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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Topic started by: najo49 on August 24, 2014, 05:52:09 AM

Title: Original sex mono help
Post by: najo49 on August 24, 2014, 05:52:09 AM

The low voltage cap on the cathode is o ver heating then blowing in a matter of seconds.help would be apprec.jan olsen

Title: Re: Original sex mono help
Post by: Paul Birkeland on August 24, 2014, 06:34:00 AM

The cathode resistor is open, replace it.  (This was part of the last old school SEX mono repair that I did)

Title: Re: Original sex mono help
Post by: Paul Joppa on August 25, 2014, 05:48:04 PM

Replace the cathode resistor with one rated for more power - 5 watts is good. I'd use a 35v cap, too.