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03-14-2010, 10:23 PM
Those Zenith xfmrs do run hot and 20 ohms should have taken you down to a safer voltage range. Many folks have abnormally high house voltage (125+) but if you can get the voltage down to say 110-115 via the resistor then it shouldn't stand out as being hotter than any other radio. Measurements with a meter will tell the story. Shouldn't take as much as 150 ohms, but... It all depends on your starting point whether or not you need to drop that much.
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zenith chassis #1oo4 - by theboyzz - 03-02-2009, 01:15 AM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by etech - 03-02-2009, 10:24 AM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by theboyzz - 03-02-2009, 01:26 PM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by etech - 03-05-2009, 09:06 AM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by theboyzz - 03-13-2010, 12:11 AM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by MinnesotaHam - 03-13-2010, 07:04 PM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by theboyzz - 03-14-2010, 01:39 AM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by exray - 03-14-2010, 10:23 PM
Re: zenith chassis #1oo4 - by codefox1 - 03-17-2010, 02:03 PM



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