On Apr 20, 11:03*am, PeterD wrote:
On 4/20/2011 1:55 PM, Meat Plow wrote:



On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:29:17 -0700, klem kedidelhopper wrote:

On Apr 20, 6:56 am, "Colin *wrote:
"klem *wrote in message

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: It seems like everything coming in here lately is other than TV :
repairs. But TV's are getting so cheap now and as a consequence things
: are so slow I hate to turn anything away these days.This is a six
volt : positive ground radio out of an early 1950's Chrysler product.
Tubes : light up but vibrator will not buzz. I pulled the vibrator and
: connected the coil terminals up to six volts and it does buzz. Not :
conclusive but at the very least it tells me that six volts is not :
reaching the coil. Does anyone have a schematic for this radio, or do :
you know where I might find one? The owner just bought the car, is :
restoring it and really wants to keep it original, so he'd really like
: to have this radio working. Thanks, Lenny

Look here for your vibrator:-

http://www.radiosforoldcars.com/vibrators.htm

Colin in AUS

Thanks for all the info guys.I don't know for certain yet if I need a
vibrator but I do need to order a schematic. Lenny

Pull the vibrator out of its case and look for welded contacts. Lots of
times they can be separated and dressed with a relay file or fine emery
nail file. Sometimes you can even bang on the vibrator and loosen the
contacts if they aren't stuck together badly. I ran across this Youtube
video some while back. It will help you immensly

http://youtu.be/Fp6PkRTmb8U

yes, this can work. I've repaired a few over the years by disassembling
and using an auto points file on the contacts. They are usually easy to
take apart, too.

Guys, the OP says his vibrator buzzes when he applies 6 volts directly
to it. That argues that the vibrator is not the problem, but that
there's an open circuit between the power supply and the vibrator.

I would suspect that either the socket contacts or the pins on the
vibrator are corroded.