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I have found, over the years, that carbon comp resistors go high. In some
restorations, especially on radios that you just want to function, I leave the resistors alone, where they have increased in value moderately. My reasoning is that since the line voltage is higher now, a reduction in voltage caused by the higher value resistors, will somewhat compensate for the increased voltage. This would especially apply to screen and cathode resistors. However, in critical work, it may pay to pay attention to the resistors. My Collins receiver uses a bridge circuit for the S-meter and the zero point kept changing. At first I thought it was a leaky capacitor. I checked, then finally replaced them. No improvement. I then carefully checked the tubes. No improvement. Finally, I replaced the carbon comp resistors with stable ones and the meter drift was cured. 73, Colin K7FM |
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