[daveone23]

Chas, the i dont think the speaker field is an issue. The first speaker i used was from an atwater 55c, 1000ohm field. The field plugs into the back of the radio. Then i tried another speaker with 100ohm field. Yielded the same results, 150watt drain. Thats too much to be experimenting with, i can burn up the transformer with that kind of wattage. Mrfixr55, radio does not play or make any sounds. I recapped the set with identical value caps. I would think since there is resistance on the field to ground, 1.5kohms) there is a short in the b+