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Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore
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02-20-2021, 12:26 AM
I'm no expert here but I have replaced the wire in many an IF transformer. I have usually used stranded wire. However, the frequency is not that high here so I don't think you would notice any difference in performance if you used solid. Just my opinion.
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Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by unclevinny86 - 02-15-2021, 09:28 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by rfeenstra - 02-20-2021, 12:26 AM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by morzh - 02-21-2021, 03:03 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by rfeenstra - 02-21-2021, 03:23 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by 462ron - 02-22-2021, 08:56 AM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by morzh - 02-22-2021, 10:32 AM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by morzh - 02-27-2021, 02:46 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by Arran - 03-10-2021, 12:09 AM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by RodB - 03-10-2021, 10:11 AM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by morzh - 03-14-2021, 10:48 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by tbone - 03-15-2021, 08:03 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by OZ4 - 03-15-2021, 09:32 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Chassis Restore - by morzh - 03-22-2021, 10:24 PM



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