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Old 12-27-2015, 07:50 PM
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These three chassis should keep me busy awhile. It looks like the vertical section on the if/rf chassis has had some repairs before. Several bumblebee replacements and one electrolytic can has a lot of leakage underneath it too. The if/rf chassis has a few 1000v caps I'll have to order too.
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Old 12-29-2015, 05:07 PM
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This set has an oddball value wax cap in the vertical section. It's a .06 at 1600v. Can I put a .05 and .01 in a series and be alright? They're both 1600v.
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Old 12-29-2015, 05:26 PM
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Hi, Not in series, but across each other. You want the value to add not divide. All the best, Tom
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Old 12-29-2015, 05:39 PM
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Ok so in parallel, got it thanks!
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Old 12-29-2015, 05:39 PM
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Hi, Not in series, but across each other. You want the value to add not divide. All the best, Tom
To be more precise in parallel is the way you want to connect the two caps, NOT in series.

Capacitors in parallel add. Capacitors in series take on a value less than the smallest one in the string.....It is the other way around for resistors in series, but the formulas are the same IIRC.
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Old 01-08-2016, 08:12 AM
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After replacing 22 electrolytics and all paper caps, excluding 1000v ones, I am getting close to a first power up on a variac! Just waiting on the 1000v caps to come in the mail any day now....I also replaced any out of tolerance resistors and any ones that looked questionable.
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Old 01-10-2016, 12:03 PM
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Well first power up was a disappointment, with nothing happening. Not a single tube lit up. Back to the drawing board...
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Old 01-11-2016, 10:03 PM
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Anyone got any ideas? The fuse in the power supply chassis is good and I've checked multiple times to make sure I've hooked all of the cables back up correctly. I'm going to do a continuity check on the on/off switch to make its not defective. I haven't seen a simple switch like that go open before, but I can't imagine why nothing is lighting up?
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Old 01-11-2016, 11:02 PM
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Start as close as you can to the AC plug and work your way back until you find where the voltage drops off?
If you aren't even getting the tubes lighting it's going to be something early on.
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Old 01-11-2016, 11:25 PM
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I've encountered problems with switches before. After many years of sitting around the contacts can oxidize. Sometimes working the switch a bunch of times can clean them up.
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Old 01-12-2016, 01:59 AM
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Check the resistance between the blades of the plug. It should be less than 200 ohms. If it ain't the switch start ohming the line wiring out.
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There's a lid switch on these too if I recall correctly, make sure it's connected.
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Old 01-12-2016, 08:58 AM
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Eric,

There's a lid switch? I didn't know that, I will look up under that cabinet and see if I can find it.
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Old 01-12-2016, 07:40 PM
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Eric was right on with the lid switch! I didn't even see it and from the inside of the cabinet it looked like another control switch. Mine was stuck and after freeing, it powered up. Every tube but the CRT filaments lit up. Now to figure that out. At least I'm moving forward!!
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