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Thanks for the quick help morzh. Here is what I have found: Plate of the 7J7 (pin 3 of the 6J8G in this one), shows a short to ground with and without the tube in. R36 heats up just as bad with tube out. Pin 3 of the 6J8 only goes to white of the 1st. IF trans. (to C-30A inside the can). other lead of C-30A goes to red lead of 1st. IF. Junction of red lead, R36, R16, and C17 also shows grounded. Should this be so? I have re-checked all tubes and all read good with no shorts. I did notice that C61 (12mf.) shows grounding on the negative even though it is not physically grounded (floating ground thru R60 and 59?). I should add that the radio produces no sound at all (speaker hooked up, manual dialing knob in, broadcast band, but no antenna wires attached. Any ideas? Thanks, Tim