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40-180 slight hum
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10-09-2014, 09:57 PM
Some of my radios have a low level hum in them. I have also found that it can be a light or appliance in the house wiring circuit causing the hum.
Be careful with unplugging the speaker on some radios you could do damage to the circuit.
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40-180 slight hum - by Edisla - 10-09-2014, 09:32 PM
RE: 40-180 slight hum - by KCMike - 10-09-2014, 09:57 PM
RE: 40-180 slight hum - by Edisla - 10-10-2014, 07:59 PM
RE: 40-180 slight hum - by DeckApe - 10-13-2014, 02:57 PM
RE: 40-180 slight hum - by morzh - 10-13-2014, 03:37 PM
RE: 40-180 slight hum - by mikethedruid - 10-13-2014, 04:02 PM
RE: 40-180 slight hum - by morzh - 10-13-2014, 05:16 PM



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