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Old 29th Aug 2019, 6:43 pm   #32
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Default Re: Philips 170A restoration

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Originally Posted by cdm1christopher View Post

Think along the signal path the carbon resistors can become noisy when out of spec so worth checking them but if you say the rest will be fine out of spec then I'll leave them alone

We are not talking anywhere near Hi Fi or low noise here.....it's a 1946 radio. once again modern Hi Fi solid state....yes of course resistors can cause noise in certain places. I doubt you will hear any change with something as low-fi as this radio....but again it's up to you.
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