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Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue
Steve Davis
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11-21-2021, 12:26 PM
Did the radio align properly before the modification? One would not expect the characteristics of the 12A8GT to be much different than the 6A7. Could capacitor number 13 be bad. You might try adding a cap parallel with 12 and 13. May have to add a couple of turns to the primary of the coil.

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Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue - by Ron Ramirez - 11-20-2021, 11:59 PM
RE: Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue - by Steve Davis - 11-21-2021, 12:26 PM
RE: Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue - by OZ4 - 11-21-2021, 01:12 PM
RE: Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue - by OZ4 - 11-21-2021, 01:26 PM
RE: Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue - by MrFixr55 - 11-21-2021, 05:12 PM
RE: Modified 54C - Oscillator Issue - by morzh - 11-21-2021, 06:10 PM



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