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Mrgroovy · 13th Oct 2018, 9:03 am

Thanks, I know you said the same early on, but I just wanted to make sure nothing had changed after seeing the schematic.

I have also tried to follow the last schematics (No.6) and as far as I can tell it seems to be 100% accurate. Very well done and cheers to all you skillful forumers!

I've also ordered new capacitors for this receiver now and will keep you posted on the progress. I just cross my fingers that there will be no other unexpected faults further down the line.

Oh, and by the way, this question goes to all: As far as you tell from the schematics; are there any safety issues that I should be aware of, especially with regards to the chassis and the GR input? It is not supposed to be a "hot chassis" as far as I'm concerned (right?) but I've read lots of warnings when working on old tube radios on other forums. Being a musician, I find it tempting to try plug my guitar into the Gram input, which I've already done on a few other old radios with quite awesome results. Just wanted to ask to make sure, though it is not worth the try if I'm likely to get electrocuted.

13th Oct 2018, 9:03 am	#113
Mrgroovy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 61	Re: Aga Baltic AH37. Need help identifying old capacitor from 1930s radio Thanks, I know you said the same early on, but I just wanted to make sure nothing had changed after seeing the schematic. I have also tried to follow the last schematics (No.6) and as far as I can tell it seems to be 100% accurate. Very well done and cheers to all you skillful forumers! I've also ordered new capacitors for this receiver now and will keep you posted on the progress. I just cross my fingers that there will be no other unexpected faults further down the line. Oh, and by the way, this question goes to all: As far as you tell from the schematics; are there any safety issues that I should be aware of, especially with regards to the chassis and the GR input? It is not supposed to be a "hot chassis" as far as I'm concerned (right?) but I've read lots of warnings when working on old tube radios on other forums. Being a musician, I find it tempting to try plug my guitar into the Gram input, which I've already done on a few other old radios with quite awesome results. Just wanted to ask to make sure, though it is not worth the try if I'm likely to get electrocuted.