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Quick Question about a Schematic..
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Your question about what was powering the tubes, it made me look further. Remember when I said that nothing is connecting resistor #55 to the cap? .. Well, one of those three wires I mentioned (from resistor #55), it runs to the RF, but then another wire was connected from that point to the other #67 cap (call it wire #2). Basically the problem was, everything was hooked up to one single 8mfd cap. That's where the hum was coming from! I removed the wire I installed, and moved the wire #2 to the other #67 cap. All is fine.

This radio had been worked on before I got it. The Electrolytic Caps were replaced sometime back in 1945 (from the looks of it). I just replaced parts, so I don't know if I made the wiring mistake or if I just copied it. I recapped this radio back in the summer. It was one of the first radios I ever repaired, so it could have been my fault. I put it aside because it hummed. It has not been used since.

Anyways, the problem is fixed, and a huge thanks to everyone who helped me, especially Morzh!. I learned more everyday.

The artist formerly known as Puhpow! 8)


Messages In This Thread
Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-25-2014, 08:12 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-25-2014, 08:16 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-25-2014, 08:36 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by gregb - 01-25-2014, 08:41 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-25-2014, 08:54 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-26-2014, 09:28 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-27-2014, 12:45 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 12:57 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-27-2014, 01:19 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 02:50 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 03:00 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 03:31 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 04:50 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 05:54 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-27-2014, 06:59 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-27-2014, 11:48 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 10:45 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 10:47 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 11:06 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by gregb - 01-28-2014, 11:07 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 11:15 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 11:19 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 11:25 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 11:30 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 11:43 AM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 12:09 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 12:14 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 12:15 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 12:34 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 12:39 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 12:40 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 02:34 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 02:37 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 02:39 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 02:47 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 02:57 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 03:10 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 03:17 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 03:32 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 03:57 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 04:13 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 04:19 PM
RE: Quick Question about a Schematic.. - by Jamie - 01-28-2014, 04:23 PM



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