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[IRCA] Long-term Breakdown of the Sony SRF-59 Tuning Capacitor
Hello All,
A problem that presented itself occasionally among new SRF-59 units in late
2007 has now, unfortunately, become somewhat of an epidemic.
The "scratchy tuner" problem was originally observed in about 10% of new
SRF-59 units in late 2007, which is caused by the breakdown of the dielectric
material inside the tuning capacitor. The problem only was evident when
the SRF-59 was tuned on AM, especially when tuned quickly from one side of
the band to the other.
Evidence now strongly indicates that this SRF-59 issue is congenital, due
to a low quality tuning capacitor used by Sony to cut manufacturing costs.
My original three SRF-59 units from late 2007 were all free of this problem
when purchased and aligned, but all three have now developed the "scratchy
tuner." This includes the unit which received JOAK-594, JOIB-747 and
HLCA-972 in November of 2007, which motivated me to write the SRF-59 review.
Apparently over a period of several years, the SRF-59 tuner component
inevitably breaks down
The Sony SRF-39FP and other Sony analog CXA1129N IC chip-based radios
apparently do not have this tuning capacitor issue, due to a higher quality
tuner component used in manufacturing. For those with an SRF-59 enjoying great
DX, you may wish to secure one of these other Sony analog units for a
backup.
73, Gary DeBock
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