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Kirk's Mistery Century.
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07-06-2014, 08:11 PM
Seems like the 76 triode is used as a rectifier, connected as a diode with its grid and plate tied together. Some of these small 4 tube radios did this as the DC current drain was very low.

I guess it was cheaper than using a normal rectifier tube?
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Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 06:03 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Eliot Ness - 07-06-2014, 06:40 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 07:12 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Joe Rossi - 07-06-2014, 07:40 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 07:47 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Mondial - 07-06-2014, 08:11 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 08:51 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 09:08 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Mondial - 07-06-2014, 09:12 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 09:42 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 09:46 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-06-2014, 10:22 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Eliot Ness - 07-06-2014, 10:57 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by TA Forbes - 07-06-2014, 11:03 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Phlogiston - 07-07-2014, 01:31 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by OldRestorer - 07-07-2014, 07:42 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Eliot Ness - 07-07-2014, 09:02 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-07-2014, 09:04 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-07-2014, 10:20 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by OldRestorer - 07-08-2014, 07:34 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-08-2014, 09:33 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-08-2014, 09:53 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Eliot Ness - 07-08-2014, 10:02 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-08-2014, 10:26 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-09-2014, 03:13 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-09-2014, 07:12 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by OldRestorer - 07-10-2014, 08:35 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-10-2014, 08:58 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by Arran - 07-10-2014, 12:27 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-10-2014, 02:02 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-16-2014, 09:14 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-18-2014, 12:06 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-18-2014, 10:53 AM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by OldRestorer - 07-18-2014, 12:47 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-18-2014, 01:48 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by OldRestorer - 07-18-2014, 03:55 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-18-2014, 04:08 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by OldRestorer - 07-18-2014, 05:30 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-18-2014, 06:35 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by sam - 07-19-2014, 06:55 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-19-2014, 08:39 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by sam - 07-19-2014, 08:47 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-19-2014, 08:51 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by sam - 07-19-2014, 08:56 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-19-2014, 08:59 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by sam - 07-19-2014, 09:00 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-19-2014, 09:20 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by sam - 07-19-2014, 09:28 PM
RE: Kirk's Mistery Century. - by morzh - 07-19-2014, 10:05 PM



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