9/29/2013
Heathkit V-7A VTVM
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Another Goodwill find. 2 VTVM's, a heatkit tube, and a Bell and Howell transistorized. The Bell and Howell had major problems. A bl...
9/26/2013
Nikko STA-5010
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This is a Nikko STA-5010 from goodwill. This is a tricky unit to get sound out of on the goodwill test bench. I tried getting it worki...
9/23/2013
Heathkit GR-11
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From Shopgoodwill.com. Needed a recap, and the 17c9 tube replaced. While cleaning it with denatured alcohol I accidentally removed the Heat...
9/18/2013
That's some mighty fine police work, Lou
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Got a call this morning at 6:15am. Unknown number. I answer and a man asks to speak with ****. I'm like "there's no **** here...
9/14/2013
Old Woman is a Thief
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What is this world coming to when strange old women come to your house, fish around in your mailbox and thieve your wife's rolling cra...
9/12/2013
Zenith Z374 AM/FM Clock Radio
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Picked this up at goodwill. It was sitting on the test table plugged in. I did not even test. I just bought it. I took it home and ini...
9/09/2013
Eico 377 Signal Generator
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Snagged this at a goodwill for an exorbitant price. It did not work, but that was to be expected. It will need all new capacitors, of ...
9/02/2013
Bradford WTG 61507 AM/FM Radio
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Picked this up in Prescott at an antique store. It needed all non ceramic/mylar capacitors replaced. I installed a fuse and an MP3 audio in...
8/27/2013
Bose Wave Radio Generation I Version 2
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I recently acquired a 1st generation BWR from a goodwill for $8. It would only output a buzzing noise but everything else worked. I...
8/24/2013
Emerson 641B
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Another Ebay purchase made with birthday money from my Mother-in-law. I saw one just like it in a local antique store for $40 but cosmetica...
8/23/2013
3 Radios from Ebay
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I got these 3 radios off of ebay Monday 8-12-2013 at 6:00pm (Birthday money from Mother-in-law). With local pickup I got them for a really ...
8/20/2013
Sears Silvertone 8013
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Got this radio off of ebay as well. I should have looked closer at the pics as there are cracks on top and bottom. I fixed them with epoxy ...
8/18/2013
General Electric T104A
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Got this off Ebay for a nice price. Needed a minor recap, and added an Audio/MP3 input on it. Created a replacement sticker for the ba...
7/23/2013
Newcomb B-100 Schematics
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Seems there are 2 different versions of the Newcomb B100 radio. An early one with octal tubes and a later one with 7 pin mini's. Top rad...
7/14/2013
Sears Silvertone 5009
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Here is an AM radio I picked up from ebay. It was listed as "for parts not working". The original picture showed it was very d...
7/13/2013
Motorola B12WA
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When I was a kid we had one of these. It died in the late 70's. I took it apart and trashed it. I found one on ebay.
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7/07/2013
Goodwill Haul
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Being recently revenueless I kept busy fixing old radios and going to thrift stores and estate sales. This is a partial list of my haul for ...
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7/06/2013
Lloyd's TM-75 Tube Radio Schematic
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Lloyd's TM-75 Tube Radio Schematic. Uploaded these for anyone else who has one and needs the schematic and tube layout. Click...
6/29/2013
Refurbishing a General Electric C403D Tube Radio Part III
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Radio is done for now. Just a few things left to do. Which may take a while.
6/24/2013
Refurbishing a General Electric C403D Tube Radio Part II
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Work is progressing on the little radio. I have the grill on the bottom. The speaker and speaker cloth are installed. I locate...
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