Need help restoring my 40-180 - SUCCESS
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OK, with the speaker disconnected, I get 343v from the rectifier and all tubes are glowing! No crackles, no funny smells, etc. i kept the light bulb in series with the AC mains and it stayed completely dark during power up. Next, I'll connect the speaker and see if I can get any reception.
So, if all of this was caused by a bad rectifier, what used to happen when there was no fuse and the rectifier shorted? It seems that the radio might be more fragile than the old screw-in fuses for the house outlets.
(This post was last modified: 08-22-2014, 08:37 AM by EricS.)
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RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2014, 08:33 AM
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