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Work on the Philco 39-30 has begun
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I'm on the fence about replacing those wax capacitors. Everyone at my radio club - even the old guys - say you should leave them in there. They say that it is not worth the time if the capacitor is still good. If I'm going to replace any capacitors, it will be in the tone circuit. The first two positions sound to "tinny" for my ears. I'll be slightly raising the capacitance on the first two to give a slightly bassier sound.

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RE: Work on the Philco 39-30 has begun - by sam - 04-19-2015, 12:44 PM
RE: Work on the Philco 39-30 has begun - by TheUniversalDave1 - 04-20-2015, 11:09 PM
RE: Work on the Philco 39-30 has begun - by morzh - 04-20-2015, 11:35 PM
RE: Work on the Philco 39-30 has begun - by Arran - 04-21-2015, 03:41 AM



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