01-02-2021, 01:45 PM
These resistors are supposed to be somewhat hot.
If you run without reducing AC voltage at 120V then the radio runs somewhat hotter, and 120V will make the power dissipation 20% higher compared to 110V.
Otherwise check your B+ voltage and if it is OK then you are seeing what it should be.
Your total dissipation should be around 2.5W if the B+ is about 250V. From this the 9K will dissipate a bit more than 1/3 of it and the 16K - less than 2/3 of it. It will make it noticeably hot. But kt should be OK. This of course is the first order approximation - I did not take into account the 36 tube grid shunting 9K resistor.
If you run without reducing AC voltage at 120V then the radio runs somewhat hotter, and 120V will make the power dissipation 20% higher compared to 110V.
Otherwise check your B+ voltage and if it is OK then you are seeing what it should be.
Your total dissipation should be around 2.5W if the B+ is about 250V. From this the 9K will dissipate a bit more than 1/3 of it and the 16K - less than 2/3 of it. It will make it noticeably hot. But kt should be OK. This of course is the first order approximation - I did not take into account the 36 tube grid shunting 9K resistor.
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