Radio Troubleshooter's Handbook on CD
Case histories of common trouble symptoms and remedies for 4,820 different radios, including auto radios and record changers. The rest of the book contains many charts, tables, formulae, lists, etc. You'll wonder how you ever got along without it!
743-PAGE BOOK
LOADED WITH RADIO TROUBLESHOOTING EXPERIENCE!
Radio Troubleshooter's Handbook (on CD)
Alfred A. Ghirardi
Third Revised Edition, Murray Hill Books, Inc., NY 1943
If you repair old tube-type radios from the 1920's to the 1940's, you have to have this book. It's AWESOME!
Ninety percent of the book is filled with "case histories" of common trouble symptoms and remedies for 4,820 different radios, including auto radios and record changers. The rest of the book contains many charts, tables, formulae, lists, etc.
You'll wonder how you ever got along without it!
Everything can be accessed on the CD quickly using the interactive alphabetical menu. Looking for a Zenith? Hit the "Z" menu item and you're there. Want to take the information to the radio? Print out page and lay it on your workbench. It's easier than having a large open book on the bench getting in the way. All pages were scanned at 300 dpi resolution, so they are sharp and clear. You'll love it!
Here's a list of what's on the CD!
"CASE HISTORIES" OF COMMON TROUBLE SYMPTOMS AND REMEDIES FOR 4,820 MODELS OF 202 MAKES OF "HOME" & "AUTO-RADIO" RECEIVERS AND RECORD CHANGERS
I-F TRANSFORMER CONSTRUCTION, TROUBLES, SERVICING, & REPLACEMENT
HOW TO "ALIGN" THE TUNED CIRCUITS OF SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVERS
I-F ALIGNMENT "PEAKS" OF 20,816 SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVERS
CROSS-INDEX OF MODEL NUMBERS OF AMERICAN RCA AND RCA-VICTOR RECEIVERS WITH THOSE OF CORRESPONDING AMERICAN GENERAL ELECTRIC, WESTINGHOUSE, & GRAYBAR RECEIVERS
CROSS-INDEX OF MODEL NUMBERS OF AMERICAN RCA AND RCA-VICTOR RECEIVERS WITH THOSE OF CORRESPONDING CANADIAN RCA, GENERAL ELECTRIC AND WESTINGHOUSE RECEIVERS
TROUBLE-SHOOTING "REMINDER" CHART FOR "HOME-RADIO" RECEIVER TROUBLES
TROUBLE-SHOOTING "REMINDER" CHART FOR "AUTO-RADIO" RECEIVER TROUBLES
GEAR RATIOS AND SCALE CALIBRATION DIRECTIONS REQUIRED IN REMOTE TUNING CONTROLS FOR ALL AUTO-RADIOS
ROUTINE AUTO-RADIO INSTALLATION & INTERFERENCE ELIMINATION DATA CHART FOR ALL AMERICAN PASSENGER CARS (antenna equipment; car battery "grounded" terminal polarities; breaker point and spark-plug gaps; generator "charging" rates; suppressor and by-pass condenser installation, bonding and shielding instructions for all American cars)
HOW TO ELIMINATE "PERSISTENT" IGNITION-SYSTEM INTERFERENCE WITH AUTO RADIO RECEPTION IN VARIOUS MAKES & MODELS OF CARS
ELECTRICAL WIRING DIAGRAMS OF 88 AUTOMOBILES
RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT CAPACITY VALUES FOR VIBRATOR BUFFER-CONDENSERS
RECOMMENDED "REPLACEMENT" AND "ELECTRICALLY-COMPARABLE" BATTERIES FOR 1250 MODELS OF PORTABLE RADIO RECEIVERS
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS AND ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF 12 LEADING MAKES OF "A", "B" AND "A-B" BATTERIES AND PACKS FOR PORTABLE AND FARM RECEIVERS
GRID-BIAS RESISTOR RESISTANCE VALUES AND WATTAGE RATINGS FOR ALL SELF-BIASED TUBES
"PLUG-IN" & "BALLAST" RESISTOR DATA, AND RMA DESIGNATION CODE
RECEIVING TUBE CLASSIFICATION CHART - BY "INTERNAL STRUCTURE", BY "USE" OF TUBE, AND BY "CATHODE VOLTAGE"
NON-RMA "TYPE NUMBER" DESIGNATIONS FOR OLDER STANDARD NON-OCTAL BASED TUBES
RMA "TYPE NUMBER" DESIGNATION SYSTEM FOR ALL OTHER STANDARD RECEIVING TUBE TYPES
THE VARIOUS TYPES OF TUBE BASES AND SOCKETS ("STANDARD", "OCTAL", "LOKTAL", "LOCK-IN", "MINIATURE", ETC.) - AND THE "BASE-PIN" NUMBERING SYSTEMS FOR THEM
RECEIVING TUBES - OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND BASING DIAGRAMS
RECEIVING TUBE TYPES RECOMMENDED FOR SUBSTITUTION
SPECIAL-PURPOSE TUBES - OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & BASING DIAGRAMS
TRANSMITTING TUBES - OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & BASING DIAGRAMS
CATHODE RAY TUBES - OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS & BASING DIAGRAMS
U. S. NAVY STANDARD TUBE TYPES AND THEIR NEAREST COMMERCIAL (RMA) EQUIVALENTS
U. S. ARMY STANDARD TUBE TYPES AND THEIR NEAREST COMMERCIAL (RMA) EQUIVALENTS
U. S. ARMY-NAVY PREFERRED LIST OF TUBE TYPES TO BE USED IN NEW EQUIPMENT
MODERNIZING OLD RECEIVERS BY SUBSTITUTING NEWER TYPES OF TUBES
TUBE TESTERS - IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT THEIR SELECTION AND OPERATION
INTERPRETATION OF RMA RECEIVING TUBE RATINGS
PILOT & DIAL LAMPS - CHARACTERISTICS AND RMA BEAD COLOR CODE CHART
RMA ST'D MOLDED RESISTOR, FLEXIBLE RESISTOR AND RESISTOR-CORD COLOR CODE, AND CODE CHARTS
RMA ST'D. "PREFERRED" VALUES OF MOLDED RESISTORS
RMA ST'D. MOLDED MICA CONDENSER COLOR CODE CHART
RMA ST'D. "POWER", "I-F", "INTERSTAGE AUDIO" AND "OUTPUT AUDIO" TRANSFORMER LEAD COLOR CODES
RMA ST'D. DYNAMIC SPEAKER LEAD COLOR CODE & PLUG CONNECTIONS
RMA ST'D. BATTERY-CABLE LEAD AND PHONO-MOTOR COLOR CODES
RMA PROPOSED SYMBOLS FOR RADIO SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS
CHART FOR DETERMINING WHEN TO REPLACE A PAPER OR ELECTROLYTIC CONDENSER WHOSE CAPACITY HAS DECREASED
OHM'S LAW CHART FOR DETERMINING E, I, R, W IN D.C. CIRCUITS
R, I, E, W, & POWER RATING CALCULATION CHART FOR MOLDED & WIRE-WOUND RESISTORS
RELATIVE RESISTANCE & "TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE" OF 54 COMMON METALS AND COMMERCIAL RESISTANCE ALLOYS
PARALLEL RESISTANCES-SERIES CAPACITANCES CALCULATION CHART
REACTANCE CHART - REACTANCE OF INDUCTANCES AND CONDENSERS (at frequencies of from 1 cycle to 1,000 megacycles)
REACTANCE AND RESISTANCE IN SERIES-OR PARALLEL-CALCULATION CHART
"TIME CONSTANTS" OF RESISTANCE-CAPACITANCE AND RESISTANCE-INDUCTANCE SERIES CIRCUITS (CHARTS)
VOLUME & TONE CONTROL CIRCUITS - AND CORRECT RESISTANCE TAPERS
"LITZ" WIRE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND DATA CHART
COMPARISON OF VARIOUS STANDARD WIRE & SHEET METAL GAUGES
BARE & INSULATED COPPER WIRE DATA TABLE
SINGLE-LAYER AIR-CORE COIL DESIGN CHARTS
POWER TRANSFORMER DESIGN CHART
POWER TRANSFORMER HIGH-VOLTAGE-WINDING REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING VARIOUS TYPES OF RECTIFIER TUBES
FILTER DESIGN CHART (for low-pass "pi" type filters)
OPERATING DATA AND CIRCUIT DESIGN CHART FOR RESISTANCE-COUPLED A-F AMPLIFIERS AND PHASE INVERTERS
LOGARITHMS & LOGARITHMIC COMPUTATIONS
DECIBEL-POWER RATIO-VOLTAGE RATIO-CURRENT RATIO CONVERSION TABLE
WAVELENGTH-FREQUENCY-LXC CONVERSION TABLE
TWIST DRILL SIZES AND DRILLING DATA
MACHINE SCREW, TAP, TAP-DRILL, AND CLEARANCE DRILL SIZES
DECIMAL & MILLIMETER EQUIVALENTS OF COMMON FRACTIONS
CONVERSION FACTORS FOR ELECTRICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL UNITS
METRIC PREFIXES USED IN RADIO WORK - AND CONVERSION FACTORS FOR THEM
HOW TO USE "EXPONENTS" IN RADIO CALCULATIONS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL, RADIO AND VACUUM TUBE FORMULAE
DIRECTORY OF RADIO, TELEVISION & FACSIMILE RECEIVER MANUFACTURERS, PRIVATE BRAND DISTRIBUTORS, AND RECEIVER "BRAND" NAMES
DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERS OF 35 KINDS OF RADIO ACCESSORIES
DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERS OF 33 KINDS OF RADIO PARTS
DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERS OF 28 KINDS OF SOUND AMPLIFIER EQUIPMENT
DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERS OF 17 KINDS OF RADIO TEST INSTRUMENTS
DIRECTORY OF "CORRESPONDENCE" AND "RESIDENT" RADIO SCHOOLS
DIRECTORY OF RADIO MANUAL, HANDBOOK, AND TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS
DIRECTORY OF RADIO MAGAZINES AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Quite a list, huh? All this on one CD with auto-start, a menu system, and an interactive alphabetical index so you can find the radio you're working on immediately.