Pye B16T Tube Problem? - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

murphyv310 · 26th Jul 2010, 06:04 PM

John.
I've got a good old 10 bob note here if you are interested in parting with the B16T, that's a handsome profit I would think

brianc · 26th Jul 2010, 06:48 PM

Hi Mike

I too had a problem with rear sliders for my B16T as they were 50% knackered and the others very intermittent. I cut a piece of Tufnel the same size as the slider panel with the same screw holes and mounted 6 wire-wound pots in the same spacing as the sliders, staggered in height to get them to fit in the same width. The result is a tidy solution and I have kept the original panel with the set for posterity!

Heatercathodeshort · 27th Jul 2010, 07:33 AM

Hello Trevor! Yes it would be a profit as you say. Most of these sets were unsold at jumble sales and usually ended up being burnt on a bonfire round the back of the Church hall after the sale.....Pre war included..Oh yes.
Mikey! It was the Pye D16T that caused all the sparking. The HMV was an acquisition the week before. It was massive [1806] and was impossible to hide with any of the usual disguises. It was too heavy to get upstairs and ended up in the living room covered with a curtain! Happy days. J.

26th Jul 2010, 06:04 PM	#21
murphyv310 Nonode Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 2,260	Re: Pye B16T Tube Problem? John. I've got a good old 10 bob note here if you are interested in parting with the B16T, that's a handsome profit I would think __________________ Cheers, Trevor

26th Jul 2010, 06:48 PM	#22
brianc Heptode Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Burghfield, Reading Posts: 724	Re: Pye B16T Tube Problem? Hi Mike I too had a problem with rear sliders for my B16T as they were 50% knackered and the others very intermittent. I cut a piece of Tufnel the same size as the slider panel with the same screw holes and mounted 6 wire-wound pots in the same spacing as the sliders, staggered in height to get them to fit in the same width. The result is a tidy solution and I have kept the original panel with the set for posterity! __________________ Cheers Brian

27th Jul 2010, 07:33 AM	#23
Heatercathodeshort Nonode Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 2,473	Re: Pye B16T Tube Problem? Hello Trevor! Yes it would be a profit as you say. Most of these sets were unsold at jumble sales and usually ended up being burnt on a bonfire round the back of the Church hall after the sale.....Pre war included..Oh yes. Mikey! It was the Pye D16T that caused all the sparking. The HMV was an acquisition the week before. It was massive [1806] and was impossible to hide with any of the usual disguises. It was too heavy to get upstairs and ended up in the living room covered with a curtain! Happy days. J.