[Boatanchors] Looking for National NC-46 part

Jack Antonio scr287 at att.net
Mon Feb 15 12:08:42 EST 2021


Working on an NC-46. Thought it was dead, and was
just going to part it out, but found the major problem
was that a previous owner had miswired when recapping.

A number of replacement capacitor leads were installed on
adjacent lug or terminal from where they should have
been. Example, the coupling cap to the audio output
was connected to pin 4(screen) rather than pin 5 (control grid).

Once I discovered that, and backed out the errors, the radio
is starting to sound pretty good.

What I'm looking for is the chrome trim strip for
the lower right side of the cabinet. Would even take
an entire right side panel as a replacement.

I do have one question, though. This receiver doesn't
quite match the manual downloaded from BAMA. Slight
difference is how the RF gain control is wired, plus
an extra phone jack on the rear panel wired into the
2nd detector. Don't know if I have an early radio and
a late manual, or vice versa.

Anyone have a different manual for the NC-46 besides the
one on BAMA?

Thanks

Jack Antonio
WA7DIA


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