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Old 18th Sep 2019, 5:34 pm   #11
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Default Re: Philips BX281U20 valve radio

According to the schematic/manual there should be a connection from the rear of the antenna socket to the receivers internal plate antenna, it might be a spring connection.

The three capacitors....there were two originally (the black ones) the end of one of those black capacitors is connected to the antenna socket, the other end of that capacitor would have originally connected to the grey wire which is the feed wire to the RF transformers primary coils, the wax capacitor is just a bodged in replacement for that black one.

The other black capacitor is/should be connected between the metal rear cover and the receivers chassis.

The wax capacitor is not polarized, it has no positive and negative the two red bands usually mean AC rated and the capacitors lead out wire nearest the bands would normally be the capacitors outer foil connection if there's no black band.

The mains voltage selector is marked for either a 220v or 125v mains input voltage setting, that can be shifted down to 200v or 110v by bypassing the 75 ohm section (R37) on the mains dropper.

Replace that wax capacitor and the other black one that's in circuit with suitable Y Class types for safety reasons....this receiver is a live chassis design.

The heater circuit when the voltage selector is set to 220v is a single series circuit, when the voltage selector is set to 125v the heater circuit is two series circuits connected in parallel.

The component marked L1 on the schematic is the scale bulb.

Other must replace capacitors for starters are C83, C85, and C110.

Lawrence.

Last edited by ms660; 18th Sep 2019 at 5:59 pm. Reason: Additional info
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