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Originally Posted by rca2000
Like others have said--replace ALL of those paper caps--and BTW_-there is a "bakelite block" off of that control on the left--it contains one or more paper caps. ALL of those caps are dead by now !! If you want it to work welland SAFE-do it.
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Wow I feel like an idiot. I had no idea the other bakelite blocks had capacitors in them but looking at the schematic made me have an uh duh moment.
Going to try and replace the capacitors in those blocks as shown on this page..
http://www.philcorepairbench.com/capbuild.htm
I hope the tar releases without too much trouble.
That would probably explain the popping clicking noises I hear on the audio even with the other (RF) sections not in use.
It was really making me scratch my head hearing that noise even with the volume all the way down. Now I see there is caps in those blocks that I overlooked.
Thanks for the help so far guys.
I am used to working on much more modern electronics even though I have built and repaired stuff with tubes before but this is quite a bit older than I am used to
edit: Just removed the tar and caps from the first bakelite block for the power line filter and it actually ended up being really easy. I used a lighter to heat up the outside of the block and just pushed a solid piece of wire into the terminal hole like shown in the link and it just popped right out after loosening the sides of the tar some with a knife
