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The am radio for my 70 challenger no workie...I am bench testing the beast and when hooked to power I can turn the thing in and get a pop through the speakers... Then beyond that no sound or static..any idears?
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Re: am radio help
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I agree! Wards Classic Radio does a fantastic job !
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I might end up going that route...but that seems to be the answer everywhere on the net..I'd like to know what the actual issue is...I ordered the sams ar manual so I could look at the schematics
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Re: am radio help
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We service alot of 1970-71 E body Bendix AMs (I am finishing one up tonight as a matter of fact, and have 3 more scheduled for next week) My senior technician has been servicing car radios since 1965 , so he has 50 years experience in the field , so he pretty much has the hang of it now .Your problem Could be any of a number of things . It's hard to say over the internet or phone, what's wrong or could be wrong with your radio . Generally speaking, I would not recomend people try to fix their own radios . Most people end up doing more harm than good by swapping incorrect parts , parts that are not compatible, etc. Then we have to "undo" all those mistakes .However ,I am assuming in your case you have at least a few years of electronics troubleshooting ,test equiptment , a good source for the "correct" replacement parts, and lots of 70-71 Bendix E body parts radios on hand . If you have those bases covered, you should have no problem at all with this.Good luck with it .
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Re: am radio help
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You do have an antenna known to be good,,,and you have checked antenna trim?
For strong stations, a finger on a screwdriver on the antenna tip connection on the bench should bring in a signal. Craig
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Re: am radio help
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Greg what is your turnaround time and is it possible to pm me some sorta quote? I am thinking just get it working and possibly adding an aux input jack..car is somewhat of a survivor so I'm not too concerned with cosmetic restoration just functionality
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Re: am radio help
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Just e-mail me or call my office manager and we can handle it . My e-mail address and phone # are both listed below .Also , all my price quotes are found on my website . http://wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com/Turnaround time is generally 4 weeks on average depending on how many radios I have in at that moment . Thanks, Greg
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Re: am radio help
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02/27/15 08:40 PM
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Just got mine done by Greg. Stand-up guy with solid service. My radio was VERY clean with what appeared to be no issues at all. Turns out that Greg had to replace two capacitors. I was just gonna clean it up and put it in, glad I didnt. I would have been a little upset if my radio didn't power up my re-coned date coded speakers! In my opinion, it's better to just send specialty things like that out to a professional. In the end you're gonna waste a whole lotta time and frustration trying to fix it to save a few bucks..
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Re: am radio help
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Where did you get your speakers reconed?
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Re: am radio help
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I sent mine to this place: http://www.heavysoundco.comReally nice guy with fast, affordable service... I wanna say 3 years ago I paid like 35-45 bucks a speaker... Keep in mind that he only re-cones the speakers... He's technically not a "restoration" service, so no finishes will be replated. I'm happy with the outcome... I can see by the quality of craftsmanship they will work great...
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Re: am radio help
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I'm assuming just recone not remagnetized
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