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19LZ DONE, MY FOOT!
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09-03-2009, 11:06 PM
Thought I was done, but NOOOOOOOoooo! I THOUGHT I still had Oscillator problems, so I shortened or replaced grid wires, checked all the old solder joints, and shielded everything as best I could. But she still seemed to have low volume. I just traced that problem back to the bandswitch, and I bet there aren't very many of those around!
So I'm embarking on another bench journey, this time to see if I can somehow burnish/tighten the bandswitch contacts. I can bypass the *%*^^#&^ thing and bring the volume WAY up. AH-HA!! I'll remove the offending component to see if I can successfully operate!
Perseverance is the key to these things. After all, if I found a 1933 Oldsmbile or the like that had been sitting un-used for decades, I would have to do the same to it to get it running right, too! Probably, I would get to meet every nut and bolt personally, and hold court with it and its constituents. Same with yon Philco. It's FUN!! Icon_wink
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19LZ DONE, MY FOOT! - by tubenutt - 09-03-2009, 11:06 PM
Re: 19LZ DONE, MY FOOT! - by exray - 09-04-2009, 09:00 AM
Re: 19LZ DONE, MY FOOT! - by tubenutt - 09-04-2009, 10:56 AM
Re: 19LZ DONE, MY FOOT! - by tubenutt - 09-04-2009, 08:00 PM



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