06-23-2018, 09:47 PM
I got some time at the radio bench today - very welcome, as outside temperatures reached 100 F, and the basement work area is nice and cool. Following in the footsteps of Ron Ramirez's postings, I played "Let's make a speaker cable" to replace the original (no wire nuts) but fatally frayed wires on this chassis.
The socket in this case is a one-piece Bakelite part, and I was able to disengage the snapped-in contacts by squeezing them carefully to pull them out. New wires were attached and the contacts clipped back in to place. Although my wire had thicker insulation than the factory stuff, all four leads passed neatly though the hole in the chassis. All looks good and the cable reaches the speaker.
After that, I replaced the dial bulb wiring to both bulbs on the left side. Two more of those to go, plus some antenna circuit wiring.
Getting close now
Ed
The socket in this case is a one-piece Bakelite part, and I was able to disengage the snapped-in contacts by squeezing them carefully to pull them out. New wires were attached and the contacts clipped back in to place. Although my wire had thicker insulation than the factory stuff, all four leads passed neatly though the hole in the chassis. All looks good and the cable reaches the speaker.
After that, I replaced the dial bulb wiring to both bulbs on the left side. Two more of those to go, plus some antenna circuit wiring.
Getting close now
Ed
I don't hold with furniture that talks.
