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I recently got a very nice condition model 95 Philco and everything looked to be in top shape. Most of the caps had been replaced alreeady, so I skipped the variac and plugged it in, only to find a big plume of smoke coming out beneath the smaller power x-former. I pulled the chassis and looked underneath and saw what appeared to be a type of wire wound resistor had fried. The resistor (if thats what it is) is open wire wound around a rectangular piece of some sort of laminate, roughly 1.5-2 inches long. It attaches to the main wire cluster that runs along the back of the chassis, but I'm clueless as to what the part might be, as well as why it fried. Pulling the power rectifier tube doesn't help. I have some pics of it but not sure if I can attach them (I'll try).
Any and all help is appreciated in getting this beauty up and running again. The photos are taken from the area directly under the power x-formers and tubes. Thanks in advance!

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