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Philco 86 restoration
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The reception is much better and less garbled. It figures.

PS. I failed to neutralize the RF.
It is possible it was due to bad decoupling caps. Tomorrow will try again.
Also 120Hz hum is still there, not dependent on the vo!ume.

A note: for neutralizing I use a bad 26 tube, which has no shorts but has open filament. The Rider's book recommends pretty much the same: a 26 with a filament pin bitten off. I found one such tube in my possession. I think it is ok, instead of constructing a transition socket.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.


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Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-22-2017, 03:52 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 12-22-2017, 04:23 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by KCMike - 12-22-2017, 04:35 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 12-22-2017, 04:47 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-22-2017, 05:41 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-22-2017, 07:25 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 12-22-2017, 09:15 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-22-2017, 10:16 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-22-2017, 10:48 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-22-2017, 10:50 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-23-2017, 11:12 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-23-2017, 11:38 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-25-2017, 08:31 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 12-25-2017, 11:20 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-25-2017, 11:57 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-26-2017, 12:07 AM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-26-2017, 02:42 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 12-26-2017, 03:34 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-26-2017, 03:57 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 12-26-2017, 04:11 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-26-2017, 04:27 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-26-2017, 05:47 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-26-2017, 10:48 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 12-27-2017, 12:26 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by WyTex - 12-27-2017, 12:37 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-27-2017, 01:09 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-28-2017, 07:45 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by EdHolland - 12-28-2017, 11:30 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-29-2017, 10:03 AM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by EdHolland - 12-29-2017, 03:21 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 12-29-2017, 03:43 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-29-2017, 03:51 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-29-2017, 07:44 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-30-2017, 07:35 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-31-2017, 08:38 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 12-31-2017, 08:59 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-01-2018, 05:32 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 01-01-2018, 05:54 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-01-2018, 06:31 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-01-2018, 08:00 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-13-2018, 10:58 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-14-2018, 11:26 AM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-14-2018, 09:07 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-14-2018, 10:41 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-15-2018, 08:42 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-17-2018, 12:15 AM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-17-2018, 09:33 AM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-18-2018, 10:41 PM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by Arran - 01-19-2018, 12:47 AM
RE: Philco 86 restoration - by morzh - 01-19-2018, 09:14 AM



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