Hey All, I have the schematic but no alignment data, would anyone out there happen to have this availible? Also this did have a wave magnet with the 4 pin plug but alas is also missing,This is a table model so I would guess the antenna was not that big anyone know a good sub for this as well?
Thanks
E.

Try eBay for the wavemagnet. They are on there every so often. Use either wavemagnet or wave magnet as your search. Both will bring up items.

As for aligning your radio, the IF transformers should be set to 455 KC. Wave trap trimmer E should be adjusted for minimum signal at 455 KC. Broadcast oscillator trimmer F should be adjusted for a signal towards the high end of the dial. A Crosley radio I have with this trimmer-padder circuit calls for the end of the dial frequency (1850 KC). A Sparton I own with this circuit calls for 1500 KC, though the dial ends at 1600. An Airline radio I own calls for the end of the dial. Go for this general area and you will be fine. Broadcast antenna trimmer G should be adjusted at about 1500 KC. Broadcast oscillator padder J should be adjusted at 600 KC. Check the entire dial for alignment. Find a specific station at the high end of the dial around 1500 and re-align the trimmer F so that this station is right on. Go for 600 KC and check J with a known station. Align both until the dial falls where it should.

The short wave in this set does not use a padder. For a fairly accurate alignment, you can use the Coordinated Universal Standard Time broadcasts which fall at 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 megacycles. Use whichever falls at the high end of your short wave band for alignment of both the short wave oscillator trimmer K (found on the tuning condenser oscillator section) and the short wave antenna trimmer M. The above mentioned broadcasts cannot always be received. Typically the low short wave (police--about 1.7 to 6 MC) band is dead during the day and the high (foreign--about 6 to 22 MC) is alive. This reverses somewhat at night.

The reason why I suggest that you use stations for oscillator alignments is because they are usually far more accurate than signal generators.

Thomas

There is a reason why radios with this trimmer-padder arrangement use a frequency towards the end of the dial to align the oscillator trimmer. Radios without a padder condenser (adjustable condenser that is in series with the oscillator coil primary) have a fixed condenser in its place. These radios will often have the oscillator trimmer adjusted at about 1400 KC, which is farther down the dial and more towards the middle. This is because the padder is fixed. Radios with an adjustable padder have more flexibility, and so adjustments can be made at the extreme ends.

One thing to keep in mind with padder condensers is that the setting that puts the stations in their proper places at the low end of the dial is not necessarily the setting that allows for maximum sensitivity at the low end of the dial (usually sensitivity is increased to a certain limit as the padder is tightened). If you run into this problem, you must play around a bit with both the trimmer and the padder until both can be achieved. If you do run into this problem, try going for maximum sensitivity at the low end first, and see if you can't work with both sections until all falls into place while still maintaining sensitivity. This can be very annoying.

Thomas

Thomas, the only problem is what padders are what? the schematic i have does not show them on the chassis, only the schematic, there is the oscilator (that is easy) then 2 others on the back, then one on the top of the chassis, then one on the side, then of course the one on the variblecap, but I dont know which controls which?
:There is a reason why radios with this trimmer-padder arrangement use a frequency towards the end of the dial to align the oscillator trimmer. Radios without a padder condenser (adjustable condenser that is in series with the oscillator coil primary) have a fixed condenser in its place. These radios will often have the oscillator trimmer adjusted at about 1400 KC, which is farther down the dial and more towards the middle. This is because the padder is fixed. Radios with an adjustable padder have more flexibility, and so adjustments can be made at the extreme ends.
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:One thing to keep in mind with padder condensers is that the setting that puts the stations in their proper places at the low end of the dial is not necessarily the setting that allows for maximum sensitivity at the low end of the dial (usually sensitivity is increased to a certain limit as the padder is tightened). If you run into this problem, you must play around a bit with both the trimmer and the padder until both can be achieved. If you do run into this problem, try going for maximum sensitivity at the low end first, and see if you can't work with both sections until all falls into place while still maintaining sensitivity. This can be very annoying.
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:Thomas

Well, figuring out what is what is fairly easy by reading the schematic:

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/203/M0025203.pdf

The broadcast antenna trimmer (G) will connect to a wire that goes to the Wavemagnet.

The short wave antenna trimmer (M) will connect across the secondary of the short wave antenna coil. You can tell what coil is the short wave antenna coil if you look at the part of the band switch that also makes connections to the Wavemagnet. The drawing in the schematic will look exactly the same as the actual switch segment on your radio.

The short wave oscillator trimmer (K) is on the oscillator section of the tuning condenser.

The broadcast oscillator trimmer and padder both tie together to the common that runs both to the push buttons and to the oscillator section of the selector switch. The trimmer (F) will affect the high end of the dial greatly (reposition the stations), and the padder (J) will greatly affect the low end. Both will affect the other's end of the dial, but not greatly.

The wave trap trimmer (E) is connected to the wave trap coil, which is connected to grid 4 of the oscillator/converter tube.

Adjust the above in the order which I originally stated (wave trap is adjusted after IF transformers and before all else). If you turn a trimmer condenser and it has absolutely no affect on the band you are listening to, it is likely connected to the other band. If you absolutely cannot figure out which condenser is connected where (I doubt that you can't), the condensers will only affect the stages that they are connected to, and only in the way I described. The antenna trimmers will only affect band sensitivity. The oscillator trimmers will greatly affect station position on the high end of the dial. The oscillator padder for the broadcast band (no padder provided for short wave) will greatly affect station position of the low end of the band.

You can't go wrong. Just try to be accurate when you align everything, and keep in mind what I said about sensitivity and adjusting the broadcast padder. If the low end of the dial pulls in stations like crazy, leave it alone. If you have trouble being able to align the low end (station position) and still have great sensitivity down here, you need to play around with things until it all balances out.

Thomas Dermody