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DATE | 2013-10-21 |
FROM | Contrarian
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SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] anent the rant about products being junk nowadays
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From owner-hangout-outgoing-at-mrbrklyn.com Mon Oct 21 22:15:50 2013 Return-Path: X-Original-To: archive-at-mrbrklyn.com Delivered-To: archive-at-mrbrklyn.com Received: by mrbrklyn.com (Postfix) id 58848161139; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:15:50 -0400 (EDT) Delivered-To: hangout-outgoing-at-mrbrklyn.com Received: by mrbrklyn.com (Postfix, from userid 28) id 419E116113E; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:15:50 -0400 (EDT) Delivered-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Received: from bsd1.nyct.net (bsd1.nyct.net [216.139.147.7]) by mrbrklyn.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E244A161139 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:15:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bsd1.nyct.net (bsd1.nyct.net [216.139.147.7]) by bsd1.nyct.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r9M2Fm8b026554 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:15:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from adrba-at-nyct.net) Received: from localhost (adrba-at-localhost) by bsd1.nyct.net (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id r9M2FmeH026551 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:15:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from adrba-at-nyct.net) X-Authentication-Warning: bsd1.nyct.net: adrba owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:15:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Contrarian To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] anent the rant about products being junk nowadays In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20131021095319.GA6742-at-panix.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
here's one workaround:
Lynx 2.8.7rel.1 (05 Jul 2009) (latest release)
Linkname: How to repair and revive an american made Zenith transistor radio. URL: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-repair-and-revive-an-american-made-Zenith-t/?ALLSTEPS How to repair and revive an american made Zenith transistor radio. Step 0: How to repair and revive an american made Zenith transistor radio.
this instructable takes for granted that you can solder, work with small parts, read values on capacitors, and have a basic understanding of electrici... Step 1: getting inside your radio
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Step 4: Batteries and neglect, a transistor radio's biggest enemy basic AM transistor radios tended to have a very long battery life. lunchbox sized radios with their larger batteries would have a battery life measur...
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these old zenith radios are great for late night listening. put them on AM, and slowly tune around. you'll be amazed at the far off stations you may p... mini-complete radio.JPG
by the late 50's, the japanese began to produce transistor radios at prices that american industry couldn't compete with. some american companies quickly moved production to japan, others just had their radios made for them. one company stuck it out till the bitter end, it's name was zenith.
Linkname: how to revive an antique GE P780B lunchbox AM transistor radio from 1959 URL: http://www.instructables.com/id/reviving-an-antique-GE-P780B-lunchbox-AM-transisto/?ALLSTEPS
Step 8: It's like a transistor museum in a box here's a unique bit of trivia about this radio, it's got transistors from three different era's in it! GE was obviously clearing out their parts shel...
an antique radio's worst enemy is lack of use. use your radio! for what?!?! every major city has sports and news talk stations on AM. if the talking ... radio finished.JPG
lotsa other good stuff at that site.
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