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Well, I rewired it, no shorts. It's connected exactly as the schematic. The AC switch and volume pot, as well as other pots I cleaned with some Ecoline Contact Cleaner. They work perfectly now. Stuff cost $22 for a 12oz. can and has a warning "For professional or industrial use only." When it says that you know it's good stuff.
Anyway, all your resistance measurements help greatly. With everything rewired, B+ to ground is 6k ohms, B- to ground is 580 ohms. Just as it should be. I've heard the horror stories about the bleeder resistors but I was lucky to get a set with all the bleeder resistors with tolerance. I know Phil had issues with his bleeder resistors and know that rebuilding that section can be a royal pain.
Now my next step is to let the contact cleaner dry (it evaporates fast, but just to make sure), pull a good rectifier tube out of my Air King chassis and give it a try. I removed all H output and oscillator tubes so I'll be testing it for sound and let it play a while with sound. I'll keep you guys posted.
Thanks once again guys.
Jonathan
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