uncleaud Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 I recently purchased a good looking 802 to fill the hole in my 47 Saratoga dash. Couple of questions before I install the front seat and limit access for my old back. I knowI am going to probably get a new vibrator and such. What my question is how do the push buttons work? If I read all the info and understand it there is basically two ways to set the stations. On with the tuning knob like any radio and then also by setting the buttons per the manual instruction. When I use the tuning knob the indicator lever moves as expected, however when I push the buttons the indicator doesn't move. Is that correct or am I looking for some repair in the mechanism. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 Pull the knob out first to set your desired station. give that a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D35 Torpedo Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 Tuning needle doesn't move when you push the buttons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleaud Posted April 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 1 hour ago, D35 Torpedo said: Tuning needle doesn't move when you push the buttons Thats what I was thinking. So basically you tune in your desired station with the knob and assign a button to it. Then you have to rely on memory to remember what station and button go together? If its not broke I'll quit trying to fix it! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan G Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 If it's like my radio, you pull outward on the station buttons and the chrome cover will pull off. Underneath is a small dial that you use to set the frequency for that button. An ingenious idea, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D35 Torpedo Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 9 hours ago, uncleaud said: Thats what I was thinking. So basically you tune in your desired station with the knob and assign a button to it. Then you have to rely on memory to remember what station and button go together? If its not broke I'll quit trying to fix it! Thanks Each button has a narrow range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrambler Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 As stated when I sold it to you, it is electronic tuning. The face indicator does NOT change when the pre-sets are used. If you want a copy of the service manual I will provide that as previously mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleaud Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 9:50 AM, Skrambler said: As stated when I sold it to you, it is electronic tuning. The face indicator does NOT change when the pre-sets are used. If you want a copy of the service manual I will provide that as previously mentioned. I see that now. I was just checking to make sure I wasn't missing something. Now that I've had it apart and see how it works it makes more sense to me. I've got the red Arizona dust out of it and the buttons all lubed and freed up and it works really smooth. I've got a vibrator on its way so things are going well. Thanks again for you help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D35 Torpedo Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Keep us updated on progress. I'm procrastinating on my radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleaud Posted May 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 3:19 AM, D35 Torpedo said: Keep us updated on progress. I'm procrastinating on my radio. If you are following this post, I ordered a solid state six volt positive ground vibrator from one of several online suppliers. Think it was about forty dollars. It was a simple replacement, pull the old one out and plug the new on in. I pulled all the tubes and made sure the connections were clean, cleaned and lubed all the push button assembly. When I turned it on I got a happy hum, lots of static and a couple scratchy stations. I'm inside a steel garage and I'm hoping for better reception when I get it outside. Unfortunately the stations that came in the best were both Hispanic, I may have to take a language course to fully appreciate to radio.? Overall I am very pleased with the results. If you are at all mechanical and not afraid of a soldering gun they are a pretty simple piece of equipment. Two places online that I found to be a big help. www.nostalgia.org/pagesbymodel/... These pages had great info, pics and troubleshooting steps www.justradios.com had capacitor tips for beginners like my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D35 Torpedo Posted May 6, 2023 Report Share Posted May 6, 2023 13 hours ago, uncleaud said: If you are following this post, I ordered a solid state six volt positive ground vibrator from one of several online suppliers. Think it was about forty dollars. It was a simple replacement, pull the old one out and plug the new on in. I pulled all the tubes and made sure the connections were clean, cleaned and lubed all the push button assembly. When I turned it on I got a happy hum, lots of static and a couple scratchy stations. I'm inside a steel garage and I'm hoping for better reception when I get it outside. Unfortunately the stations that came in the best were both Hispanic, I may have to take a language course to fully appreciate to radio.? Overall I am very pleased with the results. If you are at all mechanical and not afraid of a soldering gun they are a pretty simple piece of equipment. Two places online that I found to be a big help. www.nostalgia.org/pagesbymodel/... These pages had great info, pics and troubleshooting steps www.justradios.com had capacitor tips for beginners like my self. Great to hear. I'm hung up on capacitors. I want to do them first, before I fire it up. The old ones are not familiar to me. I have an 803. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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