... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3284&item=5722520130&rd=1 ... Be sure to stay away from that "(later and less desirable solder was...
Gerald, There is an old textile plant here in Kannapolis that is closed and probably will soon be one that "lies in ruin". I wonder if I can get $540.00 for...
Ted Miller
ccawa@...
Oct 2, 2004 8:53 am
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Hi Gerald, Just two bidders, friends of the seller I'll bet. They are probably sitting on a few rolls and want to get rich. BTW= I worked for Western Electric...
John Dilks K2TQN
oldradio@...
Oct 2, 2004 10:39 am
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I need parts for a vibroplex Lightning Bug ,can anyone help Thanks, all Jim WB5AXJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I hate when restorers use non-period solder! I like the old chair in the picture. Maybe a Western electric engineer sat in that very seat when using the...
Folks, I need a high quality scan of Page 35 ( at least a 300k .jpg - max. 1.5 Meg.) of Radio Retailing - March 1930 A page is missing from my copy of an...
Hope to get to know you all. I will try to contribute to the discussion with my thoughts, knowledge, and opinions....
wyatt.s.fields7411@...
Oct 10, 2004 8:26 am
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Hello Wyatt: Welcome to tyhe group. There is quite a deverse group of people here that are always welcome to give help,share opinions, and any help that is...
Will someone be kind enough to explain to me just what the H_ _ _ this is? I thought I was a member of an antique wireless group! John, W4AWM [Non-text...
w4awm@...
Oct 12, 2004 11:46 pm
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John, Although I haven't gone to the Website, I can imagine what's going on. I run a few communities, and having open membership was a problem. We finally had...
Thanks Tom, Looks like Yahoo pulled it down in a hurry. 73, John, W4AWM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
w4awm@...
Oct 13, 2004 12:45 am
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In a message dated 10/12/2004 7:47:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, w4awm@... writes: Will someone be kind enough to explain to me just what the H_ _ _ this...
Mwcpc3@...
Oct 13, 2004 1:42 am
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Folks, The meet in Jamestown is less than a week away.... The club has in storage the Larry Boyer estate items. As with any long time collection there is an...
I am attempting to restore a Philco model AB 435 Socket Power unit. It apparently supplied 4 volts for A and a variety of B voltages. It would have been used...
Hello Dave: The Philcotron is an electrolytic rectifier in a glass jar. The A looks like a Mason jar about 3.5" diameter. The AA jar is rectangular and roughly...
wy7z@...
Oct 18, 2004 3:05 pm
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Paul Bourbin wrote a 2-1/2 page article on restor- ing an AB460 in the Aug. 1990 "OTB." His fluids were similarly dried out. He cleaned everything and...
Ludwell Sibley
tubelore@...
Oct 18, 2004 5:52 pm
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... Thanks for the information! My unit is an AB 425 (the SUBJECT line is correct; the text is wrong!) There is a circular clamp still extant; it appears to be...
Hi, I recently acquired a Radiola 17, in need of TLC, at a hamfest. I was wondering of someone could tell me: (1) The resistances of each section of the tapped...
Larry Szendrei
ne1s@...
Oct 19, 2004 12:11 am
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(1) Yes! The Radiola 17 coverage in the RCA Victor "Red Books," Vol. 1, has this. Starting with the top of the divider (the red wire that comes from the...
Ludwell Sibley
tubelore@...
Oct 19, 2004 2:15 am
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I have a spool of the phosphor bronze cable for Radiolas.... Tell me how long a length you need and I'll drop it in the mail. Robert kd4hsh@......
... Robert - For reference, do you have a manufacturer and stock number for the cable? GC sold bronze cable in three diameters, with the thinnest, .023" No....
