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Old 16th Jan 2018, 11:15 pm   #53
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Default Re: Pye B18T found, how did I do?

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Originally Posted by 12jslater View Post
I am currently getting a spark jumping from the lead to a screwdriver a couple of mm. and the heater is reading open.
It looks like you have found the reason why the set was retired all those years ago.
EY51's are cheap and plentiful. Even NOS ones.

Can you hear any static etc. on the sound if you plug in an aerial?
A metre or so of wire.

Don't be surprised if the large smoothing capacitor fails
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