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Philco 80 Jr, just starting....
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03-15-2012, 12:20 PM
(03-15-2012, 10:44 AM)morzh Wrote:  
(03-15-2012, 01:25 AM)codefox1 Wrote:  our voltages are about 10% high, and that does not bode well for tube life. I'd get a bucking transformer installed if you have room to tame it.

A bucking xfmr should not be that large, should it? never saw one, but from the way it works, it may be made quite a bit smaller than the auto or a full step-down.

Do you know a good place to buy one, 120/110V type?

See attached. Many variations on this but this is simplest.


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Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 01-28-2012, 09:35 PM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-29-2012, 12:21 AM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 03-15-2012, 12:05 AM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by codefox1 - 03-15-2012, 01:25 AM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 03-15-2012, 10:44 AM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by codefox1 - 03-15-2012, 12:20 PM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 03-17-2012, 01:14 AM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 03-21-2012, 03:35 PM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 03-21-2012, 11:03 PM
RE: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 03-21-2012, 10:56 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 01-29-2012, 03:24 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-05-2012, 06:23 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-06-2012, 06:31 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-11-2012, 08:25 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by codefox1 - 02-11-2012, 09:50 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-12-2012, 11:14 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by codefox1 - 02-13-2012, 04:22 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-13-2012, 06:37 PM
Re: Philco 80 Jr, just starting.... - by morzh - 02-15-2012, 12:50 PM



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