Looks like this thread is moot except if others who have read it gained any insight or knowledge.
The seller of the console complied with my request for a pick up date of two weeks from agreeing to purchase. A one day round trip was not immediately possible. In the meantime it seems. she sold it to someone else. She exited the Facebook conversation, the ad is down and has not responded to further inquiries.
The seller of the console complied with my request for a pick up date of two weeks from agreeing to purchase. A one day round trip was not immediately possible. In the meantime it seems. she sold it to someone else. She exited the Facebook conversation, the ad is down and has not responded to further inquiries.
Bummer. You may have experienced the lowest level of trading integrity but at least you didn't waste a long round-trip or buy something too difficult to restore.
It is not advisable to replace Ge transistors by Si ones especially in the AM/FM frontends of IF strips. !
If it isn't broke, don't fix it!
The US Army Supply Corps: "If it isn't broke, fix it until it is"!
If you have to, 2N3904 is one of my fave RF transistors.
A Blessing in disguise.she sold it to someone else. She exited the Facebook conversation, the ad is down and has not responded to further inquiries.
She saved you from a long and tortuous repair job.
Time for celebration
