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Model 90 Speaker field coil repair
rrova
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12-02-2016, 04:43 PM
I found some .005" diameter wire and wound around 10,000 turns on the coil. But it only reached 1K ohms, not the 3.1K specified for this coil. I pretty well filled it, so here's hoping it will work. I can add a 2K resistor to match the spec I guess. I've read it's not the resistance it's the turns that count...
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Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 11-30-2016, 09:12 PM
RE: Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 11-30-2016, 10:45 PM
RE: Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 11-30-2016, 11:31 PM
RE: Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 12-01-2016, 05:39 PM
RE: Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 12-01-2016, 06:48 PM
RE: Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 12-02-2016, 04:43 PM
RE: Model 90 Speaker field coil repair - by rrova - 12-03-2016, 05:16 AM



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