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Philco 70 Lowboy
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Jayce:
  With regard to the type #47, or any other early AC tube with a low heater voltage, make sure that you check the actual voltage that the tube tester is putting out, under load, with a digital volt meter. I've had some problems with at least one tester of mine, yes it puts out 1.5 volts but not 1.5 volts at 1.05 amps for a type 26, the same is true of tubes like #45 at 2.5 volts at 1.4 amps and #47s at 2.5 volts at 1.75 amps. Another thing to watch for is that sometimes the solder joints in the tube pins break down building up a high resistance, or sometimes an open connection, I've fixed a few tubes with this problem either on the grid or the filament pins.
Regards
Arran


Messages In This Thread
Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-10-2016, 08:24 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Ron Ramirez - 08-10-2016, 08:55 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by morzh - 08-10-2016, 08:59 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-10-2016, 09:24 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-12-2016, 12:13 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-12-2016, 02:28 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 08-12-2016, 03:42 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-12-2016, 06:10 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 08-12-2016, 06:35 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-12-2016, 08:47 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Ron Ramirez - 08-13-2016, 04:43 AM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-13-2016, 06:19 AM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Ron Ramirez - 08-13-2016, 08:21 AM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-13-2016, 03:52 PM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Arran - 08-14-2016, 03:32 AM
RE: Philco 70 Lowboy - by Jayce - 08-14-2016, 04:04 PM



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