Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-01-31 | Page 28 | Short Cuts

SHORT CUT CUTS Things TT to now Know In and Operetta Operating In Receiver As a l substitute for an audio audio- frequency transformer try a choice coil or Ono On end Is 1 between the plate plat of th the first and the grid of the audio tube A fixed condenser of oA or 1 mid then Is Inserted he- he between tween the grid end of the thc choke chok coil eoll and the grid of the second audio tube The other end of the choke coil coll Is b connected to tho the post pos terminal Your Tour lead in wire m may may y be caus- caus causing causIng Ing those scratchy noises In the receiver er Examine It to see It if any an strands are arc broken causing high resistance po poor oar I contact weak weale sig st p als and general lack of pe pep pep h Ir lithe the receiver It If the lead in Is 1 brought through the window with anything except a II porcelain tube It may be a j j To 10 Increase volume try filtering filter filter- filterIng Ing the detector plate voltage In ajar a ajar jar of water This can be done don donby by cutting tho D detector lead la In two and placing each each of the tho ends end so made 1 inch apart In a n par of o water Condenser capacities usually are arc given In microfarads cn cad cne millionth of the th unit of capacity the th fared Thus a ft condenser User liseI as has a capacity of o 2 20 0 micro micro- microfarads A Chelten Chellen midget condenser hooked between the first plate toll coil and the th grid or antenna coil cell cellon colon on n a a radio frequency set sometimes will keep kep the receiver from fly fly- flying I Ing into oscillation so quickly quickly- 00