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Philco "Super" 19

Steve Davis
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04-03-2017, 06:21 PM

Time for the "smoke" test. I plugged it in and turned it on. Disaster strikes!!!!! After about 5 seconds, "POW" then the smoke started coming from under the chassis. I quickly pulled the plug. The input filter had exploded! Icon_sad

Now to figure out what went wrong.

Steve

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Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 03-31-2017, 12:01 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Ron Ramirez - 03-31-2017, 06:03 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Kenneth F. Besso Jr. - 03-31-2017, 08:32 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by jcassity - 03-31-2017, 09:50 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Mondial - 04-01-2017, 12:17 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Arran - 04-01-2017, 04:16 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Ron Ramirez - 04-01-2017, 07:40 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 04-01-2017, 08:58 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 04-03-2017, 04:28 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 04-03-2017, 06:21 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by KCMike - 04-03-2017, 07:53 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by morzh - 04-03-2017, 08:08 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 04-03-2017, 09:53 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by morzh - 04-03-2017, 11:15 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by 462ron - 04-04-2017, 03:02 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 04-05-2017, 12:46 AM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by markmokris - 04-06-2017, 11:41 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 04-20-2017, 05:38 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by morzh - 04-20-2017, 09:51 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by gregb - 04-20-2017, 09:59 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Ron Ramirez - 05-18-2017, 12:39 PM

RE: Philco "Super" 19 - by Steve Davis - 05-19-2017, 11:57 AM

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