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Safe to powerup without Speaker?
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All, I've got a generic Philco radio question.  I've worked on some radios that had schematics with warnings not to turn on the radio without the speaker attached.  I'm now working on a 40-165 and I'm wondering if I can power it up safely without the speaker.  Since the filter caps  and many film caps had been replaced I thought I'd power it up but I only get a ticking sound.  I've got the speaker installed in the cabinet and the radio is way too big to move and it's a pain to remove the speaker.  I'm hoping it's safe to power up on my bench without the speaker.  Also, are tube pin resistance and voltage tables available for Philco's? I hate to split up threads, the radio I'm working on is here Philco Radiobar Zephyr .
Thanks,
Keith


Messages In This Thread
Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by keith49vj3 - 12-25-2014, 05:00 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by David - 12-25-2014, 09:37 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by OZ4 - 12-25-2014, 09:56 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by morzh - 12-25-2014, 10:02 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by morzh - 12-26-2014, 12:54 AM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by joejoe - 12-27-2014, 12:36 AM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by morzh - 12-27-2014, 05:14 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by OZ4 - 12-27-2014, 05:22 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by Warren - 12-27-2014, 06:11 PM
RE: Safe to powerup without Speaker? - by morzh - 12-28-2014, 05:14 PM



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