BEFORE FIRING IT UP THE VOLTAGES WERE CHECKED AT THE DISCONECTED POWER SUPPLY TERMANLS, LISTED BELOW:
TERM. LISTED MEASURED
1 TO 2 1.5 V. AC 1.65
3 TO 4 2.25 V.AC 2.25
5 TO 6 5.0 V.AC 5.34
7 TO 9 145 V.DC 357
8 TO 9 165 V. DC 357
THE LINE VOLTAGE SWITCH WAS SET TO 120 AC.
ANYONE HAVE IDEAS ?
Those voltages should be ok. There isn't any load on the power supply without the amplifier section connected. Worse yet the power supply for Radiola 18 uses a choke input filter. From 1/2 to full load voltage regulation is ok but no load will read very high.
Try connecting a 10K @ 10 watt resistor between terminal #7 & #9. Voltage should be much less.
Norm
:SUB: RADIOLA -18 (SEPERATE POWER SUPPLY)
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:BEFORE FIRING IT UP THE VOLTAGES WERE CHECKED AT THE DISCONECTED POWER SUPPLY TERMANLS, LISTED BELOW:
:
:TERM. LISTED MEASURED
:
:1 TO 2 1.5 V. AC 1.65
:3 TO 4 2.25 V.AC 2.25
:5 TO 6 5.0 V.AC 5.34
:7 TO 9 145 V.DC 357
:8 TO 9 165 V. DC 357
:
:THE LINE VOLTAGE SWITCH WAS SET TO 120 AC.
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:ANYONE HAVE IDEAS ?