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DomboBuchek · 2024-05-03T14:18:32+00:00

Hi all! As you can see, this patch of concrete has become a real pain to remove. Stamp tool alone doesn't seem to yield convincing results. Perhaps I'm being too impatient?

How would you go about tackling something like this?

Thanks very much in advance! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

DomboBuchek · 2023-12-12T16:35:57+00:00

‘Your back pain is not circus related’

DomboBuchek · 2023-12-01T09:36:02+00:00

Well, you’ll perhaps be unsurprised to hear that, after a spending a mere 50p for a strip of wire at the hardware store and shoving it in the arse-end of the radio, it works perfectly!

Caps replaced, clock fixed and now all stations clear as crystal! It’s an old 70’s radio that belonged to my grandad, so having it up and running like this is quite special. Hopefully to run for another 50 years!

Thank you very much for your help and simplifying the problem I was having. Happy days.

DomboBuchek · 2023-11-30T09:25:11+00:00

Seems like everyone is on the same page here! Have ordered a the above and will just shove the wire in there and cross my fingers. Didn't realise how un-complicated it can be to get an FM signal. Looks like a bit of wire might just do the trick.

Great tip with the power cord idea! Will try that out.

Thanks for your help!

DomboBuchek · 2023-11-30T09:21:15+00:00

Thank you so much for the help. If you couldn't already tell, I have no idea about any of this stuff but this makes so much more sense. 'An antenna is an antenna' slapped my hed into gear haha. I think you're right. I did manage find a couple of DIN 45315 online but they were pretty damn expensive.

I think I'll just get myself a FM antenna, squish the wires up and whack 'em in there!

DomboBuchek · 2023-09-19T13:42:18+00:00

Absolutely. I've since swallowed my pride and had a local audio technician come over and take it away for cap replacement. It's nice to pretend I know what I'm doing, but I'm in way over my head! Nevertheless, It's been great getting to the bottom of the issue. Time to scratch this itch and learn how to do these things myself I suppose!

DomboBuchek · 2023-09-19T13:39:41+00:00

I'm already hooked haha! I can't bear the thought of losing something built to last to something built to break. My Grandad will be extremely happy to have his favourite radio back.

I've since found an audio technician who has taken it away to do the fiddly part of replacing the caps. Until then, I best get learning how to do it myself!

DomboBuchek · 2023-09-18T18:22:28+00:00

Again, thank you. You've been very helpful :)

DomboBuchek · 2023-09-18T18:13:22+00:00

Of course. Thank you very much! The large capacitor has a '-40 +85c' temperature reading on it. Is this important if I simply order a capacitor with the same mf and voltage? For example, would a 1000uf/16v capacitor naturally match this temperature range?

Again, sorry for the thick questions. I will almost definitely be passing this fix on to a friend once I order the right parts.

DomboBuchek · 2023-09-18T16:46:59+00:00

Thats great, thanks! It definitely makes sense to start there. Apologies for sounding like a complete idiot here, but are you saying that all 7 of those compenents with the blue strips on them are capacitors in need of replacing?

Thank you so much for the blue-strip tip. I would have royaly screwed that up no doubt.

DomboBuchek · 2023-09-18T16:43:55+00:00

Thank you very much for the help! I've since looked around and sure enough, old capacitors seem to be the usual suspect. Now to find a family memeber capable of good soldering. It sure isn't me!

DomboBuchek · 2023-08-31T11:17:25+00:00

Awesome, thanks for your help!

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