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38-8 shadow meter help
Chuck Schwark
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06-04-2011, 09:41 AM
Looking at Service Bulletin #280, also be sure the .05 bypass cap #17 is not shorted to ground. Will but short full B+ thru shadow meter coil to ground and fry it.
A short in the IF and or Det/Osc tubes could also cause excessive current draw thru the Shadow Meter coil.
A short to ground in the 1st. or 2nd. I.F. primary windings could cause this too.

Obviously, mis-wired by prev owner could be your culprit.

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38-8 shadow meter help - by jstaf40 - 06-02-2011, 07:50 PM
Re: 38-8 shadow meter help - by 7estatdef - 06-02-2011, 09:21 PM
Re: 38-8 shadow meter help - by jstaf40 - 06-03-2011, 12:51 PM
Re: 38-8 shadow meter help - by 7estatdef - 06-03-2011, 05:24 PM
Re: 38-8 shadow meter help - by Chuck Schwark - 06-04-2011, 09:41 AM



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