Re: Philco 84 Bakelite caps wrong data ?

I'm just finishing a 16, best advice, FOLLOW THE SCHEMATIC !!, The Philco
information on the bakelite blocks is full of mistakes, esp. the ones that
have resistors inside too.

John


"Syl's Old Radioz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Finishing an 84 as a Christmas gift for a friend, aside from an open
> antenna coil (primary, minimal challenge to fix),
> I found out a miswiring problem on the audio
> section. There's a Bakelite cap with code 7762-B. I restuffed it
> as per the service bulletin available on Philcoradio.com but doing
> so makes the 42's grid go to ground through the coupling cap
> instead of going to the detector's plate (through a 10K).
>
> Wiring seems originals as all wires and resistors fit perfectly and there
is
> no way I can swap connections...there is only the section going from the
> 42's
> grid to the detector's, the other cap's section is fine...
>
> Now I have two options: pretend the data from the service bulletin is
wrong,
> (which I doubt it is as all Bakelite caps from the service bulltein are
> using
> pins 1-3 and 2-3, but hey, what do I know...) or...
> a previous tech miswired the Bakelite cap (again, wiring is neatly placed
> and I would need to use a jumper to make everything go where it belongs
> if I swap lugs).
>
> Can someone shed light on this ?
>
> I fixed it no big deal (aside from the coil, it's already really past my
> bedtime),
> but I'd like to know what's wrong here...
>
> Syl
>
>