It took 2 days to get the remote control system fully functional. It would have taken less time had it not been previously "repaired". The former servicer had given up on the remote on/off function completely and added a toggle switch. Gone now! He had moved the armature spring arm to the wrong side of the motor. No way to ever set the volume, especially since there is no physical knob to turn.
The system uses a "tapped reactor", the item in a can to the left.. This can also contains a 1uf paper cap that is not listed on the radio schematic, but is listed in the remote diagram. Nothing like melting tar in the morning. In this case the tar blob must also be reinstalled (the tapped reactor) along with a new cap.
The main shaft leading to the variable cap was also frozen, so it could not tune manually or by remote. Additionally, the buttons used to set the station selector cams were all frozen inside of the pot-metal block that holds them.
I wonder how many of these are fully functional.
I do need to find one of the plastic buttons.
The remote is ready to hook up as well but I have not decided on what kind of cable to use.
I wonder how many of these are fully functional.
I do need to find one of the plastic buttons.
The remote is ready to hook up as well but I have not decided on what kind of cable to use.
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