner.
Thanks morzh,
Pepper
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