• 2026
  • Jan
  • 2

Another S-38C on my bench, part 5: All done and wrap-up.

Welcome to 2026. The weather here was cold and snowy, so I decided to finish up this radio.

This unit was simply a “replace the parts that will go bad so we can use the device.” As such, there’s not a whole lot to say here. I did a quick check per the schematic to make sure everyone was in the right spot, and soldered it in.

I did replace the power cord along with the suspect parts, simply because the previous owner put a short extension cord plug on it. I used one of my stock power cords with a bit thinner insulation. It works better going through the grommet and looks more period correct.

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The money shot:

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Unfortunately, I can’t post video here as the host doesn’t allow streaming due to bandwidth limits, but the unit sounds good and I don’t hear any silver mica disease problems.

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I now have a working S-38C again. I may put this one on display in the front room, as it’s actually usable. I’m not sure yet. The other one I did earlier may go back on the bench to see if I can get rid of it’s noise problems. Who knows, but stay tuned!

A comment on the loop on top - this was a cheap tuned loop given to me by a friend. It works wonders, and takes up far less space than a longwire. I know these are available on that site named after a river, if you have desire to purchase one.

Here’s the complete series list for this unit:

Part 1, Examination and Diagnosis: https://wereboar.com … ation-and-diagnosis/

Part 2, Parts: https://wereboar.com … -bench-part-2-parts/

Part 3, We have parts: https://wereboar.com … art-3-we-have-parts/

Part 4, Installing the parts: https://wereboar.com … nstalling-the-parts/

Part 5: You’re reading it now!

That’s all for this device. Next up is an EICO 902 I/M Analyzer with some issues.

Previous part of this series: https://wereboar.com … nstalling-the-parts/

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