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Philco 90 filament section on PT bad
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04-02-2016, 08:32 PM
The transformer could have a winding or two shorted internally because with the six tubes he has connected he should be seeing 10.5 amps at the rated 2.5 VAC and he is only seeing 8 amps. Seems like an internal fault in the transformer to me.

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Philco 90 filament section on PT bad - by Skip - 04-02-2016, 01:08 PM
RE: Philco 90 filament section on PT bad - by gregb - 04-02-2016, 08:32 PM
RE: Philco 90 filament section on PT bad - by OZ4 - 04-03-2016, 11:02 AM



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