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What do you mean by "demod diodes"? Are they in a tuner circuit? Are these perhaps the diodes in the stereo demux section?

I agree with the other advice saying leave them alone. If they are functional, nothing good will come from substituting alternate parts in RF circuits.

Basic rule of vintage HiFi work: Rebuild the amp and preamp as much as you want. Stay out of the RF circuits unless you know how they work and have the test gear to perform a FULL FACTORY ALIGNMENT.

Even bending or moving of some parts in the front end can alter performance. If you see what looks like test points, a wire just sticking up on a board, this is probably what is called a gimmik. It's actually a capacitor and moving it will cause trouble. Yes one end is not connected to anything but then RF is weird. And it is actually connected via RF.



Edits: 10/19/16 10/19/16 10/19/16

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