Re: Resurrecting my 56’ Patrician

Posted by Packard Don On 2022/3/26 19:42:43
Actually, I worked on vacuum tube devices since I was able to stand (my grandfather was a TV repairman) and found that the vibrator, being the easiest thing to replace, was always the first to try. My tube tester can even check vibrators so it was always handy, then a check of the tubes themselves. The tube testers in stores would often show a tube as being bad when it wasn't so glad I had my own to use!

However, the capacitors go bad too especially after all this time so it's always a good idea to just replace them first before trying anything else as bad capacitors can be dangerous!

Speaking of vibrators, my 1954 Patrician has a solid state one and it seems to work well. There are a few solid state vacuum tube replacements too but none that will work in our radios!

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