Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!
Posted by Charles On 2015/1/11 18:57:14
1-11-15
Took most of the day working on and off, but I think I have finally gotten the capacitors changed that were in the can.
I abandoned trying to restuff the can because the capacitors I bought just would not fit no matter what configuration I put them in.
I still used the base, which was difficult, at least for me. I ended up drilling small holes next to each terminal for the capacitors positive lead to go through. I made a larger hole in the middle for the negative leads. It got ugly in a hurry, but looked better after I added the heat shrink insulation.
I ended up adding some wire from the capacitors to the wires they were connected to to give me some room to work easier. I used 16 gauge since that is all I had and only had a limited amount of colors so it is not OEM. Had some trouble with the shrink wrap though. It would shrink while I was soldering so I have random pieces of it attached to wires for no reason! To solve this, I resorted to liquid tape.
The ground was relocated to a different mounting tab on the can since I broke off the original one.
I had a hard time getting the can back on the chassis because all of my soldering and bending terminals kept it from going back in the triangular hole. Once I added the shrink wrap insulation, I was able to move the terminals closer together and got it mounted.
Does not look stock, but hopefully it is functional. This should have been the hardest part of the project so I am glad it is over.
I have been referencing the radio from the '52 and it has definitely been worked on before. It has some capacitors that have already been replaced, but they look pretty old as well. If the '51 is successful, I will be replacing those as well.
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Took most of the day working on and off, but I think I have finally gotten the capacitors changed that were in the can.
I abandoned trying to restuff the can because the capacitors I bought just would not fit no matter what configuration I put them in.
I still used the base, which was difficult, at least for me. I ended up drilling small holes next to each terminal for the capacitors positive lead to go through. I made a larger hole in the middle for the negative leads. It got ugly in a hurry, but looked better after I added the heat shrink insulation.
I ended up adding some wire from the capacitors to the wires they were connected to to give me some room to work easier. I used 16 gauge since that is all I had and only had a limited amount of colors so it is not OEM. Had some trouble with the shrink wrap though. It would shrink while I was soldering so I have random pieces of it attached to wires for no reason! To solve this, I resorted to liquid tape.
The ground was relocated to a different mounting tab on the can since I broke off the original one.
I had a hard time getting the can back on the chassis because all of my soldering and bending terminals kept it from going back in the triangular hole. Once I added the shrink wrap insulation, I was able to move the terminals closer together and got it mounted.
Does not look stock, but hopefully it is functional. This should have been the hardest part of the project so I am glad it is over.
I have been referencing the radio from the '52 and it has definitely been worked on before. It has some capacitors that have already been replaced, but they look pretty old as well. If the '51 is successful, I will be replacing those as well.
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