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AD360 Rob · 17th May 2017, 6:56 am

Morning all,
Well, I can confirm that the radio is indeed for the earlier FC 101 as I found a capacitor dated 1964. I suspect it was dealer fitted at the very start of 101 sales. My friend's car is I'm sure a 1965 model so will have been changed to negative earth. I'll speak to him over the next few days and find out what he's going to do. The radio is now fully repaired, the noisy OC82DM has been replaced with an AC128 which was a struggle to do without completely dismantling the radio. It actually works quite well but then again, most plessey products did in their unsophisticated way.

Thanks again for all the suggestions and research.

Rob

17th May 2017, 6:56 am	#26
AD360 Rob Hexode Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Chester, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 421	Re: Help needed with Vauxhall Car Radio Morning all, Well, I can confirm that the radio is indeed for the earlier FC 101 as I found a capacitor dated 1964. I suspect it was dealer fitted at the very start of 101 sales. My friend's car is I'm sure a 1965 model so will have been changed to negative earth. I'll speak to him over the next few days and find out what he's going to do. The radio is now fully repaired, the noisy OC82DM has been replaced with an AC128 which was a struggle to do without completely dismantling the radio. It actually works quite well but then again, most plessey products did in their unsophisticated way. Thanks again for all the suggestions and research. Rob