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Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3
Ron Ramirez
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12-06-2014, 10:13 PM
...I said a silent prayer, crossed my fingers, and reinstalled the RCM-3 in the wall upstairs.

I went back to the basement to turn the breaker back on, then returned upstairs to see what happened.

Thank God, I was rewarded with smooth-sounding music as soon as I turned the unit on and tuned in my SSTRAN signal...

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...e00012.jpg]

My next move will be to attempt to align at least the AM side; it seems to need it more than the FM side does. Both bands now sound nice and clear; that distortion is gone, and tuning FM no longer includes a scratchy sound as the tuning knob is turned.

Whew!

I am so glad this turned out so well...

...and it should be good to go now for several more years. Icon_thumbup
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Ron Ramirez
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Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by Ron Ramirez - 12-06-2014, 09:45 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by Ron Ramirez - 12-06-2014, 10:13 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by sam - 12-06-2014, 10:59 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by w4rtc - 12-07-2014, 12:22 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by morzh - 12-07-2014, 12:35 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by Arran - 12-09-2014, 02:04 AM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by Arran - 12-10-2014, 03:18 AM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by KCMike - 12-07-2014, 05:11 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by sam - 12-07-2014, 08:12 PM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by Arran - 12-10-2014, 02:00 AM
RE: Rebuilding a Rittenhouse RCM-3 - by mtk212 - 09-20-2024, 06:28 PM



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