tuner gang query...

[melofelo]

can anyone tell me how many gangs this tuner uses just by looking at a picture ? :scratch2:

 

[HackerJohn1]

Looks like it has 7 gangs. They may ALL be used, or maybe not. Each gang would probably have a different "use", tuning, RF Osc., I.F., etc..
What the manuf. & model #?

 

[melofelo]

its the tuner section of an aiwa af-3090 cassette receiver...i have it open to change a tape well bulb...but couldn't help wondering how many fm gangs it uses
and thanks for your reply btw..

 

[dr*audio]

It has 5 FM gangs and 2 AM gangs. Very unusual for a cassette receiver. Those are usually low end.

 

[melofelo]

It has 5 FM gangs and 2 AM gangs. Very unusual for a cassette receiver. Those are usually low end.

ah...thanks for clearing this up...:thmbsp:

It IS unusual..I think Aiwa took this particular 3-in-1 unit seriously because the fm section in particular has always spanked my Hitachi ft-5500 mkII...

 

[xmiteng]

Looks as if the FM RF gang next to the FM OSC. gang has no trimmer or coil and likely is not used.
I believe that effectively (in circuit) there are three FM RF gangs + the FM OSC. gang, and of course an AM RF and AM OSC. gang. They may have had some left over tuner caps from another models run.

Cheers

Rickey.

 

[melofelo]

thanks for the info ! :thmbsp: