[R-390] Ballast tube

[ronald j deeter]

Forrest
Yours is working just fine. upon pwr up it'll glow till the other 2 tube
filaments catch up then die down to a no glow or just barely perceptible
glow in the dark. 
Ron 

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:14:11 -0400 "Forrest Myers"
<femyers@attglobal.net> writes:
> After reading some posts on how much a ballast tube should glow in an 
> R390a,
> I decided to check mine. Took off the top cover and tube shield and 
> could
> not see any glow at all. The radio was turned on and working. Felt 
> the tube
> and it was very hot, as expected. I looked closely at the tube and 
> was not
> able to read the markings on it. Removed it and still couldn't read 
> the
> markings on it. I don't know if it is the correct ballast tube or 
> not but it
> does not glow, even in the dark.
> 
> Anyone out there had the same experience or have any ideas on the 
> subject?
> 
> Forrest Myers
> AG4ND
> 
> 
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