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Philco 38-3 low reception problem
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Philco 38-3 has been recapped and all resistors have been checked.
I can pick up 3 or 4 local stations bwt 900 and 1300 but weakly.
The plate voltage on the RF tube 6u7g is a -4.5 volts on bands 1 and 2 but it should be 235v
Band 1 is AM and band 2 is S?W from 2 to 7.5 mhz.
the screen is 74 volts.
when I switch to band 3 the plate voltage jumps to 285 and screen 84volts.
I can RX WWV @ 10 mhz but not very strong.
I think the band switch is faulty because the coils check out.
What Am I missing ?
The schematic is on Nostalgia air.


Messages In This Thread
Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by Micro9 - 07-13-2016, 06:46 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by morzh - 07-13-2016, 08:03 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by Micro9 - 07-14-2016, 12:53 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by morzh - 07-14-2016, 06:13 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by KCMike - 07-14-2016, 06:25 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by morzh - 07-14-2016, 06:52 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by KCMike - 07-14-2016, 06:57 PM
RE: Philco 38-3 low reception problem - by gregb - 07-14-2016, 07:16 PM



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