Pulling Hair With Zenith Transoceanic 6T40!!!

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Tubejunke

But next I will test what was a good tube compliment. I hope still so, butt through getting out bad caps I saw the filaments glowing in a lit room and that's not good for 1.4V tubes.

Hope that you did not blow the 1L6... these tubes are scarce and expensive.

http://www.zenithtrans-oceanic.porta....co.uk/1l6.htm

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...+tube&_sacat=0

Since you found one section of the electrolytic to be bad, I would replace the other sections as well... if the "D" section of C-1 (200 uf) is shorted or is very leaky, excessive filament voltage would be applied to V-5 (3V4). C-39 (.1 uf) is also between the filament string and ground, and if shorted or very leaky, excessive filament voltage would be applied to V-5 (3V4), V-3 (second 1U4) and V-2 (1L6).

jr