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Old 08-14-2018, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom9589 View Post
I took a look at the schematic for this Philco and noticed something I had never seen previously. The filament windings for the two LV rectifiers (5V3 and 5U4) are center tapped and the B+ is taken from the center taps.

What is the purpose of taking the B+ from the center taps?
Most likely to reduce hum pickup from the filament winding.
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