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Need help restoring my 40-180 - SUCCESS

EricS
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08-28-2014, 09:59 PM

SUCCESS! Many thanks to everyone for their help and support along the way! It has been quite a learning experience.

My 74 year old radio sings again! Like all else in life, most problems are related to user error. I reconnected one of the new caps to the incorrect pin on the 7J7 det/osc tube and somehow missed replacing another wire during the rewire. A friend of mine (same guy that lent me a tube tester) had just started working on the very same radio and allowed me to take it home for a wiring comparison. A systematic comparison revealed my errors and now it works.

Many of the stations sound rather quiet but become quiet loud when I put my finger on the antenna connection. Rotating the antenna helps some, but not as much as touching the left most antenna connection on the back of the chassis.

Are these issues that allignment can help with? How do you know if alignment is necessary?

My Philco 40-180 Restoration Project and Basement Home Theater.

(This post was last modified: 08-29-2014, 09:03 AM by EricS.)

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Need help restoring my 40-180 - SUCCESS - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 01:51 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-26-2013, 02:12 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 02:33 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by klondike98 - 08-26-2013, 02:42 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 02:48 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-26-2013, 03:04 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-26-2013, 04:55 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 09:46 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-26-2013, 10:27 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by 37silverstreak - 08-26-2013, 10:52 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-27-2013, 08:50 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-27-2013, 10:08 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-27-2013, 10:56 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-27-2013, 03:16 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-27-2013, 03:29 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by codefox1 - 08-27-2013, 06:25 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-27-2013, 06:52 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-27-2013, 07:43 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by 37silverstreak - 08-27-2013, 08:41 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-27-2013, 08:55 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-27-2013, 10:45 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-28-2013, 06:53 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-28-2013, 07:00 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Raleigh - 08-28-2013, 07:37 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by 37silverstreak - 08-28-2013, 08:22 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Ron Ramirez - 08-28-2013, 08:28 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-29-2013, 09:47 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by fossilexpress - 08-29-2013, 10:09 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by marty - 08-29-2013, 10:23 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by 37silverstreak - 08-29-2013, 10:32 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Electrothaumaturgist - 08-30-2013, 03:17 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 09-08-2013, 08:33 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by TA Forbes - 09-08-2013, 08:52 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by 37silverstreak - 09-08-2013, 08:54 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 09-08-2013, 08:58 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 09-08-2013, 09:16 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 09-08-2013, 09:44 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 09-08-2013, 10:26 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Radioroslyn - 09-09-2013, 07:54 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 09-09-2013, 08:29 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by fossilexpress - 09-11-2013, 10:13 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 09-11-2013, 10:22 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by 37silverstreak - 09-11-2013, 10:48 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 09-12-2013, 12:02 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by BrendaAnnD - 09-12-2013, 12:35 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Electrothaumaturgist - 09-12-2013, 10:26 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 09-12-2013, 10:53 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Electrothaumaturgist - 09-12-2013, 11:27 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 09-13-2013, 12:09 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by BrendaAnnD - 09-13-2013, 04:51 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Electrothaumaturgist - 09-13-2013, 12:07 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by BrendaAnnD - 09-13-2013, 12:19 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 09-20-2013, 11:41 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 10-11-2013, 07:32 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by Jamie - 10-11-2013, 08:00 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 10-11-2013, 08:38 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 10-13-2013, 07:25 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 10-23-2013, 09:28 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by DeckApe - 10-28-2013, 06:11 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 10-28-2013, 10:17 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by DeckApe - 11-21-2013, 01:19 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-10-2014, 09:04 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by murf - 08-10-2014, 09:41 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by murf - 08-10-2014, 09:57 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-10-2014, 11:51 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-10-2014, 04:09 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-10-2014, 04:13 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-10-2014, 05:38 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-10-2014, 10:10 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by OldRestorer - 08-10-2014, 10:14 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-10-2014, 10:18 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-10-2014, 11:14 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-10-2014, 11:26 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-11-2014, 08:32 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-11-2014, 09:37 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-11-2014, 02:54 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-11-2014, 03:06 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-11-2014, 03:58 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-11-2014, 04:09 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-11-2014, 04:09 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-11-2014, 04:13 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-11-2014, 05:15 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-21-2014, 09:17 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-21-2014, 09:40 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-21-2014, 10:49 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2014, 08:33 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2014, 08:50 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-22-2014, 10:51 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2014, 06:48 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-22-2014, 07:11 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2014, 10:37 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by morzh - 08-22-2014, 10:58 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by mikethedruid - 08-23-2014, 11:37 AM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-25-2014, 09:01 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by murf - 08-25-2014, 09:48 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2014, 12:51 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-28-2014, 09:59 PM

RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - SUCCESS - by EricS - 09-18-2014, 08:29 AM

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