10-11-2023, 08:47 AM
Hi and welcome to the Phorum,
Wouldn't be concerned about the extra 5 wts of power.
The reason for the variance in the wattage when tuning in a strong station vs a weak one is that the avc circuit is biasing the gain of the rf and IF tubes down to keep the volume even. This in turn lowers the plate current of these tubes thus dropping the total power consumption.
I'm not all together sure where the 175w number comes from. Is it just the radio chassis or the radio and phono?
This number comes from a brand-new chassis with all new everything. How does your chassis stack up to that?
Wouldn't be concerned about the extra 5 wts of power.
The reason for the variance in the wattage when tuning in a strong station vs a weak one is that the avc circuit is biasing the gain of the rf and IF tubes down to keep the volume even. This in turn lowers the plate current of these tubes thus dropping the total power consumption.
I'm not all together sure where the 175w number comes from. Is it just the radio chassis or the radio and phono?
This number comes from a brand-new chassis with all new everything. How does your chassis stack up to that?
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
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