02-13-2026, 04:37 PM
I was trying to see if the grid cap has bad cold solder spot , so if you press it with a rod something changes pr it doesn't.
Finger is connected to you and presents all kinds of things, from capacitance to GND to an antenna signal.
Tracer would be nice. Or a scope.
Could you possibly swap the two 44 tubes places? (RF and IF)
I understand you tested them, but there are some strange things.
As for the voltmeter I mentioned, in case nothing else is indicative, it could tell us where the oscillation starts.
The oscillator is also a suspect.
PS. Have you confirmed the continuity of all RF coils?
Finger is connected to you and presents all kinds of things, from capacitance to GND to an antenna signal.
Tracer would be nice. Or a scope.
Could you possibly swap the two 44 tubes places? (RF and IF)
I understand you tested them, but there are some strange things.
As for the voltmeter I mentioned, in case nothing else is indicative, it could tell us where the oscillation starts.
The oscillator is also a suspect.
PS. Have you confirmed the continuity of all RF coils?
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