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Old 27th Nov 2020, 9:56 pm   #25
Scotorvm
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Default Re: Bush AC34 restoration - quiet audio, help, please.

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Originally Posted by John10b View Post
I’ve just put my AC34 on the bench and carried out some basic observations, I restored this set last year.
1. Touching the PU socket with volume control full up getting a good buzz.
2. With the set near my workshop window, using only the frame aerial, I can receive stations on both LW and MW with more than enough volume to comfortably listen too.
The problem I had with the set was the second IF capacitor had a broken connection, which I repaired.
I then carried out alignment and this made a huge difference.
Hope that helps.
John
That's great John, thanks for that, will try this, not sure about alignment yet, but will look into it.
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