Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!
Posted by Charles On 2015/1/19 19:35:09
1-19-15
I repaired the speaker. My wife did not have any clear nail polish, but did have black so I used that. The damage did not look too bad until I realized it had turned into a tear that followed the speaker rubber boarder. I painted the damaged area with the nail polish, cut a piece of tissue and put it on top, and finished with another coat of polish. Seems to have worked like a charm!
Finished putting in the rest of the capacitors and replaced the 1 resistor.
Hooked the radio up to the battery. I had the buzz noise but no sound. No change with the volume knob either!
Frustrated I wiggled the speaker around a little. Saw some sparking so I thought maybe something was grounding out on the speaker frame. I painted the frame with some of the liquid electrical tape.
Put the speaker back in the middle and tried again....nothing except the buzz!
Left it on for 15 seconds. Nothing. Moved the speaker a little...scratching noise!
Turned the volume up all the way. Played with the station selector...and there it was...the faint sound of a radio station! I was shocked not oly that I heard something, but that I got a station signal because the antenna is not hooked up.
While the radio was still up all the way, moved the speaker some more. Tada! Station came in louder! Now I could lower the volume and still hear it! I call this success!
Wondering if it is still going to work when I put it back in the chassis. I'm pretty excited! Even at full volume though, I think the noise of the engine might drown it out. How loud do these radios normally get?
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I repaired the speaker. My wife did not have any clear nail polish, but did have black so I used that. The damage did not look too bad until I realized it had turned into a tear that followed the speaker rubber boarder. I painted the damaged area with the nail polish, cut a piece of tissue and put it on top, and finished with another coat of polish. Seems to have worked like a charm!
Finished putting in the rest of the capacitors and replaced the 1 resistor.
Hooked the radio up to the battery. I had the buzz noise but no sound. No change with the volume knob either!
Frustrated I wiggled the speaker around a little. Saw some sparking so I thought maybe something was grounding out on the speaker frame. I painted the frame with some of the liquid electrical tape.
Put the speaker back in the middle and tried again....nothing except the buzz!
Left it on for 15 seconds. Nothing. Moved the speaker a little...scratching noise!
Turned the volume up all the way. Played with the station selector...and there it was...the faint sound of a radio station! I was shocked not oly that I heard something, but that I got a station signal because the antenna is not hooked up.
While the radio was still up all the way, moved the speaker some more. Tada! Station came in louder! Now I could lower the volume and still hear it! I call this success!
Wondering if it is still going to work when I put it back in the chassis. I'm pretty excited! Even at full volume though, I think the noise of the engine might drown it out. How loud do these radios normally get?
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