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DCBassman · 19th Sep 2019, 3:19 pm

And the second set has arrived. Well-neglected, and definitely got-at.
Strip and clean battery leakage as best I can. Negative battery contact probably not going to survive. Re-assemble.
Sure enough, batteries won't bring it to life...
Try with the PSU - bingo! Alive on FM and Long Wave. Just noise on MW and SW, although occasional faint signals apparent.
FM tone and volume is better and louder than the black set, very nice sound. Easy to overload into distortion if not tuned well, though.

19th Sep 2019, 3:19 pm	#10
DCBassman Triode Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tavistock, Devon, UK. Posts: 33	Re: Sony ICF-35, qty 2 incoming. And the second set has arrived. Well-neglected, and definitely got-at. Strip and clean battery leakage as best I can. Negative battery contact probably not going to survive. Re-assemble. Sure enough, batteries won't bring it to life... Try with the PSU - bingo! Alive on FM and Long Wave. Just noise on MW and SW, although occasional faint signals apparent. FM tone and volume is better and louder than the black set, very nice sound. Easy to overload into distortion if not tuned well, though.