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Philco 53-656 No Warm Up time?

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09-06-2011, 09:24 PM

Jim, your radio uses filament tubes or sometimes called direct heated tubes, as opposed to tubes with a separate heater and cathode or indirect heated. Direct heated tubes heat up very quickly, almost like turning on a light.

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Philco 53-656 No Warm Up time? - by Jbaker - 09-06-2011, 09:14 PM

Re: Philco 53-656 No Warm Up time? - by Steve Davis - 09-06-2011, 09:24 PM

Re: Philco 53-656 No Warm Up time? - by Arran - 09-07-2011, 09:17 PM

Re: Philco 53-656 No Warm Up time? - by Jbaker - 09-11-2011, 03:46 PM

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