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(22-10-2012, 08:50 PM)cOOter link Wrote: The text on the top right..LOL
There is the same capacitor on mine in the same place.
Is that were you hooked up to earth? 
Wouldnt surprise me if they are the same chinese crap inside

yeah solder a short thick wire to that large tin looking bit, no I havent bothered modifying mine, I have plenty of crapopy radios
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See where the display is soldered on? That lump of solder would be a great spot for the earth wire
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(22-10-2012, 09:51 PM)Thunderbird link Wrote: See where the display is soldered on? That lump of solder would be a great spot for the earth wire
Rodger, errr Marget that
Dimmock is gonna be so banned now.
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UPDATE: PROJECT FAILED
Darn thing still had bad interference with the shorter lead so I put it all back together as original as possible and seems OK again.
Not all was lost. Look at this mans PSU I have to run the hand held!
Humm, old train PSU, but with an spare 'power distributor' DaVo got with his ebay electric ding dong pump.
1.5 amps of pure variable horse power up to 12v!
I'll be able to do the Jack trick and wind-down the radio to a level where I'm just banning people