View Single Post
Old 24th Feb 2012, 5:13 pm   #2
Robert Darwent
Heptode
 
Robert Darwent's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 990
Default Re: Philips B6X12A on the fritz…

Quote:
Originally Posted by Don_Zalmrol View Post
The radio plays on every channel, but there is some kind of noise generated from somewhere inside the circuit
Could you describe the noise a little better please, is it a buzz, static, howl, etc? Does the noise occur on all wavebands or only some of them?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Don_Zalmrol View Post
I know this because I've played some records with my vinyl pickup through the radio
I take it from the above that playing a record through the pick-up input is not affected by the noise? If this is so, it would appear the audio ouput stages and the power supply are not causing the noise issue.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Don_Zalmrol View Post
...you can see that the smoothing cap has black scorch marks around it, so I will need to replace that one also.
Yes if it is showing obvious signs of distress it will need replacing, even if it appears not to be the direct cause of the noise problem.

Regards
__________________

Robert G0UHF
www.wavesintheair.co.uk
Robert Darwent is offline