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Shadow meter questions
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02-21-2019, 08:27 PM
With my 16b, i desoldered the wires from chassis  (note polarity) and used a 9 volt battery. I got swing both ways as i reversed the battery terminals.  After i recapped the chassis, i hooked it back up and it is closed till the tubes warm up and the shadow widens..

A station or two will narrow the shadow gap slightly, but not much action ive seen elsewhere on the dial.. I havent tuned up the radio as of yet to see if the action will improve...

By the looks of the petrified black cloth tape on the SM wires, im gonna guess mine was either fixed or replaced somewhere in the radios life..

Steve
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Shadow meter questions - by mwoodruff - 02-21-2019, 12:00 PM
RE: Shadow meter questions - by Radioroslyn - 02-21-2019, 12:49 PM
RE: Shadow meter questions - by klondike98 - 02-21-2019, 01:33 PM
RE: Shadow meter questions - by morzh - 02-21-2019, 05:18 PM
RE: Shadow meter questions - by Radioroslyn - 02-21-2019, 05:36 PM
RE: Shadow meter questions - by morzh - 02-21-2019, 05:57 PM
RE: Shadow meter questions - by Stall-U-Rated - 02-21-2019, 08:27 PM



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