A Zenith 6D029 Radio part 2: The chassis is out.
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 08:05:00
After much consideration on how to get the stuck knob off, I decided on just wrapping some wire around it and pulling. That did it, and it eventually slid off. Not sure why it was stuck so firmly, the shaft it was on didn’t show any signs of corrosion that would make it stick. I guess it was just firmly on there!
The chassis has had a little work, not much, and it’s mostly unmolested inside.
There’s a bit of burnoff on the tubes, so it has some hours on it’s replacement set.
It’s full of loctals. Sylvania-branded, RCA-made.
The only two things I see in here that have been messed with are the main filter, and a capacitor on the chassis:
The rest of the capacitors are going to need replaced, however. Such lovelies as this popped end…
And this delicious sugar covered caramel beauty:
This one is just going to need the standard old radio stuff, and that’s going to happen later. Stay tuned!
Next part of this series: coming soon.
Previous part of this series: https://wereboar.com … part-1-observations/
Wrapup and final thoughts: Coming soon.
References
Riders Schematic https://wereboar.com … ders%20Schematic.zip