Blaupunkt Virginia 2430 (Techniek Radio/TV)
door Mike Horne 
, 09.12.2014, 14:09 (3640 dagen geleden)
Hi. I am beginning to restore my Blaupunkt Virginia 2430 radio, which I have the basic schematic for, however there are some wires disconnected on the under chassis. Unfortunately, the schematic does not show these details of the top & underside of the chassis. Has anyone got more details on this radio, please?
Also, was there a hairspring on the Ferrite aerial press button switch contacts that held the switch when pressed down?
Cheers
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door fred , 09.12.2014, 19:39 (3640 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
hello mike look at the site< nvhr >at the schematheek <schematics> there you find informations about this radio please send some pictures from the chasis where the problem is
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 11.12.2014, 12:22 (3638 dagen geleden) @ fred
Hi Fred. Many thanks for your reply. I have found one wire, but the other is a (black) chassis connecting wire that is under chassis, but has come away from its other end. It is situated to the bottom right hand side of the under chassis ( when front of set & knobs are pointed upright). I have a download of the excellent schematic from the site that you mentioned, but it does not show the chassis component layout with regards to the schematic. It took a while to locate the metal rectifier, which I found was located behind the tuning scale.
With regards to the location of the missing spring on the F-Ant switch, I might just "hard wire" the contacts on the switch so that it is permanently set to ferrite aerial and not external.
Cheers
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door fred , 11.12.2014, 19:17 (3638 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
hello mike iff you can make some pictures and send this too me, or too this site of the forum 
best regards fred
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 12.12.2014, 13:44 (3637 dagen geleden) @ fred
Hi Fred. I will try and send you some pictures when I have re-charged my digital camera.
The actual wire is further below the first EF89 valve/ radio frequency amplifier.
I managed to get the tubes to light, but the scale lamp holder either requires repairing/replacing. The original bulb was incorrect value, and the fuse holder also requires replacing. I reckon that the metal rectifier & h.t electrolytic capacitors are faulty.
Cheers
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Hugo Sneyers 
, Tongeren Belgie, 12.12.2014, 20:06 (3637 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hello Mike .... here is a picture from my Virginia 2430:
![[image]](images/uploaded/20141212210607548b58bf18aec.jpg)
Greetings ... Hugo Sneyers
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 15.12.2014, 13:11 (3634 dagen geleden) @ Hugo Sneyers
Hi Hugo. Many thanks for your reply and photograph. It must be the chassis to metal plate wiring on the underside of the service hatch.
Just a few more questions, Hugo, is there a metal plate that holds the a.m ferrite aerial rod down on its support, and how does the press button switch for F-ant lock in place on your radio?
Cheers
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 06.01.2015, 12:58 (3612 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hi. I have managed to find the main problem on this radio (why it was abandoned in the first place). The scale lamp holder was faulty, the centre contact was loose in its fitting, and this caused it to catch the other terminal causing the fuse on the mains transformer to blow. I rebuilt the lamp holder by using a solder terminal connector and fitting a nut and bolt and washer to the underside of the holder. The low tension side is now working, and in fact I am now receiving stations on the radio. The only main problem is the ferrite aerial switching (internal/external).
Is there any way of contacting the German radio sites without having to become a member to gain information & spares, please?
Kind regards
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Hugo Sneyers , Tongeren Belgie, 07.01.2015, 07:27 (3611 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hi Hugo. Many thanks for your reply and photograph. It must be the chassis to metal plate wiring on the underside of the service hatch.
Just a few more questions, Hugo, is there a metal plate that holds the a.m ferrite aerial rod down on its support, and how does the press button switch for F-ant lock in place on your radio?
Cheers
Mike
Hello Mike,
Sorry, I had not read your last answer.
the antenna is attached with an elastic:
![[image]](images/uploaded/2015010708270754aceddb3cea4.jpg)
Greetings .... Hugo Sneyers
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 07.01.2015, 14:38 (3611 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hello Hugo. Many thanks for your reply and photo.
I have managed to secure the ferrite rod aerial with contact adhesive for now, so it does not rock about on its gantry. Can you show me a photo of the switch bank terminals(to the right of the photo that you sent me) to see if there is a spring on the switch that activates the internal/external aerials (F-ANT)Hope you understand what I mean?
Many thanks
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Hugo Sneyers , Tongeren Belgie, 08.01.2015, 09:22 (3610 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hello Hugo. Many thanks for your reply and photo.
I have managed to secure the ferrite rod aerial with contact adhesive for now, so it does not rock about on its gantry. Can you show me a photo of the switch bank terminals(to the right of the photo that you sent me) to see if there is a spring on the switch that activates the internal/external aerials (F-ANT)Hope you understand what I mean?
Many thanks
Mike
Hello Mike, are these the photos that you wanted?
![[image]](images/uploaded/2015010810204254ae59fa2691d.jpg)
![[image]](images/uploaded/2015010810211754ae5a1db1d62.jpg)
Greetings .... Hugo Sneyers
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 08.01.2015, 13:47 (3610 dagen geleden) @ Hugo Sneyers
Hello Hugo. Many thanks for the photos. The one I was interested in was of a top chassis view (showing the side where the tubes are) of the top of the switch-bank. I had a good look inside my radio for the location of the spring that activates the button for the F-Ant switch. can you send me a photo of that view, please?
Many thanks
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Hugo Sneyers , Tongeren Belgie, 09.01.2015, 08:52 (3609 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hello Hugo. Many thanks for the photos. The one I was interested in was of a top chassis view (showing the side where the tubes are) of the top of the switch-bank. I had a good look inside my radio for the location of the spring that activates the button for the F-Ant switch. can you send me a photo of that view, please?
Many thanks
Mike
Hello Mike ... here is a photo from the chassis view.
![[image]](images/uploaded/2015010909514654afa4b222af5.jpg)
![[image]](images/uploaded/2015010909520954afa4c96be83.jpg)
Greetings ... Hugo Sneyers
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 12.01.2015, 13:28 (3606 dagen geleden) @ Hugo Sneyers
Hi Hugo. Many thanks for the photos. Good try anyway, I wonder if the latching spring must be underneath the chassis but between the under chassis and the switch bank. The action of this switch over between internal and external aerials must have some form of spring in order to keep the button pressed down during use on ferrite aerial on long or medium waves.
Thanks for your help.
Kind regards
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 15.01.2015, 12:19 (3603 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hi. I have been informed by a radio collector in Germany that it does not require a spring, the mechanism was probably stiff and required lubrication. Ironically the button can now be pressed down but will not return to its original position.
Regards
Mike
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Hugo Sneyers , Tongeren Belgie, 15.01.2015, 15:18 (3603 dagen geleden) @ Mike Horne
Hi. I have been informed by a radio collector in Germany that it does not require a spring, the mechanism was probably stiff and required lubrication. Ironically the button can now be pressed down but will not return to its original position.
Regards
Mike
Hello Mike, on my radio the button return to his original position wen i push one of the other buttons. (LW-MW-KW-UKW)
Greetings .... Hugo Sneyers
Blaupunkt Virginia 2430
door Mike Horne , 16.01.2015, 10:26 (3602 dagen geleden) @ Hugo Sneyers
Hello Hugo. I have found that the metal lever (at the end of the button)
has broken off from the switch, so when it is pressed down it will not stay down. I can see both through the hole in the switch bank on an inverted chassis. I may try and superglue them together, and see if that works.
Regards
Mike