German Radio Emud Senior 60 AM FM SW 1950’s
This radio was found at the flea market for 5.00. It did not work, and the rectifier tube was missing. When I inserted a rectifier tube it glowed red hot . It had bad electrolytic capacitors. After replacing them it now works just fine. It has a 5 x 7 woofer and electrostatic tweeters on the sides. It is too old for AFC, so you sometimes have to fine tune the FM station in yourself. In most American radios when the electrolytic caps are bad they hum, but the German radios I have had so far, either the rectifier tube glows red hot or they have a severe short. I have a 1959 small Fonovox console stereo that I found on the sidewalk for the trash. The cabinet is in good shape. It also has bad electrolytic caps. The pilot lights and the tubes start to light up, but then the power transformer heats up like a toaster I replaced some caps but it did not help. There is another can capacitor that I think is the problem, which is.linked to the power transformer. The can capacitor has no identification on it and I have no schematic. I now only attempt powering it up with a home made variac. When powering up with the variac the tubes and pilot lights come on, and the transformer does not heat up. Just observing the pilot lights brightening up and then dimming, indicates an intermittent short, most likely due to the bad can electrolytic. I have ruled out the power transformer as it does work and powers the unit with low controlled voltage. I may have to guess on the capacitor values and try to replace them that way. I ordered a schematic but it wasn’t for the model I have, it was close but the can capacitor I have was missing on that model. so I am back to square one. The Fonovox is not going to be an easy repair
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ok thanks for the …
ok thanks for the tip! i’ll try to get some new tubes soon. a few of them are almost black on the inside.
Since all the tubes …
Since all the tubes light up, and you do get a little hum , it could just need a tube replaced. Just because they light up doesn’t mean they are functioning. You would have to start by getting the tubes checked. Possibly an old established electronic service might be able to help you with that, or you might purchase a tube checker on ebay. They do come up from time to time. . If the tubes check ok, then a service tech would have to trace down the problem
i have a german …
i have a german radio to wich i found at a second hand store for 10euros. all the tubes glow up but there is no music. there is a little hum comming from the speaker but that’s all it does. do you have a tip for me where i can check on? would be great if i can fix it.
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Phillips is Dutch,…It actually sounds insulting to say its German
but you’re right i think
There is a second …
There is a second hand store here that has a large Telefunken 1958 stereo console, that has modern styling and in a light blond finish in not too bad of condition. It hums and needs caps. I have thought about it he is asking 75.00 but might take less. I might check it out again.
Nice Emud. I have a …
Nice Emud. I have a Emud record senior. I also have a few others too – Blaupunkt, Nordmende, RFT Rochlitz, E.A.K, Korting, Schaub- Lorenz, A.E.G, and a Telefunken.
If I may be permited to say, in my opinion you will struggle to find a set better then a Telefunken – you HAVE TO hear one!!
I still need to get a Graetz if anyone has a decent UKW one to spare…. (!)
Keep those tubes glowing!!!
That is one …
That is one beautiful radio. The sound is superb!
That radio sounds …
That radio sounds great! It seems like many German radios from the late 50’s/early 60’s such as Telefunken, Grundig, and Philips used this same control panel layout.
It’s a nice radio. …
It’s a nice radio. Good that you got it working well.