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Tropic 53-960 restoration

morzh
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06-23-2018, 08:27 PM

Question: my 7B6 tube tests gassy. Considering the offset is 0, is this a false reading?
Has anyone tested or possibly could test this tube? (Used in Tropics, in this one it's the 1st audio / detector and AVC.).

OK. The usual. Tested the transformer high and filaments, put all tubes in plus speaker, got the B+, touched the Audio in, got the hum, tuned to the local station, got very clean and loud reception, plus a few others. The frequency of the local is right on the money, 1160AM. This is without any antenna, the loop one is stashed separately, else the chassis wouldn't come out.
Tomorrow will attempt the alignment.

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Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-26-2018, 05:12 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 05-26-2018, 07:04 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by KCMike - 05-26-2018, 08:01 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-26-2018, 08:09 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 05-26-2018, 09:28 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-27-2018, 09:15 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-27-2018, 09:41 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 05-29-2018, 03:45 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-29-2018, 08:01 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-03-2018, 06:55 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-05-2018, 10:39 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-06-2018, 12:16 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-06-2018, 06:05 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 07:18 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 07:58 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 08:41 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-06-2018, 09:12 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 09:49 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-07-2018, 05:25 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-07-2018, 09:07 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-07-2018, 10:00 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-08-2018, 06:30 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-14-2018, 10:47 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-15-2018, 04:06 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-15-2018, 09:27 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-16-2018, 03:28 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-16-2018, 07:49 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-17-2018, 05:52 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by KCMike - 06-17-2018, 07:13 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-17-2018, 07:48 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-22-2018, 07:47 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 10:35 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 01:48 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by sam - 06-23-2018, 02:29 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 03:14 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 03:29 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 03:44 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 03:47 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 04:08 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 04:24 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 04:42 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 08:27 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-24-2018, 05:58 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by KCMike - 06-24-2018, 07:25 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-24-2018, 07:51 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by KCMike - 06-24-2018, 08:09 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-24-2018, 08:19 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-24-2018, 09:41 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-24-2018, 10:36 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-27-2018, 09:00 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-28-2018, 10:24 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by WyTex - 06-29-2018, 08:47 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-29-2018, 09:06 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by WyTex - 06-29-2018, 09:35 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-29-2018, 12:12 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-29-2018, 09:30 PM

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