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Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum
Andrew Fleck
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11-07-2013, 08:10 PM
I'm having a bit of a disaster tonight. I replaced the suspect resistor. That was easy. I then decided to use deoxit d5 to clean the contacts for good measure. I didn't spray a lot but I can see some residual film in the chassis. Now the radio will not power up at all. I noticed some of the cleaner worked it's way into the tube sockets. I took the tubes off and I am hoping this stuff will dry out. On the positive side my bandswitch operates great! My suspicion is that the cleaner will not dry out on it's own. Could I have damaged something doing this?

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



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