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hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | I'm just starting the digital conversion of this radio like I did before, unfortunately this is a pristine working example not a junkyard doge like the one before, but is almost impossible to find any king of theses anymore. | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | If that's a Signal-seeking radio, you ought to leave it be, and "convert" another 5-button unit; they can't be hard to find. | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | it is a signal seeking radio, I need all the 7 buttons for the memories. | ||
56300B |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 480 Location: The Great Northwest | PM Sent........ | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | Slow progress on the radio, tested and working fine but far from over, need to do the dial lighting and back up battery charger. (100_2289.JPG) (100_2436.JPG) (100_2439.JPG) (100_2440.JPG) (100_2441.JPG) (100_2443.JPG) (100_2444.JPG) (100_2446.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 100_2289.JPG (202KB - 183 downloads) 100_2436.JPG (182KB - 197 downloads) 100_2439.JPG (204KB - 187 downloads) 100_2440.JPG (185KB - 183 downloads) 100_2441.JPG (205KB - 183 downloads) 100_2443.JPG (230KB - 196 downloads) 100_2444.JPG (222KB - 210 downloads) 100_2446.JPG (227KB - 201 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13054 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | I admire your dedication and craftsmanship Denis - keep us posted!! | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | Thanks Wiz!, Well the radio came along very good, It even came out better than the first one. First picture is testing the balanced charger (center) combined with my record player, surprisingly is a complex task to charge a battery while using it, theses Lion-Po can be a time bomb if not charged properly. (100_2466b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 100_2466b.jpg (155KB - 188 downloads) | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | Some of the connections on the back....Yes too many wires but all necessary for the backup battery, or all the setting of the radio will be away when the battery is disconnected, and it is really the only reason to all of them. (100_2468b.jpg) (100_2469b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 100_2468b.jpg (206KB - 202 downloads) 100_2469b.jpg (192KB - 189 downloads) | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | Final results with the lightened buttons also illuminated the old dial numbers. (100_2481b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 100_2481b.jpg (119KB - 187 downloads) | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Very cool...... when do you go into business doing this? ;-) Did you put individual LED lights in the buttons? I always thought that the buttons should light up on these radios to match the heater and transmission push buttons. In the 1960 Dodge radio, they did make it so that the buttons light up. When I bought my ex-62 Chrysler many years ago I was disappointed that the radio buttons didn't light up, and at first I thought that it must have burnt out bulbs so I took the radio out to check it out - and found out that there was no light for the buttons. Edited by imopar380 2014-06-25 12:11 AM | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | I'm planning to offer this service if i have enough people interested on it. I know how to do it with the 60-61-62 Chrysler radios but pretty much any radio can be transformed if the digital display fit on the old dial window. I'm also looking in to other radios that could be used with and USB input/ IPod function. If someone is interested on this digital conversion, let me know. Edited by hemidenis 2014-06-24 11:50 PM | ||
di_ch_NY56 |
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Expert Posts: 1530 Location: ZH, Switzerland | Wow, looks very good. Of course it's not completely stock but very functional and - I assume - much better receiver. Here in Europe the broadcast companies were talking to stop sending broadcast stations with FM (UKW in Germany/Switzerland) during 2018/2020. Actually at home I'm listeng DAB+, available in Great Britain, Germany and Switzerland. My 1956 Chrysler New Yorker has a stock 844 receiver (AM). but it's not working. I guess first I have to replace all capacitors and the pointer/rotating capacitor adjusting wire. So I'm thinking of a conversion as well....
Thank you very much for your offer (NEW:). Happy Motoring!
Dieter Edited by di_ch_NY56 2015-01-25 4:19 PM | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3888 Location: Northen Virginia | We are moving all the comments to one Thread on the "1955-1961 Forward Look MoPar General Discussion" Thanks!! the direct link is: http://forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=56332&post... | ||
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