:Well I messed that up. How y'all doin? I've decided to start on my Zenith 6-S-223. The outer brass colored pointer slid right off. The inner red pointer is on there pretty good. Do these just pull off or is there a special way of getting it off? It has to come off in order to get the dial face off and get to the three screws behind the dial face that hold the dial face housing on. Thank you!

Hi Johnny,
The red dial pointer slides off, no threads, screws or weird stuff. Grasp it near the shaft of course. Twisting it on the shaft while pulling is acceptable.

Best Regards,

Bill

:Hi Johnny,
: The red dial pointer slides off, no threads, screws or weird stuff. Grasp it near the shaft of course. Twisting it on the shaft while pulling is acceptable.
:
:Best Regards,
:
:Bill
:
:Thanks Bill! I was able to get a better look at it and was able to determine exactly what you are saying. Came off just fine.
Johnny

Hi Johnny,
I have done two of these so far, and both have come out great.
There are some problems in the documentation. The schematic says the capacitor in the tone control circuit is 1 mfd, it is 0.1 mfd, 600 v. The alignment procedures are in error, too.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Best Regards,

Bill Grimm

:Hi Johnny,
: I have done two of these so far, and both have come out great.
: There are some problems in the documentation. The schematic says the capacitor in the tone control circuit is 1 mfd, it is 0.1 mfd, 600 v. The alignment procedures are in error, too.
: If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
:
:Best Regards,
:
:Bill Grimm

Bill:
I don't see them listed as a 1uf or a .1uf.

Are you referring to C-14 .002uf and C-15 .05uf tone caps here?:
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/208/M0025208.pdf

::Hi Johnny,
:: I have done two of these so far, and both have come out great.
:: There are some problems in the documentation. The schematic says the capacitor in the tone control circuit is 1 mfd, it is 0.1 mfd, 600 v. The alignment procedures are in error, too.
:: If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
::
::Best Regards,
::
::Bill Grimm
:
:Bill:
:I don't see them listed as a 1uf or a .1uf.
:
:Are you referring to C-14 .002uf and C-15 .05uf tone caps here?:
:http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/208/M0025208.pdf
:
:Wow guys I'm confused enough as it is. I don't see any 1uf or .1uf cap in that tone circuit either. I'm looking at an original Beitman manual pg. 224 and it's not there. What schematic is Bill looking at? Which cap is in question? C?
Johnny

Hi Johnny and Peter,
Right, no 0.1 uF cap. I was looking at the schematic for the 1937 model, not the 1938.

The capacitor in question is C15, which in the 1937 model is 0.1 uF, but in your model is 0.05 uF. Sorry for the confusion.

Best Regards,

Bill Grimm

:Hi Johnny and Peter,
: Right, no 0.1 uF cap. I was looking at the schematic for the 1937 model, not the 1938.
:
: The capacitor in question is C15, which in the 1937 model is 0.1 uF, but in your model is 0.05 uF. Sorry for the confusion.
:
:Best Regards,
:
:Bill Grimm
:
:No problem Bill. This radio is proving to be a challenge anyway. Someone has put a RCA type jack on the back of the chassis and there are two, two conductor shielded cables wired into the radio and coming out of the side of the chassis. I don't know if they were trying to hook up a phono or MP3 player or what. All that's going away. The original volume control should have the on/off switch built in but it has been replaced with just a volume control and an on/off switch has been slaved in on the chassis. All that's going back to original config.

A question however. The parts list calls out R11 as a 1Kohm resistor but in its place is a 1.5K. It looks like an original resistor but it is way out of tolerance anyway. Should I replace it with a 1K as the parts list calls out or a 1.5K as was in it?

:A question however. The parts list calls out R11 as a 1Kohm resistor but in its place is a 1.5K. It looks like an original resistor but it is way out of tolerance anyway. Should I replace it with a 1K as the parts list calls out or a 1.5K as was in it?

Hi Johnny,
I owuld go with the 1.5K. The resistor may have been changed after the schematic was published. The radio has had 1.5k through its life, it must be OK.

Best Regards,

Bill Grimm

:You out there Peter? I have a question on this Zenith 6-S-223. On the top of the tuning capacitor there is a wire that goes to the top cap (control Grid) of the 6A8. There is also a short wire on top of the other half of the tuning capacitor that is just hanging there. Are the top contacts of the tuning capacitor common to each other and does this wire connect to the top of the other half of the tuning cap? I'm not seeing it clearly on the schematic or the chassis pictorial. Thanks, Johnny
:
::Hi Johnny,
:: I have done two of these so far, and both have come out great.
:: There are some problems in the documentation. The schematic says the capacitor in the tone control circuit is 1 mfd, it is 0.1 mfd, 600 v. The alignment procedures are in error, too.
:: If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
::
::Best Regards,
::
::Bill Grimm
:
:Bill:
:I don't see them listed as a 1uf or a .1uf.
:
:Are you referring to C-14 .002uf and C-15 .05uf tone caps here?:
:http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/208/M0025208.pdf