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Philco 118 alignment issue
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04-01-2016, 08:02 PM
Did you happen to check that 3000pf cap for value or leakage? I have been finding a number of mica caps failed lately. Had a similar problem with a 116 receiving multiple signals like yours and it was a bad mica cap in the oscillator.

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Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 03-31-2016, 05:23 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by KCMike - 03-31-2016, 06:58 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 03-31-2016, 08:16 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Mondial - 03-31-2016, 08:30 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 03-31-2016, 08:56 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Mondial - 03-31-2016, 11:02 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 03-31-2016, 11:20 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Arran - 04-01-2016, 12:05 AM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 04-01-2016, 12:54 AM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Mondial - 04-01-2016, 12:11 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 04-01-2016, 12:57 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Mondial - 04-01-2016, 01:27 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by gregb - 04-01-2016, 08:02 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 04-02-2016, 01:57 AM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 04-02-2016, 07:33 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 05-31-2016, 04:35 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by morzh - 05-31-2016, 07:19 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 05-31-2016, 08:18 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 06-02-2016, 02:56 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by morzh - 06-02-2016, 05:24 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 06-02-2016, 06:49 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Ron Ramirez - 06-09-2016, 09:38 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 06-22-2016, 02:10 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 09-21-2016, 07:53 AM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by morzh - 09-21-2016, 07:55 AM
Philco 118 question - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 10:56 AM
RE: Philco 118 question - by morzh - 06-09-2016, 11:26 AM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Radioroslyn - 06-09-2016, 12:07 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 12:39 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by morzh - 06-09-2016, 01:26 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 01:59 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by morzh - 06-09-2016, 02:37 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 03:27 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by morzh - 06-09-2016, 03:32 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Ron Ramirez - 06-09-2016, 06:12 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 06:46 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by morzh - 06-09-2016, 07:27 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 07:32 PM
RE: Philco 118 question - by Ron Ramirez - 06-09-2016, 07:34 PM
RE: Philco 118 alignment issue - by Tube Radio - 06-09-2016, 10:06 PM



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