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PT96 - low plate voltage

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01-23-2010, 09:46 PM

The first thing I'd check is the 35Z3. If you don't have a tester just solder a silicon diode across the plate to cathode of the 35Z3 with the proper polarity. If everything else is good that should boost it right up. Give that a whirl and see what happens.
Terry
ps #27 should get hot. It's dropping 120vac down to 93a@150ma

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry

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PT96 - low plate voltage - by Carl Travis - 01-23-2010, 10:39 AM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by 7estatdef - 01-23-2010, 09:46 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by Carl Travis - 01-24-2010, 10:51 AM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by codefox1 - 01-24-2010, 12:13 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by Carl Travis - 01-25-2010, 11:42 AM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by 7estatdef - 01-25-2010, 01:28 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by codefox1 - 01-25-2010, 02:26 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by Carl Travis - 01-27-2010, 12:14 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by 7estatdef - 01-27-2010, 06:25 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by 7estatdef - 01-27-2010, 07:04 PM

Re: PT96 - low plate voltage - by codefox1 - 01-27-2010, 08:50 PM

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