Content - Practical Radio Repair

About The Book
Practical Radio Repair
by Ray Bintliff, W1RY

Description
This book was written to provide radio collectors with practical information on the repair and restoration of vacuum tube radios and related electronic devices. It assumes that the reader has at least a basic understanding of electronic theory and diagnostics. It does not try to duplicate the many other fine books out there from the 1930s and early 1940s that cover basic electronic theory and radio circuitry. Instead it deals primarily with the practical side of radio repair.

The cliché is often over used but Ray has forgotten more about radio repair than most will ever learn. In this book he passes onto the reader how to apply the electronic theory they know in a practical way. Both beginners and experienced technicians should benefit from reading this book.

Here's a list of the chapters in the book:

Chapter 1: Safety
Chapter 2: Workshop and Equipment
Chapter 3: Getting Started
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
Chapter 5: Testing AC-operated Superhets
Chapter 6: Testing AC/DC Radios
Chapter 7: Testing TRF Radios
Chapter 8: Test or Replace
Chapter 9: Electrolytic Capacitors
Chapter 10: Paper Dielectric Capacitors
Chapter 11: Rebuilding Paper Capacitors in Cases
Chapter 12: Mica Capacitors
Chapter 13: Ceramic Capacitors
Chapter 14: Resistors
Chapter 15: Power Cords & Ballast Tubes
Chapter 16: Wiring
Chapter 17: Power Transformers
Chapter 18: Audio Transformers
Chapter 19: IF Transformers
Chapter 20: RF Transformers & Coils
Chapter 21: Tuning Capacitors
Chapter 22: Dial Drives
Chapter 23: Controls
Chapter 24: Speakers
Chapter 25: Other Components
Chapter 26: Alignment & Final Test
Chapter 27: Workmanship
Chapter 28: Closing Thoughts

Over 270 illustrations & tables
140pp. softcover, August 2009