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370 Chairside Back to Life
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Finished my first radio. Its a 370 Chairside that I picked up for $35 earlier in the year. Went through the chassis replaced all the paper caps and electrolytics along with one mica and all but one resistor. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't get any stations until I discovered that a previous repair at some point in it's life rendered it inoperable. Cathode of the oscillator was not wired back to the B.C. Resistor.

   
   
#2

Very nice !!! I wish either one of mine looked that good!!
Terry
#3

That looks very nice and it's right at home next to the rockin' chair. How well does it perform?

Craig R.
#4

Looking very niceIcon_thumbupIcon_thumbupIcon_thumbup
#5

Very Nice !!
#6

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#7

Very Nice!
#8

Beautiful radio, and awesome job on the restoration!
#9

Thanks for the comments. The radio performs very well. I am building an AM transmitter (Antique Radio Forms 12AV6-12CS6 Transmitter) so I can play some some decent music along with Tube Talk podcasts.
#10

I'll mention one slight thing I noticed about my working 370. The speaker is mounted close to the power transformer. This seems to cause a bit of 60cy hum pickup from the magnetic field. I moved the speaker away from the radio chassis and it clears up.
Terry
#11

Terry

Did you try grounding the chassis?

Roy
#12

Roy

Tis is exactly the case where grounding does squat.
Extra heavy soft iron shield around the transformer would help.
#13

Roy, very nice job on the chairside radio..Have yet to see one in person in my neck of the woods. I guess they were not very popular?
#14

They do pop up on epay from time to time. I saw one about a week or two ago. If you are in the market check out the top closely as I've seen some that have been reveneered with a solid sheet of veneer.
Terry




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