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Replaced the capacitors but all I get is a hum
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11-12-2013, 04:18 PM
Yes Andrew, as Brenda indicated with the field coil open (disconnected) you will get no voltage anywhere but the rectifier. Need to have the speaker plugged in to give it a chance. The field coil is part of the speaker and the power supply.
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