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This little AM table radio came across my bench recently. I don't have any particular interest in this genre of radio, but since I've not worked on an AA5 before I decided to do a "little" work on it.
It employs a typical post war All American 5 tube lineup (50B5, 12BA6, 12AT6, 12BE6, 35W4).
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As you can see, a few components needed replaced..... |
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...such as all but two capacitors and quite a few resistors.
A stop at the hardware store yielded a polarized extension cord which I used as the new line cord to ensure that the chassis is not hot.
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Alignment was straightforward, but I found the slugs in both transformers were locked solid. I decided to leave the slugs alone and not temp fate as the radio plays reasonably well.
The radio was baked for 30 minutes during which time I enjoyed some AM BCB DXing. I was able to pick up stations over 150 miles away using the built in antenna.
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The radio also comes with pigtails for an external antenna, which are tucked into the bottom and left side of the radio. |
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