500 Faults: Radio, Television and Electronics

Fourth revised and corrected edition. Practical troubleshooting guide covering 509 common faults and their solutions in radio, television and electronic equipment. Includes diagnostic methods and localization techniques for electronic failures. Addresses technicians and electronics engineers with guidance on fault identification and repair procedures.

Table of contents:

• Receiver silent even on pick-up (alternating current) (p. 7)
• Receiver silent even on pick-up (low-drain) (p. 34)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Hum (p. 40)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Oscillation feedback (p. 54)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Motor-Boating (p. 58)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Lack of power (p. 61)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Distortion (p. 83)
• Various audio frequency faults (p. 104)
• Receiver works on pick-up but silent on radio (p. 112)
• Lack of sensitivity (p. 140)
• Hum on transmitter stations (p. 168)
• Non-functioning on certain wavebands (p. 176)
• Poor performance on short wave (p. 198)
• Oscillation and whistling (p. 208)
• Station frequency shift (p. 220)
• Various HF faults (p. 224)