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My first Model 38-8!
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08-14-2009, 10:09 PM
Russ, most likely your power transformer will be fine, as will most of the tubes. You will need to test the resistors as they sometimes tend to drift high. But I wouldn't replace them indiscrimiately. You will definitely want to replace all the capacitors except the micas.
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My first Model 38-8! - by Guest - 08-14-2009, 05:19 PM
Re: My first Model 38-8! - by Steve Davis - 08-14-2009, 10:09 PM
Re: My first Model 38-8! - by Guest - 08-14-2009, 11:34 PM
Re: My first Model 38-8! - by Texasrocker - 08-14-2009, 11:52 PM



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