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Philco 90 found locally
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07-17-2011, 06:25 PM
Take your time, replace/restuff capacitors all, and while you're at it, do all the carbon resistors too, cheap enough. Install a 1 amp fuse. Then and only then, fire it up slowly with the variac, and keep you're eye on the B+ and hands away from the bench. Well, that's what I do most often.
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Philco 90 found locally - by radioray - 07-12-2011, 04:26 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Chuck Schwark - 07-12-2011, 05:27 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Ron Ramirez - 07-12-2011, 05:56 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by radioray - 07-12-2011, 06:52 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Uffda - 07-12-2011, 09:37 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by 37silverstreak - 07-12-2011, 10:22 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Arran - 07-13-2011, 12:15 AM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Eliot Ness - 07-14-2011, 11:44 AM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by radioray - 07-17-2011, 04:26 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by codefox1 - 07-17-2011, 06:25 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Arran - 07-18-2011, 06:45 AM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Eliot Ness - 07-18-2011, 11:25 AM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Chuck Schwark - 07-18-2011, 03:24 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Eliot Ness - 07-18-2011, 05:04 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by Chuck Schwark - 07-18-2011, 05:39 PM
Re: Philco 90 found locally - by TA Forbes - 07-19-2011, 10:35 PM



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