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ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR
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This Zenith was the purchase I made in the last Kutztown, 30 minutes before I left.
An impulse buy.

I showed the image in one of the general threads.

So today I put it on the bench and looked inside.
The radio has been previously restored.

I cannot say anything bad, the soldering is good and the parts are good too.
But no re-stuffing, and the electrolytics were not salvaged, even if only for looks which is what I would prefer.


The reason I opened it up is the tuning mechanism does not rotate; according to the seller it froze.
Well, upon opening I realized it did not freeze: it is exact same problem I had this winter with my dad's Westinghouse I restored 7 years ago: the belt simply assumed a narrow oval shape.

   

Now that I opened it up, I will clean the tuning cap, the glass, order and replace the belt and should it work, give it an alignment.

   
   
   

Now off to ordering the belt.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.


Messages In This Thread
ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 05-31-2019, 08:10 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Paul Philco322 - 05-31-2019, 10:39 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 05-31-2019, 11:12 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Chas - 05-31-2019, 11:42 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Paul Philco322 - 06-01-2019, 10:03 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-01-2019, 11:19 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-05-2019, 11:34 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Eliot Ness - 06-05-2019, 11:54 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-06-2019, 08:32 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ed Locker - 06-06-2019, 09:27 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-06-2019, 11:15 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Eliot Ness - 06-06-2019, 04:03 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-06-2019, 08:47 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-07-2019, 09:31 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 07:41 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 07:49 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Paul Philco322 - 06-08-2019, 09:18 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 10:30 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-08-2019, 10:37 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 10:46 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-08-2019, 10:51 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 10:58 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-08-2019, 11:02 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 11:07 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-08-2019, 11:17 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 11:21 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-08-2019, 11:31 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-08-2019, 11:35 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-08-2019, 11:43 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-09-2019, 11:49 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Eliot Ness - 06-09-2019, 12:00 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-09-2019, 12:51 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by Ron Ramirez - 06-09-2019, 02:27 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 06-09-2019, 10:11 PM
Same model, same issue - by Shtterlab - 10-29-2024, 12:59 PM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 10-29-2024, 10:14 PM
Shtterlab - by Shtterlab - 10-30-2024, 10:00 AM
RE: ZENITH 6-S-229 REPAIR - by morzh - 10-30-2024, 10:57 AM



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