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Help with a 38-10 tube issue
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Rod
The voltages tested were between the tube pins and chassis and were all +-10V from the 38-10 schematic. I do get a hum at high volume and when touching the cap on the 6q7. Just can not get any audio without changing the tube out. Gets kind of expensive to replace a tube every couple weeks. Everything I put in a new 6v6, I get great audio for a week or two depending on usage. Then I get no audio except the humming and the 6v6 will test bad. All of the other components appear to be originals with the exception of the caps I replaced as well as the power cord.


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Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by Jmeulemans - 06-08-2022, 04:22 PM
RE: Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by RodB - 06-08-2022, 05:30 PM
RE: Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by Jmeulemans - 06-08-2022, 05:42 PM
RE: Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by RodB - 06-08-2022, 09:15 PM
RE: Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by Jmeulemans - 06-09-2022, 11:56 AM
RE: Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by RodB - 06-09-2022, 12:07 PM
RE: Help with a 38-10 tube issue - by Radioroslyn - 06-09-2022, 12:12 PM



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