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Old 5th May 2019, 3:49 pm   #61
60 oldjohn
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fired up and sounded great for about fifteen mins then the big green mains dropper resistor started smoking so I turned it off.
Might it just be years of damp and dust burning off ? More measurement need to be taken to be sure.

John.

Sound like I was right, They say there is a first for everything!


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