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Originally Posted by dtvmcdonald
Replace the HV wire on the TRK12. It may look OK but its isn't ... I got bit right through it, a half-inch away. Luckily the inertia of my arm broke the arc. I thought I was being careful.
Good luck with the radio ... that tuning mechanism is a disaster just waiting 80 years to happen. Its a good radio though.
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Interesting.
I'll have to see if I can get shoelace spaghetti to fit over a modern 40KV HV wire, or maybe use modern reproduction cloth covered automotive spark plug wire...When it comes to rare sets like this I kind of have to have inside the back look like it's all original to be happy.
Now I'm more interested in the radio than I was.
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Originally Posted by old_coot88
Nothin' like an RF burn from a transmission line. You never know it's happening till you smell the hide burning.  |
Interesting.... Horizontal Output Plate caps have enough DC on them that you immediately you're being bit on top of the burn. I guess I'm lucky I haven't RF burned myself on other sources.