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In the Antique radio world... untested means it doenst work!... Problem is that with the AC sets people often plug them in to "try" them and destroy the power transformers in short order. This is not problem with the car radios but in general... most of the sets out there are in need of work, the Blaupunkts especially although they are great radios performance wise. Keith > > I haven't really been shopping for old VW radios, but I've noticed > something kind of strange in FS ads, like on thesamba and ebay. It seems > that more often than not, the ads say, "untested, sold as-is". > > Now, it seems to me that it's not terribly hard to test a radio -- > you need the 6V or 12V supply, a speaker, and an antenna, all of which > you've probably got in a car anyway. > > Have any of you tried your luck with these "untested" radios? Are > these most all tested but useless junk that people are just trying to dump > off for a quick buck, or are sellers often too lazy to test, or maybe they > don't know how to test? What do y'all think? I know there isn't a > universal answer to this question, but I'm looking for general impressions > and experiences. > > -Greg > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/