d 201 repair..

[thehobo]

im haveing trouble finding a teck to work on my tram?? ive tried barklets but get no answer on my e mail.. at one time about a year ago, they said there not takeing any more repairs on acc ount that they were way behind? so is there any one else out there that takes care of the tram ?? i need to ship it somewere as we dont have a teck local that no's how to do tram work... any help wood be appreaciated.. and yes im to far from nomad to take it there..

thanks
thehobo

[mattbee]

What problems are you having with it?

Mattbee

[thehobo]

just quit receveing, and it needs a good overhaul..


thehobo

[mattbee]

Feel free to contact me at [phone], if I don't answer leave a voicemail, since I do have a regular job!

Mattbee

[thehobo]

say hay freind, got your ph addy, tried to call on saturday, no answer, so just maybe if i put my ph addy in and if you wood , that way just maybe we can hook up ?
my ph # 1 918 331 8778, im in okla north of tulsa.. thanks

thehobo

[thehobo]

say hay matbee i hope the radio got there in good shape

thehobo

[mattbee]

YES, your radio arrived safely, but stinks so bad from cigarette smoke, it's sitting in my garage hoping it will eventually be tolerable to get on the work bench  


There are four (4) radio restores in front of yours!


Mattbee 

[thehobo]

like i said, this radio was one gave to me from a freind that i had coffee with every morning till he died... so how ever its smells came from him.. i dont smoke... but big thanks for the up date...

thehobo

[2600]

I have found that spraying 99% isopropyl alcohol onto the interior will remove a lot of that stuff. Have to dab at it with a small acid brush where it's really thick. At least isopropyl won't attack any plastic materials inside the radio. If I'm in a hurry for the radio to dry out I'll use compressed air and a blow gun. Some types of tube socket will soak up the airborne tar and concentrate it under the spring contacts. Found that soaking the socket, then blowing it out with the blowgun would reveal tiny brown specks in the ejected solvent. Lather, rinse, repeat until it comes back out of the socket clear of those. The Tram tube sockets aren't built this way and don't seem to have that bad habit. But the chassis-mounted sockets found in Browning Mark 3 radios can hide quite a reservoir of brown schmoo inside them.

We get it in pump-spray bottles from amazon.

Just make sure the area below where you're flushing the radio is okay to dribble schmoo onto. And do it outside. Using flammable solvents indoors can be bad juju.

Using it in a non-smoking house will be more pleasant if as much of the smelly tar is removed as possible. A tube-type radio generates enough heat to make the remaining tar smell rather strong once it warms up.

73

[thehobo]

hello matt bee, hope you got my payment that i sent a few days ago

thanks thehobo

[mattbee]

YES, it was received, and your Handwired Tram was shipped back to you yesterday through UPS

Saturday, I texted you the tracking number, along with a thank you gesture. 

Enjoy It,

Mattbee

[thehobo]

big thanks to you mattbee, radio is working fine.. allready have heard locals that i have'nt heard before..
agin thanks
thehobo

[mattbee]

Glad to hear it arrived safely, and is working to your satisfaction  


Thanks for the kind words,


Mattbee