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NJARC Parts and Radio Repair Programs
The New Jersey Antique Radio Club offers members several resources for obtaining restoration parts and information:
Tube Program:	Our first and most popular member benefit: a convenient source of affordable vacuum tubes
Capacitor and Resistor Programs:	The most commonly needed parts for radio restoration available at member-only prices.
Schematic Program:	Radio schematic diagrams available from our Rider's collection.
Radio Repair Clinics	All-day Saturday repair and restoration workshops conducted several times a year.
NJARC Mailing List: "The Communicator" (Our 'E-mail Reflector')	Members can send and receive email messages about antique radio collecting to others on the list.

The NJARC Tube Program:

Yes, tubes are getting hard to find, but our Tube Program offers members access to a great selection of new and used-tested vacuum tubes at bargain prices. Much of our inventory is obtained through generous donations from members excess inventory. We also purchase tubes at auction and elsewhere to keep up our inventory of the less common types.

Every vacuum tube in our inventory has been cleaned, tested and boxed by volunteer labor, and tubes are sold at low member-only prices. Because of this, tubes from the NJARC tube program are for personal restoration use only, not for resale. Our tubes are priced well below market value, with most common tubes selling for only a dollar each, and rarer pieces at a significant discount compared to commercial sources.

Thse NJARC Tube Program is administered by Al Klase. Al brings a selection of the most commonly- needed tubes to each meeting and to every swapmeet. If you need a particular tube, contact him a week before the meeting and he'll make every effort to bring what you need. You can reach Al by telephone at 908-892-5465 or by email at tubes@njarc.org to inquire about availability of a particular tube or to donate any extra tubes from your collection to the club.

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The NJARC Capacitor and Resistor Programs:

Because we believe that everyone should see Heckle And Jeckle cartoons projected off of celluloid at least once,

Capacitor Programs:

Capacitors and resistors are the most commonly needed parts for any electronic restoration and our Programs make these parts available at member-only prices. We maintain an inventory of the most commonly-needed sizes of capacitors and resistors and buy in bulk so these parts are always available at wholesale prices to our members.

(Click here for speciatly items for Pilot TVs)
Capacitors
Electrolytics	Price each
Capacity/Voltage	Radial Lead	Axial Lead
1 / 50	$0.10	N/A
4.7 / 50	$0.10	N/A
10 / 50	$0.20	N/A
22 / 50	$0.20	N/A
47 / 50	$0.20	N/A
22 / 160	$0.35	$0.70
33 / 160	$0.45	$0.90
47 / 160	$0.50	$1.00
68 / 50	$0.10	N/A
100 / 63	$0.10	N/A
100 / 160	$0.60	$1.30
4.7 / 450	$0.60	$0.80
10 / 450	$0.70	$0.80	Radial Lead
22 / 450	$0.90	$1.20
33 / 450	$1.35	$1.60	Radial Lead
47 / 450	$2.00	$2.90
220 / 50	$0.20	N/A
330 / 50	$0.20	N/A
470 / 50	$0.25	N/A
680 / 63	$0.50	N/A
1000 / 50	$0.50	N/A
2200 / 50	$1.00	N/A
4700 / 50	$1.75	N/A

Mylar / Film	Price Each
Capacity/Voltage	Radial Lead	Axial Lead
.001 / 630		$0.30
.002 /630		$0.30	Radial Lead
.003 / 630		$0.30
.004 / 630		$0.30
.0047 / 630		$0.30
.01 / 630		$0.30
.015 / 630		$0.30
.022 / 630		$0.30
.033 / 630		$0.40
.047 / 630		$0.35
.068 / 630		$0.40
.1 / 630		$0.50
.22 / 630		$0.60
.33 / 630		$0.70
.47 / 630		$1.00
1.0 / 630		$3.00

High Voltage	Price Each
Capacity/Voltage	Radial Lead	Axial Lead
.001 / 4000	$1.00
.0033 / 4000		$1.00
.0047 / 8000		$3.50
.01 / 6000		$2.00
.033 / 4000		$1.50
.1 / 4000		$1.50

Specialty Items (For Pilot TVs)
TVS Diodes			$1.00
3 ohm, 1 watt resistors			$0.10

Deciphering "new style" capacitor values
102 = .001
103 = .01
153 = .015
104 = .1
105 = 1.0
152 = .0015
222 = .0022
223 = .022
224 = .22
333 = .033
472 = .0047
473 = .047
474 = .47
683 = .068


	The NJARC Capacitor Program is administered by Matt Reynolds. Matt brings a good selection of capacitors to each meeting and repair clinic. You can reach Matt by email, or by telephone at (567) 204-3850 to inquire about the availability of a particular value.

Resistor Program

The NJARC Resistor Program is also administered by Matt Reynolds. Matt brings a good selection of resistors to each meeting and repair clinic.They're available for purchase at by members at special club prices. Contact Matt by email, or by telephone at (567) 204-3850.

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The NJARC Schematic Program:

We have a complete set of Rider's manuals available and individual schematics can be requested for use by members on their restoration projects. .

The NJARC schematic program is administered by Aaron Hunter. You can reach Aaron by telephone at (609) 267-3065 or email ahunter01@comcast.net to inquire about availablity of a particular schematic

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NJARC Radio Repair Clinics:

Our Repair and Restoration Clinics are held several times a year. These are all-day (10 am - 4 pm) events are conducted at different locations around the state, usually at our InfoAge headquarters in Wall Township. Some are conducted as "members only" events, and some are open to the public. Specific information about upcoming workshops is posted on the home page of this website and is announced in our newsletter The Jersey Broadcaster. Members are encouraged to sign up to bring a restoration project for evaluation. Club members with expertise in different areas of radio restoration volunteer their time to serve as instructors and problem-solvers. (Note: volunteers are requested to arrive at 9 am for setup.)

For those sessions open to the public: Please register ahead of time: email Richard Lee to reserve a one-hour time slot with an expert. The club will provide you with a comprehensive evaluation of your radio and recommendations regarding it's restoration and repair. Often, the problem is very simple -- so you might even leave with a working radio!

Members of the public are encouraged to join NJARC to have the opportunity to develop the basic skills which will allow you to perform many simple radio repairs.

We conduct a "Beginner's Workshop" for those new to radio collecting and repair. Workshop schedules are announced at meetings, in our newsletter and on our website as they are scheduled.

Our volunteer instructors will have test equipment available such as meters, signal generators and oscilloscopes. Members are requested, however, to each bring a basic set of tools with them for use on their project: screwdrivers, wrenches, wire cutters, soldering iron, etc.

You can reach Richard Lee by telephone at (914) 589-3751 if you have any questions.

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NJARC email Mailing List:

The NJARC Communicator mailing list is an email mailing list (reflector) operated by the New Jersey Antique Radio Club. An email message sent to the reflector will be broadcast to all list subscribers. This list is open to all members of the New Jersey Antique Radio Club. Review the items below for suggested topics on this mailing list.

Posting and replies to club newsletter.
Club- or Radio-Related Questions & Answers.
NJARC Swap-Meet planing and promotion.
Announcing of other Swap-Meets.
Equipment For Sale or Wanted (Antique Radio-related equipment only.)

To use the mailing list:

It's just email. If you currently use email, it's the same process as sending an email to anyone else. (But in this case you're sending it to everyone in the club at the same time.)

New Messages:
To post a new message to the Communicator, send your email to njarc-communicator@googlegroups.com.

Hint: It helps to put this in your address book, contact list, etc.

Replies:
This will vary depending on your mail client (the program you use to view your mail) Outlook, Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Opera, Mailbird, etc., or if you use web mail - directly using your email provider, AOL, Yahoo, Optimum, Gmail, etc.

Normally, "Reply" sends the reply only to the poster, "Reply All" sends it to the group and poster. A reminder of this appears at the bottom of all postings.

Attachments:
Attachments (documents, pictures,video clips) can be inserted two ways. As an "attachment", or for an image, you can right click on the selected image, select copy, then right click in the body of your posting and select paste.

Remember, just treat the Communicator postings as you would any other email. Sending, receiving, attachments, replies all behave in the same manner.

The NJARC Communicator is administered for the club on a volunteer basis by Bill Zukowski. Contact Bill with any suggestions, gripes, opinions about the Communicator (Please go lightly on the gripes!)

Bill Zukowski Email: n2yeg@optonline.net

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