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05-28-2020, 04:15 PM
Just have to ditto everything that has been said: 50 xfmrs runs hot because inside chassis; today's voltage is higher so radios run hotter; use bucking transformer.
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PHILCO 50 - by ducretet - 05-28-2020, 12:50 PM
RE: PHILCO 50 - by Radioroslyn - 05-28-2020, 01:15 PM
RE: PHILCO 50 - by rfeenstra - 05-28-2020, 01:34 PM
RE: PHILCO 50 - by ducretet - 05-28-2020, 01:36 PM
RE: PHILCO 50 - by ducretet - 05-28-2020, 01:39 PM
RE: PHILCO 50 - by morzh - 05-28-2020, 04:15 PM



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