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Low Volume & distortion
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03-02-2010, 12:31 PM
My Philco 40-180 starts up at low volume and the voice is slightly distorted . After a couple of minutes volume increases and the radio plays ok. Could this be a tube problem? Thanks foe any help with this.
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Low Volume & distortion - by radionut - 03-02-2010, 12:31 PM
Re: Low Volume & distortion - by Ron Ramirez - 03-02-2010, 12:58 PM
Re: Low Volume & distortion - by radionut - 03-03-2010, 08:15 PM
Re: Low Volume & distortion - by rghines1 - 03-03-2010, 09:03 PM



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