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philco 48-1270 burning out r315/ updates
John R
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04-12-2012, 12:47 PM
(04-11-2012, 08:18 PM)magicclocks Wrote:  Ok I've changed 3 or 4 and still it starts to smoke immediately I'll go ahead and do that whole section I had the tube that those resistors connect to removed and it still did it so it's got to be leaking caps I hope . Could that be why the rectifier only shows 200 volts instead of 250 too?

If C324 is good or has been replaced I would suspect a short in Z303 the 3rd I.F. can. Pull the cover off and check for shorts to ground. Also, check for shorts in the wiring around the 3rd. I.F. tube socket.
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RE: philco 48-1270 burning out r315 - by John R - 04-12-2012, 12:47 PM
RE: philco 48-1270 burning out r315 - by John R - 04-13-2012, 12:37 AM
RE: philco 48-1270 burning out r315 - by codefox1 - 04-13-2012, 02:16 AM
RE: philco 48-1270 burning out r315 - by rghines1 - 04-14-2012, 09:06 AM
RE: philco 48-1270 burning out r315 - by Arran - 04-14-2012, 11:38 PM



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