[Roadsters] Vintage AM Radio Repair (Charles Hubbard)

[Pat Horne]

One thing if you decide to do the cap swap out yourself is back a couple decades ago the older lead-based solder was replaced by lead-free which is not compatible with the old stuff. You will need the old 60/40 or better 63/37 solder to work on these radios. Do not try plumbing solder either.

 The cap leads will probably need to be scraped/cleaned a bit because the old lead coating on them has been replaced with something else. 

Peace, 
Pat

Pat Horne 
We support Habitat for Humanity


On Jun 7, 2022, at 9:33 AM, Mark Miller via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

I haven't used them but saved this link either from someone on this list or another I am on: http://tubesandtransistorsandmore.com

Restores antique tube and transistor radios and such.  Basically says all the caps fail after a couple of decades and changing out a few to make it work isn't good enough and changes them all and sees what's up afterwards.

Regards,

Mark Miller   707-490-5834
markmiller at threeboysfarm.com

On 6/6/2022 11:00 AM, datsun-roadsters-request at autox.team.net wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 20:43:48 +0000
> From: Charles Hubbard <charlie at hubco.com>
> To: "datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net"
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> Subject: [Roadsters] Vintage AM Radio Repair
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> Hi Guys,
> 
> Does anyone have experience with a vendor that can repair vintage AM Radios?  Thanks to less Cannaday, I was finally able to purchase an OEM Toshiba Positive-Ground radio for my 64 SPL310.  The ON/OFF switch doesn't work and the dial lights (tiny screw-in bulbs) are burned out.   Any recommendations would certainly be appreciated.
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> Charlie Hubbard
> Flower Mound, TX
> M: 214.507.5569
> 
> 
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