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Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum

morzh
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11-02-2013, 11:20 AM

Andrew: good news is, if you hear hum, most important parts of your set are OK. Your sound, your power and such.

Now, replacing the caps is great and is a necessary step but it is not often that a radio totally stops working due to a bad paper cap. Not unheard of, but not the most common problem.

1. Do you know how to read schemartics, do you know the basics of electronics?
2. Do you know what's different about tubes and what a tube radio can do to you if you are not careful?
3. Do you know how to measure voltages and such?

(This post was last modified: 11-02-2013, 09:36 PM by morzh.)

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Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-01-2013, 09:17 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Warren - 11-01-2013, 11:56 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-02-2013, 11:20 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by klondike98 - 11-02-2013, 05:38 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-02-2013, 07:18 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by jerryhawthorne - 11-02-2013, 08:36 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-02-2013, 09:27 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Ron Ramirez - 11-02-2013, 09:38 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Warren - 11-02-2013, 10:07 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by klondike98 - 11-02-2013, 10:33 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-02-2013, 10:40 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-02-2013, 10:43 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-02-2013, 10:52 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-02-2013, 11:11 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by klondike98 - 11-02-2013, 11:32 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by jerryhawthorne - 11-03-2013, 02:21 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-03-2013, 10:27 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Radioroslyn - 11-03-2013, 11:12 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Mondial - 11-03-2013, 11:46 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-03-2013, 12:27 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-03-2013, 01:24 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-03-2013, 02:51 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-03-2013, 07:32 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-03-2013, 10:25 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-03-2013, 10:57 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Warren - 11-04-2013, 02:42 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-04-2013, 08:41 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-06-2013, 07:27 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by jerryhawthorne - 11-06-2013, 07:40 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-06-2013, 10:07 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by klondike98 - 11-06-2013, 10:25 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-06-2013, 10:39 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by BrendaAnnD - 11-06-2013, 11:18 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-07-2013, 08:10 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by jerryhawthorne - 11-07-2013, 09:55 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-07-2013, 10:27 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-07-2013, 10:49 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by BrendaAnnD - 11-07-2013, 11:07 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-07-2013, 11:47 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-08-2013, 10:18 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-08-2013, 11:14 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-08-2013, 11:29 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-10-2013, 01:23 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by BrendaAnnD - 11-10-2013, 02:17 AM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Andrew Fleck - 11-12-2013, 03:44 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by BrendaAnnD - 11-12-2013, 03:56 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by jerryhawthorne - 11-12-2013, 04:18 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by cwirth - 11-12-2013, 06:00 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-12-2013, 06:31 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by Mondial - 11-12-2013, 06:52 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by BrendaAnnD - 11-12-2013, 07:30 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by morzh - 11-12-2013, 10:11 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by BrendaAnnD - 11-12-2013, 10:50 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by TV MAN - 01-09-2014, 12:35 PM

RE: Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum - by codefox1 - 01-09-2014, 10:53 PM

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