RCA Victor Tube Radio M# 9-X-571

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Aage

Might be a good idea to get the schematic and replace the electrolytic caps in it. Unless they have already been done, think ticking bomb.

You don't want to let the smoke out!

Replace all of the wax paper caps. See my page http://www.geocities.com/wa2ise/radios/repair.htm for more info. Also Phil has a good page at http://www.antiqueradio.org/recap.htm though I would not try to remove all of the old caps' leads from terminals, tube sockets or switches (they are rather fragile and easily broken). Just clip off the old lead at the terminal and solder the new on onto the terminal. Do one cap at a time (remove a cap and immediately install its replacement) so you don't forget where it connects to.

These radios pretty much used the same schematic circuit, see my page http://www.geocities.com/wa2ise/ about halfway down.