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Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8
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03-17-2016, 12:12 PM
Stan, there are a pair of .015mfd caps across the primary of the power transformer so across the line. This pair has a common connection to the chassis and this will pass some AC to the chassis, thus making for a small spark when you try and ground the chassis.
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RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by 462ron - 03-17-2016, 12:12 PM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-17-2016, 02:53 PM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-18-2016, 09:10 AM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-18-2016, 10:09 AM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-18-2016, 08:37 PM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-18-2016, 10:45 PM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-19-2016, 09:00 AM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-20-2016, 09:08 AM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-20-2016, 01:00 PM
RE: Voltage on the chassis Philco 38-8 - by morzh - 03-20-2016, 08:05 PM



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