And as soon as I can quit spending $$$ on parts that make the bus move I'll send you one of mine for a cleanup. I was going to replace the filter caps myself but just can't find the time.
Gerald On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:06:52 -0400 Nicholas Stokes <stokes...@mac.com> wrote: > Yup, a 4-pin mechanical that allows for the required plate voltage. I > always replace with a solid-state version after checking the tubes, > refreshing the filter caps and replacing the buffer caps. > > Nick > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 28, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Chuck Kuecker <ckuec...@ckent.org> wrote: > > > The old tube radios used a mechanical vibrator that hummed - and if > > the caps dried out, the speaker hummed, too. Usually around 50 - 70 > > Hz. > > > > Chuck Kuecker > > > > On 6/28/2011 12:33 PM, No Quarter wrote: > >> Ahem, I need to step up here. Courtney made the joke, I stated > >> the filter capacitors. I need my ego stoked. LOL! > >> > >> In all seriousness though, why would there be humming on a DC > >> system? Would this be alternator whine? What makes it hum when > >> you aren't converting AC to DC then? > >> > >> NQ > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Nicholas Stokes"<stokes...@mac.com> > >> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion > >> List"<vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 6:06 AM > >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Big M > >> > >> > >>> You beat me to it Courtney! > >>> > >>> Sounds like filter capacitors. > >>> > >>> Nick > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> On Jun 27, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Courtney > >>> Hook<courtneyh...@shaw.ca> wrote: > >>> > >>>> It doesn't know the words??? ;-) > >>>> Courtney > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From:<rayvw...@aol.com> > >>>> To:<vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> > >>>> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 7:34 PM > >>>> Subject: [vintagvw] Big M > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Nick, > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a Big M in a 57 Bug, that only hums very loudly You > >>>>> have a prognosis? > >>>>> > >>>>> Ray _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
