[NJARC] Newbie with unusual radio

[Nick Senker]

Bring it to our next repair clinic.  Nick Senker

-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward Otte <edotte at optonline.net>
>Sent: Mar 19, 2007 7:01 PM
>To: njarc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [NJARC] Newbie with unusual radio
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>Hello group,
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>I am new to antique radios but not new to electronics. I have a little
>experience with tubes and so I have more than a little to learn. I joined
>your club and I am looking forward to having some radio fun. 
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>I recently purchased an antique radio for a song and a dance. But my first
>radio is an unusual one. I do have a few friends who have already tried to
>help me out but no one seems to know who the manufacturer of the radio I
>have. 
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>So the facts; it is a Beverly Super-heterodyne, model 2088, console, lowboy.
>Judging from the patent numbers it cannot be any younger than 1932. So it
>may be a 1933 or 1934. I need schematics but Rider doesn't have them, at
>least that is what I am told. I have heard a number of manufacturers
>mentioned among which are: Warwick, Well Garner, Zenith, Cadillac
>Manufacturers Co. 
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>The radio itself is in fairly good shape. The good news is a amplifier tube
>was completely dead and that probably assured that anyone attempting to turn
>it on before I got it would not have had any reason to keep it on and that
>may have saved it from any possible damage. It had a weak rectifier tube and
>I am going through the caps one-by-one. My problem is without a schematic I
>cannot be sure about all of the caps values as some have wax or something or
>other on them. One speaker had a good rip but in general nothing that cannot
>be repaired. Oh the tube collection is one U-280, three 46, three 56, and
>three 58's. 
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>The wires are bad but that can be replaced so I am a little bit off from
>powering the baby up. So if anyone has any information, I sure would be
>appreciative. My wife is absolutely in love with this radio but I have told
>here "Beverly" is my new girlfriend!
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>Edward Otte
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