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RE: Blown 6CA4?

Posted by Rod M (W) on January 18, 2024 at 18:01:56

In Reply to: Blown 6CA4? posted by Ozzie on January 18, 2024 at 11:02:31:

I'd agree with 6bq5, it's broken. With the umbilical cable, it would be separate and the issue is the power supply.

I had a 45 tube and went poof and also smelled like smoke. The culprit was a resistor that was taken out when the old globe shorted out. As 6bq5 mentioned, a PS caps could be a issue or it be a resistor. It's old enough that I'd have someone go through it and replace the electrolytic caps and check resistors and replace anything else that's out of spec.


-Rod

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