Philco 20 hum after restoration

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Philco 20 hum after restoration

retiredinprescott
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02-23-2009, 09:48 AM

I have completely recapped a Philco 20 and also replaced all out of spec resistors. Radio played fine with no hum. Then I replaced the 4 speaker wires going from speaker to speaker plug. Two go across field coil and two go to primary of output transformer. The original wires were badly frayed and twisted together along their length. I did twist the new wires around each other but in no particular order. Now the radio has a constant hum (not very loud but noticeable) which does not vary with volume control setting. Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Radio still plays fine but the hum does annoy me. Icon_redface

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Philco 20 hum after restoration - by retiredinprescott - 02-23-2009, 09:48 AM

Re: Philco 20 hum after restoration - by rickd - 02-23-2009, 10:12 AM

Re: Philco 20 hum after restoration - by retiredinprescott - 02-23-2009, 10:24 AM

Re: Philco 20 hum after restoration - by retiredinprescott - 02-23-2009, 06:16 PM

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