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60 oldjohn · 20th Aug 2019, 8:46 pm

Hi Lewis, Welcome to the forum. You look to have a nice radio there. Please do not plug it in until certain cheap components have been changed. The set is around 57 years old, you would not get into a 40 year old barn find car and expect drive it without checking or changing oil checking tyres!
From the circuit above it is not easy to make out what needs changing / checking. C104 and C106 and C102/3 and I would expect the bridge rectifier to be failing by now.
I hope you can find someone in your area to help you as it may be difficult for us to help you without a component layout that we are use to.
You will have a usable set when restored as it has an FM waveband but only goes up to 104MHz so some stations will not be receivable. Modern sets receive up to 108MHz

Good luck with it, John.

PS I hope the introduction to your partner went well.

20th Aug 2019, 8:46 pm	#8
60 oldjohn Dekatron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 3,987	Re: Grundig Radio (Unknown Model). Requesting Assistance. Hi Lewis, Welcome to the forum. You look to have a nice radio there. Please do not plug it in until certain cheap components have been changed. The set is around 57 years old, you would not get into a 40 year old barn find car and expect drive it without checking or changing oil checking tyres! From the circuit above it is not easy to make out what needs changing / checking. C104 and C106 and C102/3 and I would expect the bridge rectifier to be failing by now. I hope you can find someone in your area to help you as it may be difficult for us to help you without a component layout that we are use to. You will have a usable set when restored as it has an FM waveband but only goes up to 104MHz so some stations will not be receivable. Modern sets receive up to 108MHz Good luck with it, John. PS I hope the introduction to your partner went well. Last edited by 60 oldjohn; 20th Aug 2019 at 8:55 pm.