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I pulled the radio in hopes of finding a schematic diagram and happily one was still attached and readable. I attached an old speaker and an antenna to test it out. If it didn’t test out I would replace it. It is a Craig cassette which really fits the period. Fortunately it works fine. I powered the radio for the test using and old radio tube and power supply unit. It can supply 6 or 12 volts which is very handy for bench work. You can probably find them on local buy and sell sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The existing connections were all twisted wires with solder and wrapped in electrical tape. Works fine, but I’d rather a cleaner look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using the radio schematic I re-did all the connections and added labels for future reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One hitch in the works was power for the radio memory. Not something necessary with the period push button radios. I don’t like to leave the battery connected when the car isn’t in use, which is a lot of the time, so I installed a battery disconnect switch. The problem is that once the battery is disconnected the radio looses its memory. To overcome this I have added a battery disconnect bypass with a 7.5 amp fuse. With the ignition off the power point(lighter) is alive. So I attached the memory lead to the power point lead. Now it will get power when the battery is disconnected and if a short happens the bypass fuse will blow quickly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Radio back in place. Now I can move along with the replacement of the console. I’m heading out today to see if I can find some good music cassettes from the local thrift shop. 70’s music is OK by me \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I pulled the radio in hopes of finding a schematic diagram and happily one was still attached and readable. I attached an old speaker and an antenna to test it out. If it didn’t test out I would replace it. It is a Craig cassette which really fits the period. Fortunately it works fine. I … <\/p>\n

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