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Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X
Brad Winder
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05-05-2026, 11:21 PM
I have experience the "rumble" noise while rebuilding a couple different sets and both times I traced it down to faulty mica caps. The one time it happened, the mica turned out to be a paper cap in disguise.

Both times I used cold spray to find the problem.
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Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by bobclausen - 04-27-2026, 04:17 PM
RE: Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by morzh - 04-27-2026, 08:24 PM
RE: Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by morzh - 04-28-2026, 08:08 AM
RE: Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by tbone - 04-28-2026, 01:08 PM
RE: Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by morzh - 04-29-2026, 03:10 PM
RE: Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by Brad Winder - 05-05-2026, 11:21 PM
RE: Rumbling noise from Philco 3116X - by Arran - 05-06-2026, 12:24 AM



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