I bought this 1959 Westinghouse radio at a thrift shop in Seattle for only $5, they thought it was broken because they didn't let the tubes warm up. Please help me find a replacement for that orange capacitor.
I just electrically restored the same exact model radio! Documented it In a video over on my channel if you want to check out how I redid the caps. My grandfather bought the one I have new, it is now a daily listen unit on my desk at work, I play stuff through it with a part 15 AM transmitter. Neat stuff! -Tim
Hi..when working on tube radios...at least replace the filter caps BEFORE even plugging it in for the FIRST time..just a thought...it can damage the tubes or other things if not done..thanks for the nice video...I have a Westinghouse H-122...
That brown cap at 9:29 in the video is the filter caps...you need to replace each one..there are probley 3 with individual electrolytic caps of each value..but with at least 400 volt rating...come techs put them underneath and leave the cap up top..hope this helps..
Old video but it's a bad filter cap (the orange one you show) the Square lead is 50 uf and the triangle is 50 uf (2 different sections) The - would be your ground lead. The common modern replacement would be 2 individual 47uf 160 volt electrolytic caps. each + lead tied to the square and triangle and both - tied to the -.It's a simple fix.
I still have the radio, so next time I make a run by the electric parts store I'll pick up a couple caps and fix it right up. Funny thing is I had completely forgotten it was broken, it became a showpiece in the garage haha.
Cool I figured it was water under the bridge by now. I've done quite a few of these. I have some videos posted on my channel of me changing them. They dry out after years and years. It's a common tube radio repair. Let me know if you need help.
