Help Needed - perhaps in wrong forum?

[maxhifi]

Don't be intimidated by this stuff. What you need are some books on radio to start learning some of the lingo and get some background info. Buy or download and print out an RCA tube manual from the 50s or 60s, and read the front section. It's not very long, and you'll learn a lot about common circuits. Then, take a look at the back, and study the circuits section. I learned a lot from mine, the pages went from white to a dull grey in the first 5 years I owned it.