Hello All! I'm brand-new to the forum, and looking forward to participating.  For my first post, I have a radio that I picked up for a few bucks at a local flea market. It is branded as "Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation, and the model tag on the bottom of the chassis reads "Model 556 Series B", rated at 105-125 Volts AC/DC, with a 35-watt draw. The front of the chassis has four controls: Volume, tone, a rotary switch labeled AM-FM which turns the power on but has only on and off ..read more

Hello I have a Crosley 134-1 grandfather clock radio. 1932 I was going through it only to find the capacitor that's on the output "center tap" of the volume control was just floating there.  The soldered end on the center tap was broken and the other end wasn't attached to anything. The closest solder point is a ground lug. I looked at the schematic to find looks to be to ground but that doesn't make sense. Then following the schematic it seems to go to a variable ..read more

FM RECEPTION IS VERY LOW ONLY THE CLOSEST STRONG STATION AT 102  COMES IN, RECAPED AND TUBES TESTED, AM CHANNELS ARE THERE BUT VER WEAK NO GAIN ..read more

beautiful shape.  Have some documentation.   The clock is running, but the tubes do not light up.   Is there an easy fix or check for this?  My expertise is mechanical, not component level, though i have be lucky a few times.  thanks ..read more

Welcome Ray. Don't be shy about posting here. Especially valued are hints and kinks about repairing or ways to repair defective parts. 73' Frank ..read more

Hey All, New to this forum and was hoping someone could help me out.  I am replacing the electrolytic capacitors in a Philco E676 radio and I can't find a replacement for the 3 section can-style capacitor.   It's capacitance is 80uf/150vDC.   I have never seen 3 section capacitors, does anyone know where I can buy a replacement or a substitute? Attached are photos of it.   Thank you all ..read more

If you have a short and can determine the shorted elements there are a couple of possible ways to "maybe" fix the tube.  You can try to see the shorted elements, and carefully "rap" the tube in the opposite direction of the short. This can sometimes bent the internal support rods enough to clear the short.  I DO NOT recommend this on CRT's. Way too dangerous. I have used a charged electrolytic capacitor of 80-250 MFD charged up to 300-450 volts across the shorted elements ..read more

We really need to require IQ tests for police academy recruits.   https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2024/02/15/deputy-acorn-gun-zw-orig.cnn ..read more

Hello, Have a model 545 AK that I recapped.. Has an issue with distortion after warm up. Sounds great when first fired up, but then starts getting distortion issues after about 10 minutes. Have replaced all caps and most resistors as well as a couple weak tubes. Any suggestions? Thanks ..read more

I have noticed that we have a number of new users here recently. Thank You for joining. Please feel free to ask questions, post problems, or solutions. Feel free to comment on past & present postings. I make a number of postings on a varied number of subjects, so to help me out, if you do not understand what I have written, please feel free to ask for more information. Sometimes I forget that others do not have many years of experience, or are more into radios as a hobby than having ..read more