{"id":55665,"date":"2023-02-12T08:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=55665"},"modified":"2023-02-12T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T14:09:09","slug":"chuck-rippels-ge-superadio-repair-and-recapping-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/chuck-rippels-ge-superadio-repair-and-recapping-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Rippel’s GE Superadio Repair and Recapping Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you own a GE Superadio I or Superadio II and you would like an expert to restore and\/or replace the capacitors, you’re in luck!<\/p>\n

Chuck Rippel (K8HU) has announced that he will start repairing and restoring GE Superadios for anyone interested. In the past, he’s done this on a case-by-case basis when time allowed, but he has stocked up on top-shelf components and cleared off his workbench to bring Superadios back to life.<\/p>\n

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I can confirm that his work is superb. You might recall this post and video showing just how impressive his re-capped and restored Superadios perform<\/a>. My restored Superadio held its own when compared with my Panasonic RF-2200 and even outperformed it in some respects. Click here to read that post.<\/a><\/p>\n

Chuck asks that you contact him via email if you would like your Superadio recapped or repaired.<\/p>\n

You can reach Chuck at:<\/p>\n

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A note about the Superadio III<\/h2>\n

As mentioned above, Chuck only works on the SRI<\/strong> and SRII<\/strong> models.<\/p>\n

Chuck notes that the issue with repairing SRIIIs is: “[working with] the tuning mechanism and putting it back together so it works and the dial is in reasonable calibration. If the dial cord comes off, it’s terrible to tray and re-install so, I stay away from model III’s.<\/em>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you own a GE Superadio I or Superadio II and you would like an expert to restore and\/or replace the capacitors, you’re in luck! Chuck Rippel (K8HU) has announced that he will start repairing and restoring GE Superadios for anyone interested. In the past, he’s done this on a case-by-case basis when time allowed, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3781,433,3,4796],"tags":[6105,9155,10135,10136,7523],"class_list":["post-55665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-vintage-radio","tag-chuck-rippel-k8hu","tag-ge-superadio-ii-restoration","tag-superadio-recapping-service","tag-superadio-repair-service","tag-vintage-radio-repair"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-etP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47890,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/chucks-re-capped-ge-superadio-ii-might-set-a-new-am-bcl-benchmark\/","url_meta":{"origin":55665,"position":0},"title":"Chuck’s re-capped GE Superadio II might set a new AM BCL benchmark","author":"Thomas","date":"February 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently took delivery of a better-than-new classic solid-state portable broadcast receiver: the venerable GE Superadio II. This Superadio II was generously given to me by SWLing Post contributor, Chuck Rippel (K8HU), who has--in his spare time--been re-capping and restoring all three of the GE Superadio series models and bringing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AM-Radio-Lineup-RF-2200-7-2990A-CCRadio3-Superadio-II-e1613917627372.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AM-Radio-Lineup-RF-2200-7-2990A-CCRadio3-Superadio-II-e1613917627372.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AM-Radio-Lineup-RF-2200-7-2990A-CCRadio3-Superadio-II-e1613917627372.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AM-Radio-Lineup-RF-2200-7-2990A-CCRadio3-Superadio-II-e1613917627372.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58647,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/ge-superadio-purchasing-used-models-for-restoration-and-a-new-groups-io-discussion\/","url_meta":{"origin":55665,"position":1},"title":"GE Superadio: Purchasing Used Models for Restoration and a New Groups.io Discussion","author":"Thomas","date":"January 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and supporter, Chuck Rippel (K8HU), who shared the following comment on this post regarding his excellent Superadio restoration services. 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