02-08-2014, 09:59 AM
Well,
I don't really understand all the babble going on,
but I used 16 mfd Ecaps to replace the 20's after rigging up the new pilot lamp.
I turned it on slowly and got nothing. waited about 2 minutes and the L49B ballast tube got very hot and started lightly smoking. I shut her down and nothing was hurt but where does that leave me.... I have no idea. I am assuming I need a new ballast or something else is wrong that I will have to figure out. I need to start testing the radio but I dont know where to start. I also don't know if I have the right equipment. I have an Ohm meter, A tube tester that I don't know if it is calibrated after 25 years, and the auto transformer. No variac, no signal tester.
What is my first step?
I don't really understand all the babble going on,
but I used 16 mfd Ecaps to replace the 20's after rigging up the new pilot lamp.
I turned it on slowly and got nothing. waited about 2 minutes and the L49B ballast tube got very hot and started lightly smoking. I shut her down and nothing was hurt but where does that leave me.... I have no idea. I am assuming I need a new ballast or something else is wrong that I will have to figure out. I need to start testing the radio but I dont know where to start. I also don't know if I have the right equipment. I have an Ohm meter, A tube tester that I don't know if it is calibrated after 25 years, and the auto transformer. No variac, no signal tester.
What is my first step?
Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
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