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Tag: troubleshooting

Align & Calibrate

October 10, 2017 ronmansfield Leave a comment

Are You Sure? The process described here is almost never a cure-all for a dead or weak radio. In fact,…

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Posted in: Electronic Skills Filed under: Align and calibrate transistor radios, repair, troubleshooting

Signal Tracing

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Why Trace? By tracing signals stage-by-stage through your radio you can find the issues that cause it to not play…

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Posted in: Electronic Skills Filed under: transistor radio signal tracing, troubleshooting

Reading Schematics

October 8, 2017 ronmansfield Leave a comment

Learning how to read schematics will enable you to solve more difficult electronic issues. Besides giving you clues to how…

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Posted in: Electronic Skills Filed under: reading, transistor radio schematics, troubleshooting

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