>1) Make sure the unit is unpowered. Don't ask me how I know this.
>2) Spray contact cleaner on contacts while working them.
Yeah. It took a couple of weeks for my eyebrows to grow back after cleaning
some powered contacts several decades ago.
Lesson learned.
Rick
You need a Dim Bulb Tester for this -- put a incandescent light bulb in series
with the hot side of the power plug. Unlike a Variac (which reduces the
voltage) the light bulb will limit the current, allowing you to troubleshoot
without frying anything.
The lamp should go bright as the filter c
Well this old girl came right to life, 35 or 40 years of dust cooking off,
tubes glowing familiarly, warmly. It sounds pretty damn good. I just think it’s
odd that when i enter the model number into the Google machine nothing comes
up.
Bob R
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> On Oct 12, 2020, at 6:21 PM,
It's usually the old, dried up electrolytic capacitors, and they are easy
to see - the bottom is usually pushed out. IIRC, you have replaced those in
MB boards - the big old console will be easier to work on.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 8:03 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrot
I need to find some vintage radio repair guy I guess, not something I’m going
to tackle.
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> On Oct 12, 2020, at 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>
>
>>
>> [I] do not know anything about replacing transistors
>
> It has to be done carefully, else your replacements pop just lik
> [I] do not know anything about replacing transistors
It has to be done carefully, else your replacements pop just like the originals
did.
Bringing them up slowly on a Variac and probing carefully around the circuitry
to
keep an eye on things along the way is often a very good thing. Check the
I am also somewhat into old console stereos. I have one I bought at a thrift
store we i was about 14. It is a fancy maganvox and as far as I know still
works. Have not fired it up in many years. I also have my grandmothers RCA from
about 1968 that I used to listen to when I was at her house. I w
1) Make sure the unit is unpowered. Don't ask me how I know this.
2) Spray contact cleaner on contacts while working them.
3) Dry with canned air.
4) Plug in and enjoy improved sound!
-MMM-
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 6:44 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> On my truck s
Guess I missed that one. Sorry!
I also have a spray can of their sliding rheostat cleaner. Good stuff for
cleaning out the sliders on sound boards, equalizers, etc.
Dan
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> On Feb 8, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Dan, you almost managed to write A
Dan, you almost managed to write Amazon directly above where I wrote Amazon.
Keep trying, you'll get it there. ;)
-Curt
From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes
To: Mercedes List
Cc: Dan Penoff
Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2016 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Contact cleaner
You can probably
+1 another happy user of De-Oxit
On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 2:44 PM, fmiser via Mercedes
wrote:
> > Curly wrote:
> >
> > Which is the contact cleaner best for the TS stalk?
>
> Well, a Top Secret stalk needs a top secret cleaner.
>
> I suppose you probably mean turn signal...
>
> DeOxit is the _the
> Curly wrote:
>
> Which is the contact cleaner best for the TS stalk?
Well, a Top Secret stalk needs a top secret cleaner.
I suppose you probably mean turn signal...
DeOxit is the _the_ stuff. Available in pen dropper, brush,
spray, and probably gallon jugs.
> Where is the best place to buy
www.caig.com
Right off the can, I bought mine directly from the company. Still not
cheap, but no middle man markup. They shipped same day, I had two cans in
hand in 3 days via USPS.
Get some, you'll be glad you did. Nothing else works as well. As I recall,
two cans cost me $26.00 and change with
You can probably find it on Amazon, too. Great stuff, I wouldn’t use anything
else. Not cheap, but unless you’re really sloppy, a can will last a long time.
The one I have is at least 4-5 years old.
Dan
> On Feb 7, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> There is only o
There is only one choice in contact cleaners, de-oxit. If you've still got a
Radio Schmuck they've got a small overpriced can. Amazon can hook you up
otherwise.
Curt
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From:"Curly McLain via Mercedes"
Date:Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 10:33 AM
Subject:[MBZ] Contact clean
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