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Philco 118 - Power Transformer Shorted?
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Possibly but not necessarily. Did you remove all the other tubes also? There are lot of them and all the filaments combined will put a significant load on the transformer. 

What wattage bulb are you using? The power transformer is pretty large and can draw appreciable line current.



Do you have a Variac where you can bring the voltage up slowly and see when the AC line current starts to increase?


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RE: Philco 118 - Power Transformer Shorted? - by Mondial - 09-15-2017, 08:40 PM



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