11-24-2015, 09:17 AM
I have an old 511 I found at auction. I inspected the underside of the chassis and can see that the caps were all replaced. As I understand it, the radio sat for at least 10 years unused, however.
The radio powers on fine and tunes stations well. The sound is loud. Everything seems to work well. The unit looks to be drawing between 80 and 90 watts at 120v. Is that typical? In all of my research I've only found one mention of power draw and that person mentioned 50w.
After about 15 min. or so, the transformer starts putting out a slightly sweet smell. I looked at the bottom of the transformer and I don't see where anything has leaked out. I'm guessing the smell isn't normal and may be indicative of overheating due to current draw.
Can anyone tell me how many amps these things are supposed to draw?
Thanks, Mark.
The radio powers on fine and tunes stations well. The sound is loud. Everything seems to work well. The unit looks to be drawing between 80 and 90 watts at 120v. Is that typical? In all of my research I've only found one mention of power draw and that person mentioned 50w.
After about 15 min. or so, the transformer starts putting out a slightly sweet smell. I looked at the bottom of the transformer and I don't see where anything has leaked out. I'm guessing the smell isn't normal and may be indicative of overheating due to current draw.
Can anyone tell me how many amps these things are supposed to draw?
Thanks, Mark.
