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Help Please! 38-116 Troubles
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I have 38-116 that I hae recapped, rebuilt all the bakelite caps, checked and replaced most of the resisitors on the B+ side, and checked all tubes. The radio humms faintly and I have approximately 30% less voltage across the board on all pins, of the higher voltage tubes such as 6l6's, 6j5 driver, 6r71st audio etc. If I pull one of the 6l6's I then get 80-85% of the volyage back, I get static theru the speaker which I can adjust tone and volume. I did not worry about an actual audio signal yet. Would it be safe to say I have a bad/weak transformer? If not any suggestions on where a short may be that I am missing? Plate ac voltage at pins 3and 5 of the 5x4 are 381 and 385v.

New input transformr and speaker coil/ output transformer check good along witht he 75 ohm and 400 ohm chokes.
Bob


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Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 11-28-2011, 01:54 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 11-28-2011, 02:31 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 11-28-2011, 09:32 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 11-28-2011, 10:25 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 11-29-2011, 01:18 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 11-29-2011, 09:38 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 11-29-2011, 09:55 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 11-29-2011, 11:52 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 11-30-2011, 05:36 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 11-30-2011, 10:35 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 11-30-2011, 11:19 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 12-01-2011, 08:06 AM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 12-01-2011, 05:51 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 12-01-2011, 09:47 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 12-01-2011, 10:34 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 12-01-2011, 11:28 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 12-15-2011, 07:40 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by 7estatdef - 12-15-2011, 08:31 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by bm071 - 12-20-2011, 09:08 PM
Re: Help Please! 38-116 Troubles - by codefox1 - 12-21-2011, 01:40 PM



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