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Atwater Kent 60 Electrolytic question
6/21/2008 5:13:49 PMRyan Dayvault
Does any of the electrolytics in the AK 60 hook up with positive side going to chassis ground or are they all negative to ground?
Thanks!
6/21/2008 6:29:05 PMEdd








The only point where if an electrolytics application were to be used, and its polarity being of consequence, would be the Yellow mark up C down in the bias supply where the positive polarity goes to ground, in all of the other situations, the common procedure of negative to ground polarity is utilized.


As for the initial schema, I have reworked a “Polar-i-mization” mark up for you, with all its + terminals enhanced with a red bar across the top.

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73's de Edd




6/22/2008 5:54:57 PMRyan Dayvault
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:The only point where if an electrolytics application were to be used, and its polarity being of consequence, would be the Yellow mark up C down in the bias supply where the positive polarity goes to ground, in all of the other situations, the common procedure of negative to ground polarity is utilized.
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Thank you so much for your time Edd. I finally figured out my trouble in regards to no plate voltage; the RF Plate Bypass capacitor was shorted, hence preventing the set to operate. Also, on the Rider schematic, the filter pack is described in regards to which filter goes with which pin(s) in the can. On the one filter that says from pin 4 to can, that is wrong. It is supposed be from pin 5 to ground-this had me "all messed up" for a couple days due to the misinformation in the book. Thought you would appreciate that! THanks again.


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