You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
Hi all,I am trying to find a replacement right hand tuning knob,or just the grey outer inlay with,or without the hole for the crank knob.for my 880/4. Thanks...
Just have a quick query about the caps in a 770R. I've been bringing an ex PMG Radio Branch 770R up to voltage slowly using a variac. After the set was running...
Hello Peter, It may be what is known as a " Horrible Hunts " They were used in lots of UK Equip't in the 60's Also KW used them in the 2000 series. And are...
Hi Peter, It's probably a 'Metalmite' 0.01uF (paper dielectric) type with a black plastic sleeve over it. My 770R had these in (sleeved and un-sleeved). I ...
Hi Gerry, You are most possibly right, I'll check more thoughouly in the morning. There's also un-sleeved metalmites elsewhere in the set. Thanks for the tip. ...
Hi Lee, Considering the responses so far it seems you have a rare radio on your hands. Regardless of it's operational status I think it would be a shame to...
I just got my first vintage radio, an Eddystone 830/7 serial AW2096 Surprisingly it is complete with the original manuals, receipts, copies of the Eddystone...
There is a link for "Standby" operation when used with a transmitter that needs to be hard wired when receiver used on its own. The link is made across two...
You need a speaker lead from the accessory plug, there is also a muting link in this plug there is no speaker in the set the accessory plug is the one on the...
Thank you all So what's the action to get the rx back to its original state? I want to be able to switch on and use the rx standalone with out the additional ...
Hello Derek, Where exactly are you located? I may be able to help you - I have the Eddystone Collection and Archive located in Farnham Surrey. My time is a...
I am in andover, Hampshire. Not far down the road ? ... I am in andover, Hampshire. Not far down the road ? On Wednesday, 8 May 2013, Alan Ainslie wrote: ...
Hi, Having purchased an Eddystone model 840C a while ago on 'sold as seen', I am hoping to be able to obtain a power lead. I guess that I may be needing a stat...
Hi Alan There was last year when the guy was looking for a copy. I found a copy of the service manual on the Telford Electronics site on e bay but I guess he ...
Well, today was the NVCF and a momentary willpower failure resulted in the purchase of a 770R to join the rest of my small collection of three Eddy's. The gent...
Hello Andy, Many thanks for your reply. In so far as my 680X is concerned, I carried out the revised earthing arrangement as described and recommended by Alan...
 Hello Alan,  Thank you for your message. I confirm that the changes I carried out (as detailed in my message of 26th April - including the attachment of an...
Hello I'm having a clear out and must dispose of a collection of EUG & Lighthouse magazines. There are 48 altogether plus 4 editions of the Quick Reference...
Hi Ian, It's been a while since I worked on a 770R but if I will try to field any questions you may have. A re-cap would be a good idea, but some are ...
Hi Gerry, thanks for that. I may have been a little too enthusiastic as I have now had a chance to read up on the 770R and from ehat I read it's not a...
Ian, The pin is tapered, so drift it out using a punch from the narrowest-end. The reason for the tuning mechanism being seized is best investigated with the...
Hello Ian I have restored a 770U, and recently completed my 770R. Both of these receivers required all of the Hunts or Dubilier 0.01uF tubular paper capacitors...
Hello Bryan, The EA12 is not so easy as it has an unbalanced input. Nominally 75ohms expecting to be fed from a transformer isolated resonant antenna cut to ...
Thanks for your words of encouragment Mike. I take the point about someone having built it in the first place, I suppose it's a matter of deciding how to get...
Ian My 770R also has the long plastic dollies as opposed to my 770U which has the ball dollies. The serial number of my 770R is DN2040, and the filter...
Mike, I have finally got the front panel off.Only had to drill out one grubscrew. The drive train was seized solid so I removed it and managed to free it up. I...
