	Topics	Posts	Last Posts
Ballasts Ballasts are discussed and are used along with resistors and resistance line cords, to limit voltage in heater strings. Moderator: Cliff Jones	2	6	Ballast repl. with Resist... February 20th 2023, 11:50 pm FrankB
Batteries Batteries are the discussion topic here and covers, voltages, currents, charging, types, and even construction. Life expectancy and testing methods. Moderator: Cliff Jones	2	10	Bias Batteries December 9th 2019, 7:36 pm FrankB
Capacitors What are capacitors and their uses, types, polarity issues and substitutions. Moderator: Cliff Jones	15	55	Buffer Capacitors in Car ... December 30th 2023, 5:52 pm FrankB
Connectors All types of Connectors, power, spade lugs, strips, jacks, plugs, pins Moderator: Cliff Jones	3	8	Adapt-A-Cap for replacing... February 17th 2023, 6:33 pm FrankB
Dial Lamps Dial and indicator Lamps, sizes and applications. Moderator: Cliff Jones	4	7	Solid State Dial lamp Rep... February 20th 2023, 12:12 am FrankB
Electrical Meters Voltage, current, and wattage meter types, sizes and scales used. Methods of adapting to needs. Conversions from one type of measurement to another by shunts and resistors. Moderator: Cliff Jones	4	9	Plastic Faced Panel Met... October 4th 2023, 6:01 am ve1arn
ElectronTubes Function of electron tubes, application and designs, substitutions and tube reference sources. Moderator: Cliff Jones	16	75	Shorts in Tubes and CRT's... February 27th 2024, 9:48 pm FrankB
Hardware Hardware includes fasteners, making needed parts and tools to use, and applications. Moderator: Cliff Jones	13	83	Dial Cords& Springs, Cabb... January 20th 2021, 10:45 pm FrankB
Manuals and schematics Post Links to Printed Material and online Files, such as PDF and Graphics of schematics or associated Radio Publications HERE! Moderator: Cliff Jones	20	67	Dial Tuning Cord Repair B... October 16th 2023, 7:12 pm dighistory
Misc. Miscellaneous Items and things not covered under parts already listed. Moderator: Cliff Jones	17	35	Solder Types and Uses January 21st 2024, 8:48 am Dale H. Cook
Radio Vibrators Vibrators are used in some portables that were used where only batteries were available and no commercial power existed especially in rural and Farming communities. These were also used in automobiles till the advent of low voltage tubes (called cold cathode) and transistors. Types and part numbers, repair and designs are discussed. Moderator: Cliff Jones	2	6	Buffer Capacitors in Car ... December 27th 2018, 2:20 am FrankB
Resistors Resistors, their construction, types, composition and wattages, and voltages discussed here. Moderator: Cliff Jones	4	13	"Canned Ohm" resistors September 15th 2023, 10:20 pm FrankB
Solid State Devices (Transistors, I.C.s ect.) Topics are listed alphabetically by part type and byOldest Post first Moderator: Cliff Jones S.S. Diodes, I.C.s, Transistors	12	63	Ever wonder what the Radi... August 31st 2022, 3:58 pm FrankB
Tools-Hand type Moderator: Cliff Jones	19	41	Fly Cutter Dangers September 10th 2023, 4:42 pm FrankB
Transformers and coils Air and Iron core, and ferrite core types, chokes and baluns, Variacs, isolation, current regulators, high and low voltage designs and application topics. Moderator: Cliff Jones	5	31	Repairing K-Tran Type 3/4... August 30th 2019, 3:57 pm chas
Wire Moderator: Cliff Jones	3	7	When is Wire not Suitable... July 28th 2022, 8:16 pm FrankB