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14th May 2021, 6:22 pm

Back to the OP request, a few silicon diodes in series, 4V would be 4/0.7 = 5.7. As diodes only come in integers tweak the number for best performance. I had one of these sets nearly 40 years ago, I replaced the Westector with a power diode, that was all I could find at the time, it worked!

14th May 2021, 6:22 pm	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wartime civilian receiver what to replace Westector with ?? Back to the OP request, a few silicon diodes in series, 4V would be 4/0.7 = 5.7. As diodes only come in integers tweak the number for best performance. I had one of these sets nearly 40 years ago, I replaced the Westector with a power diode, that was all I could find at the time, it worked!