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Ron - that was a great tip. I looked at the rest of the instructions for the 500B, found at fisherconsoles.com. The tuner is pretty much the same circuit as the C. This helped me understand something else that I had not read correctly - most of the transformers, not only Z5, have top and bottom slugs. I confirmed this with a quick check yesterday evening.
Since I had only been adjusting the tops of the other units, it is quite possible that the IF is still not aligned properly. I'll go through it all again this weekend and see if FM reception improves any further.
Cheers
Ed
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RE: Fisher 500C restoration - by EdHolland - 05-30-2019, 10:42 AM
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