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Old 03-27-2012, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Aussie Bloke View Post

Now I am wondering whether or not this TV set has been modified to run off 240V 50hz Australian standard mains power or if it was left to run off original US 120V 60hz standard mains power which leads to me to my question.
You can see pictures of a US VJ12 here:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/andrea_t-vj12.html

Since you can see your power transformers better than I, don't yours look a bit heavier? If so, they probably are 50cps units.

By your tubes, you know your filament voltages.

Since your filament windings popped up at about half filament voltage, I'd say that the power transformers are for a line voltage somewhere near 240volts. You could gently power it up with the variac until the main filaments read 6.3 volts, with 5 volts on the rectifier filaments.

Jas.

Last edited by earlyfilm; 03-27-2012 at 09:05 PM. Reason: adjusted wording for clarity
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