Well, that certainly would put a different spin on things! Hard to diagnose
a problem with some facts missing! CL

"N0DG" wrote in message
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If I remember correctly this (power supply) was salvaged from a mobil
home. If
so it was probably a float charger for storage batteries and has neither
filter
caps or regulating circuit.
I hope the radio still works when you get it on some clean DC power.
good luck
Don