[Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 61, Issue 49

meils at get2net.dk meils at get2net.dk
Fri Feb 27 03:41:28 EST 2009



Hi
I successfully substituted a readily available (over here !)
European tube for the 1R5 mixer - I'll check my files to see if I can find
the exact tube designation.

Henry F M / OZ1UF (Copenhagen)



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> Today's Topics: 
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> 1. Re: Zenith
Transoceanic (Tom N?JMY) 
> 2. Re: Zenith Transoceanic (Carl) 
> 3. BOATANCHOR TEST (Harold Hairston) 
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> Message: 1 
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:33:15
-0600 
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From: Tom N?JMY <n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com>

> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith Transoceanic 
> To:
"'Boatanchors Mail List'" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>

> Cc: bonddaleena at aol.com 
> Message-ID:
<49A60D7B.5060002 at hayseedhamfest.com> 
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> If you
Google something like "Repair Zenith Tran-Oceanic" you'll get a

> lot of hits with resoration info. I did a H500 a couple years
ago and 
> found a great deal of help on the net. 
> 
> Unfortunately I can't find my favorite site, but here's some good
ones 
> to start with: 
> 
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http://bellsouthpwp.net/p/a/padgett46/tohome.htm 
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http://www.electronixandmore.com/adam/transo.html 
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http://www.transoceanic.nostalgiaair.org/ 
> 
> And of
course, there's a Yahoo Transoceanic group, too: 
> 
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thetransoceanicfanatic/ 
> 
> And pay heed to what Carl says about plugging in the set with the
switch 
> on! 
> 
> 73, 
> Tom 
>

> Carl wrote: 
>> Rule #1 NEVER plug in a battery tube
with the AC power turned on. 
>> 
>> The 1R5 mixer
is the most troublesome of the 7 pin TO's and is quite 
>>
pricey these days. There are subs but none that work 100%. 
>>

>> A recap is always a smart move on any radio that age. Its a
bit of a 
>> struggle in any of the TO's. 
>> 
>> Carl 
>> KM1H 
>> 
>> -----
Original Message ----- 
>> 
From:
<bonddaleena at aol.com> 
>> To:
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> 
>> Sent: Wednesday,
February 25, 2009 7:42 PM 
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Zenith
Transoceanic 
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi to all.
Not sure if this is the correct group, but I have to start 
>>> somewhere...... 
>>> 
>>> My
buddy asked me to look at his old Zenith radio. It's rough, but he 
>>> doesn't want it 'restored', just working. 
>>> It makes noise and a check of the tubes revealed a bad 1U4.
I have 
>>> some 
>>> coming. Is there
anything I need to look out for on this old timer? 
>>> I am
a big proponent of re-capping old radios. However, with the 1 
>>> volt 
>>> tubes, what is the B+ voltage? 
>>> Will new caps help? Never even seen one of these before,
never mind 
>>> worked on one! ha ha 
>>> 
>>> tnx 
>>> 
>>> ron 
>>> N4UE 
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> ------------------------------ 
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> Message: 2 
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:41:19 -0500 
> 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> 
>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith Transoceanic 
> To: Tom N?JMY
<n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com>, 
>
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> 
> Message-ID:
<BEBD5D8F28354549A45206A329754CC6 at KITTYMA123> 
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> reply-type=original 
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> Yep, senior moment!

> 
> Carl 
> 
> 
> ----- Original
Message ----- 
> 
From: "Tom N?JMY"
<n0jmy at hayseedhamfest.com> 
> To:
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> 
> Sent: Wednesday, February
25, 2009 10:00 PM 
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith
Transoceanic 
> 
> 
>>I believe Carl is
referring to the 1L6 which is often replaced with the 
>> 1R5.
It's not as satisfactory replacement. 
>> 
>> 73,

>> Tom 
>> 
>> Carl wrote: 
>>> Rule #1 NEVER plug in a battery tube with the AC power
turned on. 
>>> 
>>> The 1R5 mixer is the most
troublesome of the 7 pin TO's and is quite 
>>> pricey these
days. There are subs but none that work 100%. 
>>> 
>>> A recap is always a smart move on any radio that age. Its a
bit of a 
>>> struggle in any of the TO's. 
>>> 
>>> Carl 
>>> KM1H 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> 
From: <bonddaleena at aol.com> 
>>>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> 
>>> Sent:
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:42 PM 
>>> Subject:
[Boatanchors] Zenith Transoceanic 
>>> 
>>>

>>>> Hi to all. Not sure if this is the correct group,
but I have to 
>>>> start 
>>>>
somewhere...... 
>>>> 
>>>> My buddy
asked me to look at his old Zenith radio. It's rough, but 
>>>> he 
>>>> doesn't want it 'restored',
just working. 
>>>> It makes noise and a check of the
tubes revealed a bad 1U4. I have 
>>>> some 
>>>> coming. Is there anything I need to look out for on
this old timer? 
>>>> I am a big proponent of re-capping
old radios. However, with the 1 
>>>> volt 
>>>> tubes, what is the B+ voltage? 
>>>>
Will new caps help? Never even seen one of these before, never mind 
>>>> worked on one! ha ha 
>>>> 
>>>> tnx 
>>>> 
>>>> ron

>>>> N4UE 
>>>>
______________________________________________________________ 
>>>> Boatanchors mailing list 
>>>> Home:
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors 
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Message: 3 
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:56:15 -0500 
> 
From: "Harold Hairston" <k4hca at windstream.net> 
> Subject: [Boatanchors] BOATANCHOR TEST 
> To: "Boat
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> Testing where my posts are going. No response required. 
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> Harold 
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