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Apollo62

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Hi,
This is my first post. I picked up a non working (soft of) what I believe would be a fist generation Pres. Washington and although it did power up it is sick. I ordered a photofact schematic in the mean time I was wondering if somebody could tell me what the melted component is in my picture. Also the 3 pink wires that have been cut ( or broke).
Thanks for any help.

Kevin
 

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Hi,
This is my first post. I picked up a non working (soft of) what I believe would be a fist generation Pres. Washington and although it did power up it is sick. I ordered a photofact schematic in the mean time I was wondering if somebody could tell me what the melted component is in my picture. Also the 3 pink wires that have been cut ( or broke).
Thanks for any help.

Kevin
Appears to be a diode (D19).
Hi Billy,
I can't even seem to figure out how to post another picture let alone fix a radio...lol
I think I may have uploaded a second picture. Do you have any idea what the snipped pink wires went to?
Thanks for any help.
 

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Hi Billy,
I can't even seem to figure out how to post another picture let alone fix a radio...lol
I think I may have uploaded a second picture. Do you have any idea what the snipped pink wires went to?
Thanks for any help.
If I suggested anything it would be no more than a guess. Hopefully someone with experience modifying this radio will chime in.
 

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That sure looks cooked.

It probably is; however, in that era of electronics, they use to install diodes vertically and then put plastic around it to prevent it from shorting. The plastic looks melted but that doesn't mean that D19 is bad. You'd have to test it to be sure. The mod wire is definitely melted.
 

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It probably is; however, in that era of electronics, they use to install diodes vertically and then put plastic around it to prevent it from shorting. The plastic looks melted but that doesn't mean that D19 is bad. You'd have to test it to be sure. The mod wire is definitely melted.
devicelab, this is a new one for me, thanks very much. You're never too old to learn!
 
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