Philco 38-8 Speaker issue

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08-28-2026, 09:52 PM

Found the problem!

When I was testing to see if any B+ was getting past the 10K resistor I noticed that the dim bulb wasn't really going dim and I see smoke pouring out of the audio output transformer...

Anyone know where I can find a replacement that's the same size and values on mouser..?

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Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-26-2026, 10:46 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-27-2026, 10:21 AM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by RodB - 08-27-2026, 11:21 AM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-27-2026, 12:51 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by MrFixr55 - 08-27-2026, 02:12 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-27-2026, 03:05 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-27-2026, 04:10 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Arran - 08-28-2026, 01:48 AM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-28-2026, 09:52 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 08-28-2026, 11:20 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by DaleHCook - 08-29-2026, 07:24 AM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by RodB - 08-29-2026, 12:46 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by DaleHCook - 08-29-2026, 02:44 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 09-02-2026, 11:16 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by MrFixr55 - 09-03-2026, 07:31 AM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 09-04-2026, 07:44 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by MrFixr55 - 09-04-2026, 08:26 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 09-21-2026, 09:53 PM

RE: Philco 38-8 Speaker issue - by Mr. Radio-Man - 09-26-2026, 09:04 PM

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