Heathkit Cap Tester C-3

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Heathkit Cap Tester C-3

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06-08-2017, 07:39 AM

Had a rectifier tube socket go bad on mine and gave about the same symptoms you describe. Mine burned a carbon track between a couple pins on the rectifier tube. Maybe yours is arcing to ground. Pretty high potential on that socket. Found the problem by turning off the lights and watched.

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Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-19-2017, 11:56 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Radioroslyn - 05-20-2017, 12:19 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 10:31 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by morzh - 05-20-2017, 10:52 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 11:01 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Radioroslyn - 05-20-2017, 11:18 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 12:27 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 12:43 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 12:56 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by morzh - 05-20-2017, 01:15 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 02:56 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Radioroslyn - 05-20-2017, 06:39 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-20-2017, 08:06 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Radioroslyn - 05-20-2017, 09:14 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 05-30-2017, 11:59 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-03-2017, 12:47 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Eliot Ness - 06-03-2017, 08:32 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-03-2017, 10:32 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Eliot Ness - 06-04-2017, 09:24 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-04-2017, 09:59 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Eliot Ness - 06-04-2017, 11:47 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-04-2017, 11:51 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-04-2017, 11:53 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Eliot Ness - 06-04-2017, 12:03 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Kenneth F. Besso Jr. - 06-04-2017, 12:36 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-04-2017, 05:26 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by vecher - 06-04-2017, 08:51 PM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by Eliot Ness - 06-05-2017, 08:05 AM

RE: Heathkit Cap Tester C-3 - by TV MAN - 06-08-2017, 07:39 AM

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