[dtvmcdonald]

The first A-K 44 (60 Hz) arrived today. I suspect a barn
or leaky attic. Its rusted badly.

But there is good news. Of the 8 tubes, 6 are good, including
the 71A and the 27. The spare 27 was not wrapped for shipment,
just loose in the set (!) and smashed. Two 26s are bad,
one gassy and one with very low emission. Three hours at
10% higher filament voltage helped only a little. A third 26 is
just a little low but should work. Also, its the new-style tar-pit
with the separate capacitor box.

Then there is the very bad (or expensive) news: the power transformer is bad.


How does one remove the resistor board from the power supply?