06-10-2026, 03:16 AM
Roy;
It looks like someone didn't have a 2.2 K 1/2 Watt resistor, so they decided to use two 4.3 K 2 Watt ones in parallel that they had laying around. Why the original would have failed is a mystery as there isn't much voltage, or current draw on that grid, the higher Wattage ones would be found either in the power supply, or as the cathode resistor on the 35L6 tube, R13, R12, and R11. These sets are better then average, they have a tuner RF amplifier stage, so whilst somewhat simpler then a set with shortwave bands it does have an extra coil, and section in the tuning cap, just no switching.
Regards
Arran
It looks like someone didn't have a 2.2 K 1/2 Watt resistor, so they decided to use two 4.3 K 2 Watt ones in parallel that they had laying around. Why the original would have failed is a mystery as there isn't much voltage, or current draw on that grid, the higher Wattage ones would be found either in the power supply, or as the cathode resistor on the 35L6 tube, R13, R12, and R11. These sets are better then average, they have a tuner RF amplifier stage, so whilst somewhat simpler then a set with shortwave bands it does have an extra coil, and section in the tuning cap, just no switching.
Regards
Arran
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