Fleetie wrote:

But I had no way of knowing which one went into which
socket, so had to try and guess.

Guess = bad move.


Tried another permutation. Got buzzing but no stations.

Tried another permutation. Got more promising sounding buzzing and a
bit more hopeful-sounding noise and wheezing, but no stations.

Mad.


Looked the radio up on the net.

Shoulda done that first. Or looked for a tube location chart somewhere
inside the radio.


I'll try and get hold of some replacement valves.

A circuit diagram, or a generic diagram for a radio using the same valves,
would be a good idea. Specs/pinouts of the valves as well.


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