[klondike98]

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Real progress today.  I decided to alligator cable in the replacement IF transformer that I got on ebay.  Put all the tubes in and fired it up with the dim bulb unit.  Nada.  Bulb not lit at all, tubes not warming up, no sound...nada.  I forgot about that open resistor that parallels the pilot lamp and is in series with the tube filaments.   That will surely keep it quiet.  

OK...so alligator in the 22 ohm 2 watt resistor and try again.  Yes! Now I'm getting nice clear sound from it.  

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Now my remaining task will be to take that replacement IF transformer apart, do some surgery and cram it into the smaller can that goes with this set.  At least I now know it can work.