Philips 1960 Portable. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

CT1BWW1 · 30th Sep 2010, 10:48 pm

Hi everybody.

I'm trying to restore this nice radio (MODEL

?). It has OC71 Transistors and uses 4 large 1.5 Volt batteries to give 6 Volts. I have found two problems:-

1. Dial Cord. It's come off. I've tried several ways to rethread it, but I can't find the correct one.

2. The 10K Potentiometer has a fault from one side (black wire). Is this this the ground? If I connect one part of the circuit I get good sound, but potentiometer doesn't work. The sound still stays at the same volume.

Thanks in advance for reading and helping.

Best Regards

Steve_P · 30th Sep 2010, 11:50 pm

Give us a photo and we'll try and identify it.

Black is normally earth, and the potentiometer should have three tags. If you get nothing at all through the pot, check other wires to it and then it may be the pot itself.

Cheers,

Steve P.

30th Sep 2010, 10:48 pm	#1
CT1BWW1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oeiras, Portugal. Posts: 1	Philips 1960 Portable. Hi everybody. I'm trying to restore this nice radio (MODEL?). It has OC71 Transistors and uses 4 large 1.5 Volt batteries to give 6 Volts. I have found two problems:- 1. Dial Cord. It's come off. I've tried several ways to rethread it, but I can't find the correct one. 2. The 10K Potentiometer has a fault from one side (black wire). Is this this the ground? If I connect one part of the circuit I get good sound, but potentiometer doesn't work. The sound still stays at the same volume. Thanks in advance for reading and helping. Best Regards

30th Sep 2010, 11:50 pm	#2
Steve_P Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 6,644	Re: Philips 1960 Portable. Give us a photo and we'll try and identify it. Black is normally earth, and the potentiometer should have three tags. If you get nothing at all through the pot, check other wires to it and then it may be the pot itself. Cheers, Steve P. __________________ If we've always had it, why is the Car Boot open? You're not sneaking another Old TV in are you...?