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Old 03-23-2020, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Yamamaya42 View Post
As I suspected, Im finding out of tolerance resistors
Mostly the 10% ones, not seen any 5% bad yet, but 40% of the 10s are unacceptable.
Example, 470k tested @ 562k and 330 ohm tested @ 389 ohms.
I don't have a ton of experience on vintage tube gear, but what I've found out is that most circuits will run just fine with well over 20% difference in resistance and capacitance values.

John
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