Hey guys, Long time lurker here. You fellas helped me through my R-390A restoration (which just got back from Bill Riches for his finishing touches). This weekend I purchased an R-390, and another R-390A. Both them are are pretty pristine - faces are great, extremely clean inside. The R390A has some weirds to the IF deck and Audio deck, which I haven't figured out....the R390 looks untouched.
I am not very smart with electronics - I'm a young man, and typically restore old Philcos, Zeniths, etc as a hobby. Replacing caps and resistors I can do. Everything else confuses me, but I am trying to learn, especially since I've got a growing collection of communication receivers. Supposedly, the R390 went to Rick Mish around 2004 - I think the owner might be confused with the R-390A, as it's cleaner than new inside. The R390 looks untouched. I am sad that there doesn't seem to be as many articles, etc for the non-A...I do some original TM's on the way. In order to test thing, what are the bare minimum caps/resistors to replace? I haven't torn it down yet - I see a 10uF can behind the front cover, and what looks like an oil filled cap near the P/S. Hopefully nothing under the RF deck needs to be looked at, as that seems like a bear compared to the R390A. Thanks for any help, or advice. I really appreciate it! Adam K2AAM ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:R-390@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
