1949 Admiral 20A1 chassis question

[Tony F]

Interesting. Thank-you for the explanation. I learned something new today.
Tony

[old_coot88]

Here's a recent related discussion - http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=271637

[Tim Tress]

In Admiral sets of that era, it's not uncommon to see resistors or capacitors in series or parallel, in order to get the required value. Sometimes, they even used prewar components; evidently, they were hit with parts shortages during 1949-52.

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by Tim Tress

In Admiral sets of that era, it's not uncommon to see resistors or capacitors in series or parallel, in order to get the required value. Sometimes, they even used prewar components; evidently, they were hit with parts shortages during 1949-52.

Exactly. Many of my Admiral TVs, radio have parallel/series resistors. My understanding is that the Korean Conflict caused many shortages in the component supply. Originally, I thought it was some kluged together repair. But alas, not the case...