Parts or Repair? - Philips AL990 Shortwave Radio

If something is broken there’s little to lose but much to gain by attempting a repair - even when I don’t have a clue what I’m doing. INFO: • I don’t want to plug this into power - so it’s fine that this part doesn’t work. • I don’t need to use the alarm - so it’s fine that this doesn’t work. • I used electrical insulation tape on the soldered wires as I couldn’t find my bag of heat shrink tubing. • It uses 6 C-Cell batteries - the red battery release ribbon is looped behind the rear two batteries, so one pull of the tape releases all the batteries. • I checked the polarity of the 12V DC plug by reading the service manual before I plugged by adaptor in • This is not my first rodeo • Try to just enjoy things as they come - it’s more fun than looking for holes in them. It’s a simple video about an old radio that just needed new batteries.I’m really not trying to fool anyone here - these types of videos take a long time to shoot but then are edited down to the highlights.