08-05-2011, 12:30 PM
The tubes will vary in brightness even when the radio works properly.
1. Have you checked all your tubes?
2. Did you verify continuity in your transformers? Often they have a problem as described in this web site and must be re wound. Additionally many old sets are "lightning strike" victims and the antenna/rf coil will be open.
3. The output transformer that is mounted on the speaker is often bad. As is the feild coil.
4. Field is spelled field. Jeez. " i before e, except after c......."
1. Have you checked all your tubes?
2. Did you verify continuity in your transformers? Often they have a problem as described in this web site and must be re wound. Additionally many old sets are "lightning strike" victims and the antenna/rf coil will be open.
3. The output transformer that is mounted on the speaker is often bad. As is the feild coil.
4. Field is spelled field. Jeez. " i before e, except after c......."
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