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Radio Newbie in need of some guidance for an 84
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Hello, this is my first radio and what a radio I chose to start with. I recapped the entire thing and put in new resistors where needed. I also replaced the wiring as it was in bad shape. I followed a precise wiring map that I create before starting and know it is wired correctly.

When I turn on the radio, the pilot lamp does not light, the Rectifier tube warms but the other tubes are silent. I checked my transformer 3 times, filament leads go to the right pins on the 42 tube and yet nothing.

I do get a slight hum from the speaker but have not left it on long enough to see if it gets louder. Any rudimentary things I can check to see why the pilot lamp is not lighting ?


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Philco 84 - by rciancia - 01-07-2015, 09:18 PM
RE: Philco 84 - by KCMike - 01-07-2015, 11:22 PM
RE: Philco 84 - by BrendaAnnD - 01-07-2015, 11:53 PM
RE: Philco 84 - by morzh - 01-08-2015, 12:36 AM



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