16-02-2017, 06:34 AM
The AGC capacitor was not duff - it was a brand new 0.1uF capacitor that was replaced early on in the repair! In fact the only capacitor I did not replace in the whole set was the 100pF aerial capacitor, and that will be replaced shortly because although it is still on spec, it looks awful, being one of those misshapen waxy types! The problem, as I said, was a dry joint at one end of it. I can only think that the 70-year-old solder had "gone off" somewhat, and when I soldered the new capacitor in by just melting the original solder, it produced a dry joint. I removed all the ancient solder, and re-made the joint.
Bob
Bob
