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Originally Posted by Jeffhs
I didn't realize there was a capacitor in the antenna circuit to protect the coil in case the latter were inadvertently connected to 110v AC power. This will teach me not to say anything like what I said in my post without being sure of the facts.
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It's easy enough, unless you have the schematic in front of you!
A lot of sets don't have that capacitor, so it could've been detrimental.
They probably included it because of lightning strike is more common in rural areas.