Greetings:
I have Villingen 9 that has a problem with low B+ voltage and loss of sound output under a particular condition. B+ at turn on is about 167Vdc on the plate of ECL 82 (pin 6). It should be about 200Vdc. I have replaced the main filter capacitors but left the Power supply rectifier in place. There is just a few volts drop across it so it doesn't appear to be a problem. When I turn on the radio it works and if I don't turn the Bass potentiometer (P3) it will continue to work on MW and UK. The bass pot (P3) is different from what I have seen. It appears to be divided into two sections of 3 Megohm on the schematic. I measure about 10 Megohm on each section. When I turn P3 to get more bass the volume decreases to nothing after a few seconds when it passes from one section of P3 to the next. I also notice that B+ on the plate of (pin 6) of ECL82 goes down to about 100vdc. I have checked resistors around the audio section and they seem fine. I replaced all the paper capacitors in the radio. Have the P3 type poteniometers been an issue on these radios? Here is the schematic Any advice will be appreciated.
I have Villingen 9 that has a problem with low B+ voltage and loss of sound output under a particular condition. B+ at turn on is about 167Vdc on the plate of ECL 82 (pin 6). It should be about 200Vdc. I have replaced the main filter capacitors but left the Power supply rectifier in place. There is just a few volts drop across it so it doesn't appear to be a problem. When I turn on the radio it works and if I don't turn the Bass potentiometer (P3) it will continue to work on MW and UK. The bass pot (P3) is different from what I have seen. It appears to be divided into two sections of 3 Megohm on the schematic. I measure about 10 Megohm on each section. When I turn P3 to get more bass the volume decreases to nothing after a few seconds when it passes from one section of P3 to the next. I also notice that B+ on the plate of (pin 6) of ECL82 goes down to about 100vdc. I have checked resistors around the audio section and they seem fine. I replaced all the paper capacitors in the radio. Have the P3 type poteniometers been an issue on these radios? Here is the schematic Any advice will be appreciated.