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40-150 No Short Wave
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11-22-2014, 07:20 PM
I would guess the 7J7 is one of those light tan sockets. Definitely replace it. You can use a brown Phenolic tube socket from a junker Philco and it will work fine.

Without looking at the schematic, I would also suggest carefully baking the SW oscillator coil...or hitting it with a hair dryer?
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40-150 No Short Wave - by Raleigh - 11-22-2014, 05:16 PM
RE: 40-150 No Short Wave - by Ron Ramirez - 11-22-2014, 07:20 PM
RE: 40-150 No Short Wave - by Raleigh - 11-23-2014, 12:30 PM
RE: 40-150 No Short Wave - by Ron Ramirez - 11-23-2014, 12:38 PM
RE: 40-150 No Short Wave - by Raleigh - 03-16-2015, 11:07 PM
RE: 40-150 No Short Wave - by Ron Ramirez - 03-17-2015, 06:24 AM



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