.:madworm:.'s photos with the keyword: beta

VW Beta 4 radio

VW Beta 4 radio

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23 Jan 2012 157
We've had a few cold days and my car wouldn't start anymore. It did a few 'wup wup wup-s' and that was it. Today I tracked down my radio to be the culprit. When I measured it today I determined it to have a standby consumption of 1.44W (120mA). And that sucks the battery dry in about 10 days. Something must have broken, as it didn't do that before. I couldn't find any obvious things like blown caps. The main amplifier gets a bit warm without any load attached and there is absolutely no signal reception anymore... DOH!
Passive frequency... whatever

Passive frequency... whatever

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23 Jan 2012 125
All of it

All of it

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23 Jan 2012 138
I like these multi-function potentiometers. Maybe I will save them from getting recycled too soon.
Lot's of TDAs on there

Lot's of TDAs on there

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23 Jan 2012 131
It's an old radio

It's an old radio

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23 Jan 2012 220
They don't make chips anymore. And Austria... I'm shocked.
It's an old radio

It's an old radio

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23 Jan 2012 202