REPAIRING VALVE TECHNOLOGY


Ray Robinson VK2NO
7 Roland Ave
Wahroonga 2076 NSW
02-94898561
<ROBINSON@TUBERADIO.COM>
<http://www.tuberadio.com/robinson/museum>

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SECTION 1
Introduction, Saftey, Cleaning, Dial Scales, History.


SECTION 2

Mains Input.

SECTION 3

Powering Up a Radio, Protection Device, For the First Time (Slowly), For the First Time (Step by Step).

SECTION 4

General Faults, Power Supply, Speaker, Audio Output, Audio Preamplifier, Detector, Automatic Gain Control (AGC or AVC), I.F. Amplifier, Mixer.

SECTION 5

Unusual Power Supplies, Battery Powered Sets, Battery Eliminators, Vibrators, 110 Volt Radios, Transformerless Sets (AC/DC or Hot Chassis), Barretters.

SECTION 6
Unusual Superhetrodynes, R.F. Amplifiers, Multi-Band or Short Wave Radios, Sensitivity, Aerials/Antennas, Imaging, Selectivity, Magic Eye Tubes, Reflexing, Audio Amplifiers, Separate Oscillators, Car Radios, Farm Radios.

SECTION 7

Crystal Sets, Horns, T.R.F Radios (Tuned Radio Frequency), Regenerative Radios, Superregenerative Radios.

SECTION 8

Audio Amplifiers, Microphones, Record Players, Turntables.

SECTION 9
Aligning radios

APPENDIX
Topics Not Covered, Parts and Information, Definitions.