03-03-2014, 10:35 AM
Hello and welcome! 
Good advice above!
The push-button on the left is the on/off control, it does not function like the rest of the buttons as it will not cause another button to pop out when you push on it.
Beware of the rubber-coated wire in your set. It tends to get brittle and crack, leaving bare wires. Although it is a pain in the _____ (rhymes with "grass") to replace them, STRONGLY recommend you do this if any are bare or becoming so. Another good way to do this that I like is to de-solder one end of the bare lead, remove the rest of the bad insulation, and cover it with 1/16" shrink tubing.
For some reason sets with Loctal tubes like the two XXL's and 7B7s and your 7C6 tend to take longer to warm up. I used to believe this was due to the "Mothers Curse" laid upon me for not eating all my vegetables when I was a boy. Now I know that is not true, and that the "Mothers Curse" is what is responsible for my two failed marriages and every girlfriend I have ever had being influenced by the Devil.
But I digress.........
IF you have a 6X5G rectifier tube (bottle shape), do NOT fire up the radio again until you replace it with a 6X5GT (small, straight sides) tube.
The 6X5G tube had a bad habit of developing a short that will take your power transformer and associated resistors and capacitors to radio H**l.
It is a good idea to test all of your tubes, they are often the cause of trouble. This way you know that they are all good. Or not .....
Good advice above!
The push-button on the left is the on/off control, it does not function like the rest of the buttons as it will not cause another button to pop out when you push on it.
Beware of the rubber-coated wire in your set. It tends to get brittle and crack, leaving bare wires. Although it is a pain in the _____ (rhymes with "grass") to replace them, STRONGLY recommend you do this if any are bare or becoming so. Another good way to do this that I like is to de-solder one end of the bare lead, remove the rest of the bad insulation, and cover it with 1/16" shrink tubing.
For some reason sets with Loctal tubes like the two XXL's and 7B7s and your 7C6 tend to take longer to warm up. I used to believe this was due to the "Mothers Curse" laid upon me for not eating all my vegetables when I was a boy. Now I know that is not true, and that the "Mothers Curse" is what is responsible for my two failed marriages and every girlfriend I have ever had being influenced by the Devil.
But I digress.........
IF you have a 6X5G rectifier tube (bottle shape), do NOT fire up the radio again until you replace it with a 6X5GT (small, straight sides) tube.
The 6X5G tube had a bad habit of developing a short that will take your power transformer and associated resistors and capacitors to radio H**l.
It is a good idea to test all of your tubes, they are often the cause of trouble. This way you know that they are all good. Or not .....
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