BASIC RADIO REPAIR – Volumes 1 & 2 – Vintage Antique Servicing Info – CD
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:4920221 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Format: PDF File on CD |
Up for auction in CD-ROM format is that classic vintage home study coursefor radio servicing entitled “Basic Radio Repair – Volumes 1 & 2” by Marvin Tepper (1963, 228 pages total).This is a fantastic series of books covering all aspects servicingtube and transistor radio receivers. If you're a beginner in antique radio restoration, READ THESEBOOKS!PREFACEKnowledge of the radio receiver and transmitter circuits is onepart of the job. An equally importantpa...rt is to be able to apply this knowledge to the maintenance and repair ofdefective receivers and transmitters.These books are a logical extension of Basic Radio, and are presented in a manner calculated to bestinstill a common-sense approach to servicing. Too often the author has observed good knowledge of circuits beingwasted by a complete lack of an approach, or a poor approach to circuittroubleshooting and repair.The context of these books reflects an application of practicalservicing procedures. The approach is toillustrate by a combination of words and pertinent artwork, as close anapproximation as possible of repair techniques as they would actually be doneon a workbench.Starting as a single volume, it soon became apparent that therewas more to say than could be covered in a single book. Rather than weaken its value the contentswere expanded and placed in two volumes, allowing coverage of all phases ofradio receiver and transmitter servicing.The contents are carefully laid out. Beginning with an exhaustive discussion ofthe test equipment used in servicing, it goes into a complete discourse onsignificant aspects of different components. The next section thoroughly covers a most important subject, servicingprocedures. No one servicing techniqueis favored – all are covered equally. The approach to superheterodyne receiver servicing was carefully set upto closely approximate the approach taken when actually servicing a receiver. Servicing of each circuit is taken in theorder most likely to be followed during actual receiver repairs. This also holds true for the chapters onportable, automobile, and FM receivers.It was felt that to try and combine discussions of equivalent tubeand transistor circuits side by side would be confusing. Accordingly a completely separate discussionis used on transistor receivers, allowing full concentration on servicing procedurespeculiar to these receivers.The final section, transmitter servicing, covers a neglectedarea. Previously very little has beenwritten on this subject. The approachand coverage has been unstinting, covering all types of circuits, including FMand single sideband. CONTENTSVOLUME 1Test InstrumentsVolt-Ohm-MilliammeterD-C Voltmeter CircuitA-C Voltmeter CircuitOhmmeter CircuitCurrent Meter CircuitMultimeter CircuitSummary and Review Questions Test Instruments (cont’d)Vacuum Tube Voltmeters –Basic VTVMBridge Type VTVMDifferential AmplifierVTVMVTVM as a D-C VoltmeterVTVM as an A-C VoltmeterVTVM as an OhmmeterVTVM CircuitSummary and Review Questions Test Instruments (cont’d)R-F Signal GeneratorTube TestersTube Tester CircuitSummary and Review Questions Test Instruments (cont’d)Cathode Ray Oscilloscope– Cathode Ray TubeCRO – Control VoltagesCRO – Signal DisplayCRO – Sawtooth OscillatorCRO – Sweep DisplayCRO – DiagramCRO – ControlsSignal TracerGrid Dip MeterSummary and Review Questions ComponentsResistorsControlsTubes and TransistorsCapacitorsElectrolytic CapacitorsPower TransformersOutput TransformersI-F TransformersCoilsLoop AntennasLoudspeakersSummary and Review Questions Servicing ProceduresServicing TechniqueServicing MethodsVoltage ReadingsResistance ReadingsSignal InjectionSignal TracingIsolation of TroubleSummary and Review Questions Servicing Superheterodyne ReceiversA-C Power SupplyAC-DC Power SupplyAudio Power Output StageAudio AmplifierPhase InverterDetector and AVC StageI-F Amplifier StageConverter StageR-F Amplifier StageAlignment ofSuperheterodynesSummary and Review Questions Servicing Portable ReceiversServicing PortableReceiversBattery OperatedPortablesBattery, AC-DC(Three-Way) PortablesSummary and Review Questions Servicing Automobile ReceiversServicing AutomobileReceiversR-F Amplifier StagePower SupplySignal SeekerIgnition InterferenceSummary and Review QuestionsGlossaryIndex VOLUME 2Servicing FM ReceiversServicing FM ReceiversFM DiscriminatorRatio DetectorGated Beam DetectorFM Receiver AlignmentSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transistor ReceiversHandling TransistorsTransistor TestingTransistor OperatingVoltagesPower SourcesSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transistor ReceiversServicing TechniquesServicing PrintedCircuitsPrinted CircuitComponent TestingSingle-Ended, AudioPower Output StagePush-Pull, Audio PowerOutput StageAudio Driver or AudioAmplifier StageSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transistor Receivers (cont’d)Power Detector and AVCStageDiode Detector and AVCStageI-F Amplifier StageReflexed IF-AF AmplifierStageConverter StageSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transistor Receivers (cont’d)Local Oscillator-MixerStageR-F Amplifier StageHybrid Auto ReceiverHybrid Auto ReceiverSchematicAll Transistor AutoReceiverSummary and Review Questions Servicing TransmittersGeneral SymptomsMeter ReadingsNeutralizationParasitic OscillationsSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transmitters (cont’d)Checking TransmitterOutputFrequency StabilityFrequency MeasurementVariable FrequencyOscillatorCrystal OscillatorSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transmitters (cont’d)Buffer AmplifierFrequency MultiplierR-F Power amplifierTransmission Line andAntennaSpeech AmplifierSummary and Review Questions Servicing Transmitters (cont’d)DriverModulatorReactance Tube FrequencyModulatorSingle-Sideband CircuitChecksSummary and Review QuestionsGlossaryIndex With the knowledge andexperience you gain from these books it should be possible for you topursue a rewarding and satisfying hobby in antique radio restoration.All of theoriginal books were scanned converted into this fully bookmarked digital book in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.In order to view these files you will need tohave Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.Shipping is FREE within the United States.Positive feedback is left for all smoothtransactions. 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