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07-28-2015, 07:37 PM
(07-28-2015, 05:18 PM)doc612 Wrote:  I have a Philco 53 960 that does not work (of course). I found Ron Ramirez's posts on his 53  960 and following his instructions and photos I replaced the bumblebee caps and the 51 a, b, and c electrolytic capacitors.  When I power up, the 330 ohm 3 watt voltage divider resister gets so hot it begins to smoke. What is wrong?

If you mean R-13 Check the polarity of your filter caps if you have one in backwards that will do it.

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