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Philco 40-140 Field Coil Replacement
Ron Ramirez
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10-19-2012, 06:39 PM
radiola Wrote:Someone gave me a tip, that the cap in question is a 1000 volt cap, and would have to be changed again, eventually.

No, you won't have to change it again unless you get in there with a hot soldering iron and touch the iron to the new cap.

In other words, cap 39 does not have to have a 1000 volt rating. The most voltage it is going to see is around 50 VDC, give or take a few volts.
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Philco 40-140 Field Coil Replacement - by radiola - 09-05-2012, 12:21 AM
RE: Philco 40-140 Field Coil Replacement - by Ron Ramirez - 10-19-2012, 06:39 PM



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