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August 4th 07, 04:28 AM
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Question about GE Superadio III and batteries
On Aug 3, 5:37?pm, (Dennis M) wrote:
Hello radio enthusiasts, I own a General Electric "Superadio III" that I purchased new back around 2001. I've never had any problems with it until this June when I was vacationing on the beach down in Florida. The FM band suddenly went out and only a low static sound could be heard, but the AM band seemed to pick up as normal. Turning the radio off and back on again didn't fix the problem. But when I tried it indoors the next day, the FM seemed to pick up fine. But when I was at a local beach yesterday, the same thing happened. My question is, could weak batteries possibly cause this kind of behavior? The 6 "D" batteries it uses were put in around 2003 or 2004, and I've just replaced them with fresh Duracells (it also has an AC cord, BTW). I just assumed if it was the batteries, normally strong stations would begin to come in very weak -- not just not be received at all. Or, could intense heat in the direct sun possibly cause this problem? This radio has pretty good reception when it's working properly and I'd hate to think it's gone south. TIA for any input. The radio is Chinese-made garbage - the Eton/Grindig/Tecsun radios are garbage too... |
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