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1930's Mystery Auburn radio Restore on YouTube
Eliot Ness
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09-06-2020, 10:56 AM
Nice work using that capacitor to drop the voltage and a very nice job getting that chassis all cleaned and polished Buzz Icon_thumbup

Below is a site that explains three methods of dropping voltage (resistor, diode-resistor, and capacitor) and has a spreadsheet you can download that will calculate the values for you:

http://www.vintage-radio.com/repair-rest...calcs.html
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