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Old 04-08-2015, 03:03 PM
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Ignore the reactance tube for now, or at least keep the input grounded for the moment per the adjustment procedure so you can focus on getting the oscillator running. It's obvious you have no output from it, that's why you have zero grid volts on V124A and also sagging plate volts- that tube is probably turned on 100%. Make sure the .01uf caps to ground coming off pin 2 are not leaky (C2110/C211), then see if you can lift one of the primary winding wires of T115 (pin B or E) and measure resistance. It's possible your CW transformer has shorted or something, but tuned circuits can be deceptively hard to troubleshoot despite their apparent simplicity.

One last note: although the inductors in the CTC-4 chassis are not the dreaded white ones that always go bad like the CTC-2(B) chassis had, it's always possible you have a bad inductor still. Make sure L42 checks in at the proper resistance, and also ensure C209 isn't leaky.
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