09-14-2019, 08:22 PM
All done under the chassis.
Time to try it out.
I plugged it into my Variac and slowly brought it up.
By the time I reached 90 volts, I began to hear WHAS - 840 kc (Louisville, KY).
Yes! It's Alive!
Oh, wait. You want to actually hear it. Ok:
[Video: https://youtu.be/QjSGYQDsIN4]
This is the beginning of an English language broadcast at 7 pm EDT tonight in the 49 meter band. Unfortunately due to the fading, I could not identify the station.
The set definitely needs an alignment. And I'm still not happy that I have to turn the volume to max to get normal listening volume, even with all new capacitors and resistors and a few new tubes, and using a 4 ohm speaker. But at least I know it will be reliable now with its new components.
Tomorrow...I shall attempt alignment before I put it back into its cabinet.
Oh, by the way. What looks like a box of books to the left of the radio is actually a speaker! Debbie has had this box for a while - I think she bought it at Kutztown a year or two ago - and gave it to me. I removed its 8 ohm 6x9 speaker and temporarily installed my little 4 ohm 3x5 speaker using only one of the mounting studs. Parts Express sells a replacement 4 ohm 6x9 speaker for $8.95 plus shipping and I plan to get one to put into this speaker box.
Who needs a $50-75 or more Hammarlund speaker when this will work just as well?
Time to try it out.
I plugged it into my Variac and slowly brought it up.
By the time I reached 90 volts, I began to hear WHAS - 840 kc (Louisville, KY).
Yes! It's Alive!
Oh, wait. You want to actually hear it. Ok:
[Video: https://youtu.be/QjSGYQDsIN4]
This is the beginning of an English language broadcast at 7 pm EDT tonight in the 49 meter band. Unfortunately due to the fading, I could not identify the station.
The set definitely needs an alignment. And I'm still not happy that I have to turn the volume to max to get normal listening volume, even with all new capacitors and resistors and a few new tubes, and using a 4 ohm speaker. But at least I know it will be reliable now with its new components.
Tomorrow...I shall attempt alignment before I put it back into its cabinet.
Oh, by the way. What looks like a box of books to the left of the radio is actually a speaker! Debbie has had this box for a while - I think she bought it at Kutztown a year or two ago - and gave it to me. I removed its 8 ohm 6x9 speaker and temporarily installed my little 4 ohm 3x5 speaker using only one of the mounting studs. Parts Express sells a replacement 4 ohm 6x9 speaker for $8.95 plus shipping and I plan to get one to put into this speaker box.
Who needs a $50-75 or more Hammarlund speaker when this will work just as well?
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
