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Radio Dave

07-13-2026 07:59 AM

Admiral 30B15 set

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Hi,

I've got a 1949 Admiral 30B15 television set that I've been working on for a few weeks. It currently has no high voltage and no sound, but all the tubes light up.

It has a handful of problems, and I'm taking them two-by-two as I work through the chassis. Current items:

Some mice chewed through these power resistors (shown in attached photo)
The electrolytic filter caps are leaking

Any recommendations for replacement power resistors?
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bandersen

07-13-2026 11:32 AM

They don't need to be anything special. Make sure you meet or exceed the original wattage rating.
Here's one I did a while back using a cheap cement wirewound type for the higher power one. A smaller wattage wirewound for the other.

https://live.staticflickr.com/5492/9...a30fdd42_c.jpg

Radio Dave

07-14-2026 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bandersen (Post 3267679)

They don't need to be anything special. Make sure you meet or exceed the original wattage rating.

Thanks. I want to verify that I've read the parts list correctly. From Rider, is the one on the left R329, 15W; and the one on the right is R330?

I traced the wiring and found the right-side resistor connects to pin 3 of the 6V6GT, the horiz oscillator.

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