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Old 18th Oct 2018, 7:18 pm   #3
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Default Re: Philips 151U

Thanks Mick. I love this hobby but sometimes doing a 'quick win' job makes up for the slower progress on other 3 projects I have on the go, all stopped at different stages, waiting for parts or cabinet refinishing. Back to this set...The usual slightly wacky Philips engineering is not so evident here apart from the tone switch power and volume pot assembly which always begs the question 'why did they do it that way?' The era of PCBs and semiconductors were not far away when this set was made. I'm hoping the troublesome reputation of the dropper resistor does not show up as the set mysteriously cut out and came back on earlier as if the heater chain disconnected for a few seconds. For now the radio is on while I do the washing up and enjoyed.
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