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Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys
Phlogiston
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03-05-2017, 02:17 PM
Working on a Philco 84.

It had been "fixed" before. I always wonder if the repair - no matter how messy - was successful.

So the oscillator would not run. Everything looked good.  Hay, wait a minute. The gimmick cap had been unwound and run to the ground (-10V not the chassis). I have to believe that the "repairman" saw a wire with a loose end and decided to connect it to the nearest terminal.

So I know that this repair had been ultimately unsuccessful.

Works as good as an 84 can  - now.
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Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by Phlogiston - 03-05-2017, 02:17 PM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by Arran - 03-06-2017, 04:37 AM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by morzh - 03-06-2017, 09:05 AM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by gregb - 03-06-2017, 10:08 AM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by morzh - 03-06-2017, 10:34 AM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by gregb - 03-06-2017, 11:48 AM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by morzh - 03-06-2017, 12:44 PM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by gregb - 03-06-2017, 06:03 PM
RE: Gotta' Watch Those Repair Guys - by TV MAN - 03-09-2017, 11:44 AM



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