[NJARC] Radiola 104 electrical items needed:

[JOE CRO]

Marty,
          I appreciate your response. Actually, the power transformer 
doesn't get "hot" to the touch; but rather warm, probably from the heat 
convection due to it's proximity to some of the tubes in the set. A "hot to 
the touch" transformer would definitely be cause for alarm. I really like my 
Philco 41-290. It's what some people refer to as the "skyscraper" style 
console, and it really sounds terrific, and even does yeoman duty listening 
to the various Hams on 75M AM. I would like to use it on just about an 
everyday basis, and was concerned about it's loss of potting material inside 
of it. I'd rather pull the chassis out again and repot the transformer 
rather than replace the whole part.

It sounds to me like I'd be better off "not fixing what isn't broke" so to 
speak. I'd like the thing to outlast me - hi!

Very Best Regards,
                            Joe Cro N3IBX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Friedman" <radiomf at comcast.net>
To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [NJARC] Radiola 104 electrical items needed:


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> Hi Joe,
> I don't think Philco power transformers are less reliable than other 
> brands. I think Emerson and Zenith are more prone to failure. After an 
> hour most trannys get pretty warm. Is it too hot to hold your fingers on 
> for a few seconds? This could be caused by the higher line voltages we see 
> today. To cure that you can try a series resistor with the primary or wire 
> in a 6 volt filiment tranny to buck the voltage .
> Marty
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