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| | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 863 | Have a 1949 Chevrolet truck radio and am trying to determine what the brass lug that is riveted at the lower right hand corner,just below the speaker holes goes to. This lug has a fiber washer on the front of the radio and one on the inside of the radio just before the brass "L" shaped lug. Anyone got an idea what the function of this was on these radios?
"Pay attention to the details! It ALWAYS pays off."
1949 Chevrolet 3100 Series 1/2 ton Pickup
1964 Chevrolet C10 (Ol' Yella) (SOLD)
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne 2 door (SOLD)
1970 VW Beetle
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 171 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 171 | That is for testing, substitute speaker, quick way to see if you got a signal to the speaker | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Well thanks Bill. You solved that mystery for a lot of us!
Fred | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 863 | Thanks Bill, Glad to here it is a test lug for a substitute speaker. Will leave it in , so to maintain originality.
Tim
"Pay attention to the details! It ALWAYS pays off."
1949 Chevrolet 3100 Series 1/2 ton Pickup
1964 Chevrolet C10 (Ol' Yella) (SOLD)
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne 2 door (SOLD)
1970 VW Beetle
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