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42 PT-10 pilot light
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Well, back with the candohm update.  I replaced it with two 5 watt resistors, and it doesn't seem to get too warm.  I decided to replace the 35Z3 rectifier since the voltage was a hair over 6 volts across the pilot light when I was putting in 100 volts with the variac.   Now it shows 4.7 volts across the pilot light after putting in a new rectifier tube when I crank variac up to 120 volts. 

I let it play for about 30 minutes and no problems.  I guess the rectifier must have had a issue, but all is good now.  I wonder how one would track down this problem if a usually problematic candohom wasn't involved.

Time for working on the case and making it look nice.

John


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42 PT-10 pilot light - by ki4wcq52 - 09-02-2019, 09:25 PM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by Radioroslyn - 09-02-2019, 09:45 PM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by mikethedruid - 09-03-2019, 02:00 AM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by ki4wcq52 - 09-03-2019, 09:06 AM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by Radioroslyn - 09-03-2019, 04:15 PM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by mikethedruid - 09-03-2019, 05:43 PM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by ki4wcq52 - 09-03-2019, 09:13 PM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by mikethedruid - 09-03-2019, 10:46 PM
RE: 42 PT-10 pilot light - by ki4wcq52 - 09-07-2019, 08:45 PM



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