10-24-2013, 11:22 AM
I'm just starting work on a Philco 60B. Today I installed new E-Caps, and I put them in according to the photo of the schematic. The red marks indicate the negative sides of the caps. I need to know if this is correct.
Cap number 46 overheats to the point of exploding. I used to replace every cap and check all resistors before powering up a radio, but lately I've been doing one thing at a time. The only thing I've done to this radio are the electrolytics. Here is a link to the entire schematic...
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...013793.pdf
If I've installed the caps correctly, what should I be on the lookout for that would cause cap 46 to overheat? The radio looks about 95% original, with the exception that, years ago, someone previously replaced the electrolytic caps. They did a hack job of it, using broken off bakelite block terminals as wire connectors.
The artist formerly known as Puhpow! 8)
