Zenith MJ1035 volume pot question

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by electroking

The 1K pot will essentially short out the signal from the previous stage, so it will not work. Better get the correct part.

Hmmm. I agree with you as to using the correct value of potentiometer to replace the one in my set (even though I don't see how a 1K pot would "short out" anything--it's a resistor, not a short circuit--maybe the value is so low it might as well be a dead short across the output stages?), but I'm not sure I could find a 2-megohm dual pot anymore, as my MJ1035 was made in the mid-1960s.

It is nearly impossible to find parts for anything older than about the 1970s, and most repair shops won't touch anything that old or older these days with a ten-foot pole. (I once tried to get my Zenith H511 radio, made in 1951, serviced by a local TV/radio repair shop, but was told over the phone, once I mentioned the year the radio was manufactured, that they wouldn't have a thing to do with it, even if I brought the radio to them personally.)

If you or someone else here on A/VK could advise me as to where I could find a 2M potentiometer, I would appreciate it greatly. This radio has been sitting in my bedroom, unused, for months--I'd like to get it working again, as I mentioned in my last post, in mono if not stereo.

Thanks in advance.