[NJARC] Help with Philco Transitone 53-562

[sgt88 at atlanticbb.net]

Walt...I'm very impressed...you called it right!..again...

I replace a cap that was 'collaterally damaged' by contact with that mystery 
resistor...when I first saw it...looked like bigaxx bumble bee..

Took some like tubes from another radio to replace the originals...12BXX's..

Radio now 'working'.

But...got a weak front end....very little noise in speaker when no 
station...picking up local station with "OK" audio ( 2 miles away 
)...picking up another station...but...need TO TOUCH THE LOOP ANTENNA 
...then get MUCH better signal...put my outside TAK-tenna to the  loop 
terminal...NO difference..still better when I touch the loop with my 
finger...

There's a trimmer near the tuning variable...no change when I screw it 
out...

Have not touched the IF's...( darn ) gave away my bagfull of plastic IF 
sticks...prior to my move to PA...( along with a very very fine military 
audio AND RF generator...talk about being dumb!!! )

Don't know exactly what to expect from this little radio...but...think it 
should do better...

What next Doctor?

On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:18:21 GMT
  "w2wiq1 at juno.com" <w2wiq1 at juno.com> wrote:
>  STEVE:
>
>  BY ALL MEANS DO NOT!!!!!!!!!I REPEAT DO NOT REPLACE THAT RESISTOR.
>
>  WALTER-W2WIQ
>
>  ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: <sgt88 at atlanticbb.net>
>  To: "Martin Friedman" <radiomf at comcast.net>
>  Cc: njarc at mailman.qth.net
>  Subject: Re: [NJARC] Help with Philco Transitone 53-562
>  Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:38:13 -0400
>
>  Just remember
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>  Thanks Marty...will get back to you if that's needed...
>
>  Going to try the radio without that mystery resistor...see what happens...

>  On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 21:55:01 -0400
>   "Martin Friedman" <radiomf at comcast.net> wrote:
>>   Steve, FWIW, I have a working 53-563.It is the same chassis with a different dial configuration and minor parts placement differences. I can make measurements  if needed for comparison etc.
>>   Marty
>>
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