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CoRadio Help
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Good Evening All:
I recently bought a CoRadio (looks like around 1948) at a flea market. It came with both original keys, and the coin rejector is in it and works. Overall, it is good shape. I replaced all of the caps (except the micas), and any resistors that were out of tolerance. All of the tubes are good (35Z5, 35L6, 2 x 12SK7, 12SA7, and a 12SQ7 - six tubes total). I brought it up through the isolation transformer, variac, and dim bulb tester, and it appears to come up normally, but all I get is hum when I turn up the volume. I don't receive any stations. I have attached an external antenna, and when I get close to the antenna, the hum/static gets loader.

I would give the model number, but I haven't been able to find hardly any documentation. This is the box like version painted in textured grey, and you get one hour of play for a quarter. I understand that it is probably a pretty much standard AA6, but without a schematic/parts list, and my limited experience, I am afraid of doing something that will make things worse. Anyone have any ideas on what I should be looking at?  Thanks


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CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-12-2023, 10:26 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by Radioroslyn - 01-12-2023, 10:52 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by Radioroslyn - 01-13-2023, 10:00 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-13-2023, 10:18 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by RodB - 01-13-2023, 10:48 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-13-2023, 10:49 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by RodB - 01-14-2023, 11:06 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-16-2023, 01:11 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-17-2023, 05:37 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-17-2023, 10:10 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-17-2023, 05:33 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-18-2023, 02:29 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-18-2023, 04:12 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-19-2023, 11:14 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-20-2023, 06:55 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-21-2023, 08:45 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-22-2023, 01:01 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-22-2023, 02:31 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by Arran - 01-23-2023, 06:23 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-23-2023, 07:07 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by Arran - 01-23-2023, 08:59 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-23-2023, 09:47 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-24-2023, 06:31 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-24-2023, 08:30 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-24-2023, 10:01 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-25-2023, 02:11 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-25-2023, 11:04 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-25-2023, 11:38 AM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-29-2023, 09:46 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-29-2023, 10:56 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by MrFixr55 - 01-30-2023, 07:06 PM
RE: CoRadio Help - by mister_big77 - 01-30-2023, 11:23 PM



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