Dial light wire (orange) for this AM Radio?

The 1965 Germanium transistors (?) go bad over time and since they have not made them in ~40 years, even the NOS ones may be bad. My guy replaced the germaniums with silicons and had to change a few resistors to support the different bias of the silicons. Just remembering what he told me over the phone. But Mexican repairmen are the best: They can make anything work again. I've seen plenty of their 'work'. :-)