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Changed caps in a 40-190
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02-02-2014, 09:47 AM
Easy to check for interference. Take it outside and try it. Plug it into a different circuit, etc. If that doesn't fix it, make sure the tuning cap is clean. Dust between the plates can cause static. Resistors? I always check them when I am recapping. If you didn't, you can be sure that at least some of them have drifted in 73 years. I don't know if that would cause static though...
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Changed caps in a 40-190 - by AJboy123 - 01-30-2014, 08:32 PM
RE: Changed caps in a 40-190 - by Jamie - 02-02-2014, 09:47 AM
RE: Changed caps in a 40-190 - by Mondial - 02-02-2014, 11:43 AM



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