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Originally Posted by Tubejunke
Well, I'm glad my old Philco has new life and that I made this thread because I never knew that certain vacuum tube rectifiers spelled potential doom for our old radios. Seems like I have a late 30s Silvertone working on almost all original parts including a 6X5. I have always been proud of my working original sets that I have a few of, but I can't risk losing a power transformer over pride.
Seems like I was researching that set a while back and someone mentioned potential trouble with the rectifier, but I didn't pay any heed as mine has worked fine since my grandmother was 20! Maybe time to rethink this now that she is 96!?!?!
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Ehh, sneak a tiny axial fuse into the mix if you don't want to change the tube lineup. I can't blame you on that aspect of things.