Need help restoring my 40-180 - SUCCESS
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After nearly a year, my Philco 40-180 is almost finished. I have replaced all caps, all resistors, and all rubber wire. The rust is gone from the chassis, all of the parts have been cleaned, the transformer has been repainted, I installed a new cloth covered power cord (with a fuse on the hot lead), a reproduction vintage polarized plug, and am just about a day away from a first power up.
So, what is the best way to power up? I have a variac and several volt meters. Can someone walk me through or point me toward a first power up procedure and places to check for voltage references?
Thanks,
Eric
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2014, 12:10 PM by EricS.)
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RE: Need help restoring my 40-180 - by EricS - 08-10-2014, 09:04 AM
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