46-1209 restoration....very little reception and 60hz hum?

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Chuck Schwark
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11-04-2014, 08:57 PM

...or you have a cathode to heater or short in that tube.

Try another known good 7X7 tube and see if the hum stays away.

Chuck

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RE: 46-1209 restoration....very little reception and 60hz hum? - by Chuck Schwark - 11-04-2014, 08:57 PM

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