Sparton 811 finished

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Sparton 811 finished

Dan Walker
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05-03-2014, 10:57 AM

I have had this radio for about a year and finally got the cabinet finished. I started out getting the radio working by replacing all the caps and alignment.. It is a ten tube radio and sounds very good. After I finished the cabinet I installed the chassis and found that it would turn on and I could tube in a station and then it would fade out .
I did check all the tubes and they were good.. I had installed a phono jack [for an MP3] and it worked fine
I checked the tubes again and found a 6K7 had shorted out. Once I replaced it,,, all was good.. Quite a relief.
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Sparton 811 finished - by Dan Walker - 05-03-2014, 10:57 AM

RE: Sparton 811 finished - by OldRestorer - 05-03-2014, 11:59 AM

RE: Sparton 811 finished - by Jamie - 05-03-2014, 01:49 PM

RE: Sparton 811 finished - by morzh - 05-03-2014, 01:57 PM

RE: Sparton 811 finished - by Paul Philco322 - 05-03-2014, 08:03 PM

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