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Determining amperage on transformer - Sparton 931

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10-21-2015, 09:03 PM

(10-21-2015, 06:40 AM)Radioroslyn Wrote: The simple answer is to add up all of the current used in you set. You can do this by consulting your tube manual to find heater currents and plate/screen currents. What is the set you are working on??

Terry

Hi Terry. Thanks for your response. I know this is the Philco Forum. Most of my radios are Philcos, but this one is a Sparton 931 from 1929. I spent weeks repairing coils, resistors, and the like. Then I refinished the case. Then it failed the bench test by showing a bad transformer.

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Determining amperage on transformer - Sparton 931 - by radiola - 10-21-2015, 12:26 AM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by Radioroslyn - 10-21-2015, 06:40 AM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by radiola - 10-21-2015, 09:03 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by Radioroslyn - 10-21-2015, 10:13 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by radiola - 10-22-2015, 11:56 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by Tubesforme - 10-23-2015, 03:43 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by radiola - 10-24-2015, 05:39 AM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by radiola - 10-27-2015, 08:05 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformers - by Radioroslyn - 10-27-2015, 08:14 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformer - Sparton 931 - by radiola - 10-27-2015, 09:28 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformer - Sparton 931 - by Ron Ramirez - 10-27-2015, 08:15 PM

RE: Determining amperage on transformer - Sparton 931 - by Radioroslyn - 10-27-2015, 08:16 PM

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