08-10-2014, 08:04 AM
After nearly a year, my Philco 40-180 is almost finished. I have replaced all caps, all resistors, and all rubber wire. The rust is gone from the chassis, all of the parts have been cleaned, the transformer has been repainted, I installed a new cloth covered power cord (with a fuse on the hot lead), a reproduction vintage polarized plug, and am just about a day away from a first power up.
So, what is the best way to power up? I have a variac and several volt meters. Can someone walk me through or point me toward a first power up procedure and places to check for voltage references?
Thanks,
Eric
So, what is the best way to power up? I have a variac and several volt meters. Can someone walk me through or point me toward a first power up procedure and places to check for voltage references?
Thanks,
Eric