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AK Model 42 Transformer Ground?
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11-22-2014, 07:29 PM
Yes you are missing one end of the HV, UNLESS the winding is shorted. Have you run it at the full 115V for around 15 min? No smoke or sizzle? The outer winding is usually the filament winding for the rectifier or the other tubes.
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AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by Winky Dink - 11-21-2014, 11:36 PM
RE: AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by Arran - 11-22-2014, 02:26 AM
RE: AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by morzh - 11-22-2014, 11:17 AM
RE: AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by morzh - 11-22-2014, 03:11 PM
RE: AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by morzh - 11-22-2014, 06:27 PM
RE: AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by Phlogiston - 11-22-2014, 07:29 PM
RE: AK Model 42 Transformer Ground? - by morzh - 11-22-2014, 07:39 PM



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