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40-180. Pushbuttons work, manual tuning doesn't !!!SOLVED!!
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09-18-2015, 06:31 PM
SOLVED! The wire from pin 1 on the oscillator coil, through 29A to the pushbutton was in the proper place. However, the wire that went from the pushbutton to pin 5 of the 6J8 wasn't. Therefore, 29A and the coil were not conected to the tube.
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09-20-2015, 05:31 PM
Aye! Glad you got it.
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