A recent gift - from a friend familiar with my interest in restoring old radios.
This is an Emerson model BW-231 - also known as the Half Mae West.
Emerson "1/2 Mae West"
What's the frequency Kenneth?
Emerson Logo Detail
A brush with some old-school Rock and Roll
Carl Griffin - Grammy Awards, Motown, a Jazz record label... and much more -
bought this from Joey Dee - Peppermint Twist - in 1968.
He never played it, as it was in need of restoration. I hope to get it rocking' and rollin'!
It is a good candidate for restoration - the circuit is a common 6 tube receiver design
that was popular for several decades - schematics and modern replacement electronic parts are available.
First Look Inside....
The primary parts to replace are the old wax, paper, and 'bumble bee' capacitors - the electrolyte
inside the originals disintegrates - turning the capacitor into something that may short,
act as a resistance, and ignite or explode, damaging other componentsthat are NOT
easy to find replacements for - e.g. transformers coils, etc.
Under the hood....
Component density isn't too annoying - this will be relatively easy to get to the parts that need replacement.
Wax caps - the four tubular tan bits....
Not sure what the two little red bits are... will need to figure that out before powering up.
Next step - I will draw diagrams and schematics, recording the values of each of the parts that are removed. There are about ten parts I will order and replace, followed by some more detailed detective work to identify any mysteries as I progress.
Stay tuned in, so to speak.
