Re: [T3] buying radios

[DGaries808@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/20/02 7:26:01 PM Central Standard Time, 
topnotch@nycap.rr.com writes:

<< Subj:     Re: [T3] buying radios
 Date:  12/20/02 7:26:01 PM Central Standard Time
 From:  topnotch@nycap.rr.com (Keith Park)
 Sender:    type3@vwtype3.org (Type 3 Mailing List)
 Reply-to:  type3@vwtype3.org (Type 3 Mailing List)
 To:    type3@vwtype3.org (Type 3 Mailing List)
 
 
 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
 >

I agree that "untested" probably means "not working". I wouldn't touch a 
non-working radio, because the ability to fix them has been lost over time. I 
got one for my Type 34 that was a Blaupunkt and tried to install it. Turns 
out it was a FM only radio, which relegated it to my 1955 Beetle in favor of 
a modern radio with AM-FM for my Type 34. That's something else to watch out 
for: AM only and FM only radios.

Don Garies
dgaries808@aol.com

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