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Pilot lamp blows out
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Hi Gang:
I am restoring a Philco Model 51-537 Clock/Radio Model.
All the caps were replaced, resistors checked, and replaced when out of spec.
The radio worked, so I proclaimed it finished. Then I installed the pilot lamp, and it seemed to blow out at various stages...sometimes during warmup, after warm-up, sometimes after minutes.Icon_sad .....the radio will still play good.
How do I troubleshoot this? The radio uses a 35Y4 rectifer tube , and the lamp is wired to pin 1 and pin 4. The lamp socket measured 10.6 VAC and 2.35 VDC when warmed up.
Any ideas out there?
Thanks,
Buzz


Messages In This Thread
Pilot lamp blows out - by Buzz - 10-16-2013, 07:27 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by Radioroslyn - 10-16-2013, 08:06 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by BrendaAnnD - 10-16-2013, 08:25 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by Buzz - 10-16-2013, 09:04 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by LASJayhawk - 10-16-2013, 10:47 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by Buzz - 10-17-2013, 10:37 AM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by LASJayhawk - 10-17-2013, 01:14 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by Buzz - 10-21-2013, 07:28 PM
RE: Pilot lamp blows out - by Randy H. - 11-12-2013, 07:36 PM



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