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11-19-2016, 11:00 AM
I picked a Marconi model 157 radio and when I got it the radio had a capacitor hum only so I recapped it and now I have a motor boating sound from half volume and up and no other sound only a low hum
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11-19-2016, 11:51 AM
Assuming that all of the capacitors were installed correctly, check the values of all of the resistors in particular a canned-ohm if it has one.
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11-19-2016, 12:47 PM
See if any tubes and their grid wires that are supposed to be encased in a shield are inside the shield.

Also: have you tested the tubes?
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11-19-2016, 01:57 PM
(11-19-2016, 11:51 AM)Phlogiston Wrote:  Assuming that all of the capacitors were installed correctly, check the values of all of the resistors in particular a canned-ohm if it has one.

I am not sure what a canned ohm resistor is but I will check the others
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11-19-2016, 01:59 PM
(11-19-2016, 12:47 PM)morzh Wrote:  See if any tubes and their grid wires that are supposed to be encased in a shield are inside the shield.

Also: have you tested the tubes?
tubes have been tried in working radios and none of the tubes at all have shields
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11-19-2016, 02:22 PM
(11-19-2016, 01:57 PM)the picker Wrote:  
(11-19-2016, 11:51 AM)Phlogiston Wrote:  Assuming that all of the capacitors were installed correctly, check the values of all of the resistors in particular a canned-ohm if it has one.

I am not sure what a canned ohm resistor is but I will check the others

It is the voltage divider resistor from which is derived the bias voltages. It is often a wire-wound in a metal sleeve riveted to the chassis for heat dissipation. The wire can burn open but most often the contacts become intermittent.

In most of my recent repairs, I would estimate that 1/2 to 2/3 of all resistors had either failed or were way out of tolerance.
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11-19-2016, 02:29 PM
Here's schematic for anyone helping.
http://pacifictv.ca/schematics/marconi157data.pdf
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11-19-2016, 03:25 PM
Russ might've meant Candohm.
It is a power resistor that is riveted to a chassis.


Ypi don't seem to have one.
Your neg bias seems to be made with a.... battery?
Is the battery good?
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11-19-2016, 03:42 PM
(11-19-2016, 03:25 PM)morzh Wrote:  Russ might've meant Candohm.
It is a power resistor that is riveted to a chassis.


Ypi don't seem to have one.
Your neg bias seems to be made with a.... battery?
Is the battery good?
are you talking about the 1.5 v bias cell if so yes I have it replaced
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11-19-2016, 04:21 PM
candohm resister  looks like this
[Image: http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o46/r...de8706.jpg]
could be smaller or larger with more tabs
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11-19-2016, 04:29 PM
(11-19-2016, 04:21 PM)sam Wrote:  candohm resister  looks like this
[Image: http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o46/r...de8706.jpg]
could be smaller or larger with more tabs

I will look but I do not think it has one
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11-19-2016, 05:07 PM
I don`t think you have one
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11-19-2016, 05:11 PM
(11-19-2016, 05:07 PM)sam Wrote:  I don`t think you have one
I looked and could not see one .
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11-19-2016, 09:56 PM
Well, they look canned.

So never mind that, but check the voltages on the tubes starting with the 6F6.

Just curious too, does the eye tube do anything (signal indication)?

Do you have a signal tracer?
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11-19-2016, 11:41 PM
For us US guys here's some pic's of it:   http://radioatticarchives.com/radio.htm?radio=12521
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