Pye V220
Hi Everyone
Ive just started to look at a Pye V 220. I removed the LOPT last week and its in the airing cupboard having a long slow bake. Interestingly the screened part of the coax lead that is soldered to the PCB is connected to the LOPT via a ceramic cap. Interestingly the leg of the cap had never taken to the solder and i managed to unwrap it with pliers. So it came out of the factory like that !!
So next i plan to look at the power supply. Its a metal rectifier type. Mine got the Siemens rectifier. But i plan on bypassing this with a more modern equivalent for obvious reasons. What is the value of the HT that i need to aim for? I know a simple diode and resistor will suffice, but can a full bridge rectifier module be used? Could a cap dropper be used in place of the dropper? Obviously i would hide all this behind the chassis so it couldnt be seen.
Whats everyones thoughts?
Cheers
Mike
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