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Fire and smoke from a Model 70
wmcpherson99
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12-04-2010, 01:17 PM
I bought a beat-up model 70 on ebay. I restored the cabinet so it's looks great (My wife let it in our living room). I started the electrical work by replacing the electrolytic caps and pulling the 80 tube. I powered it up checked some voltages and everything looked good. Then I plugged the 80 back in and powered the radio back up Big mistake Icon_sad
The radio flashed with fire and blew smoke into the room Icon_eek The wire wound resistor burnt itself up. So I'm going to do a full restoration. I'll replace all the caps and all the resistors. What I need to know what the wattage is on the BC resistor.
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