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Model 37-84 Cathedral
Tucker
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06-13-2021, 05:47 PM
I've recapped this radio and tested the resistors and tubes. When I bought it the filter caps were replaced with new caps but one of the terminals on the filter can was still hooked up. I corrected that and rebuilt the 4 bakelite blocks and now there's no sound.  The radio did play earlier and rather well considering the only caps replaced were the two filters. I took pictures and checked the pictures as I went and nothing stands out.
I went back over looked for a mistake but I don't see anything wrong.  I also went over every solder joint that I made to be sure it wasn't a bad connection. I took the voltage of pins on the output tube and measured;

Pin 2 = 6.26VDC
Pin 7= 17.5VDC
Pin 3 = only 1.15VDC
Pin 4 only 1.41VDC

Voltages on the rectifier (5Y4G);
Pin 7 = 374VDC

is there something obvious that I'm overlooking ?
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Model 37-84 Cathedral - by Tucker - 06-13-2021, 05:47 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by 45philcodon - 06-13-2021, 06:46 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by BrendaAnnD - 06-13-2021, 08:13 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by BrendaAnnD - 06-13-2021, 08:15 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by Tucker - 06-13-2021, 09:01 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by Radioroslyn - 06-13-2021, 09:38 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by Tucker - 06-20-2021, 10:00 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Cathedral - by Radioroslyn - 06-20-2021, 04:26 PM



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