I do CB radio as a hobby, Ever since I converted an AM/FM radio to pick-up shortwave I have been wanting to get into the shortwave bands, I had originally traded a laptop for a Yaseu FT-101B Radio without power cord to get me started, I then bought the powercord I needed on ebay, then when I got it in the mail I quickly hooked the Yaseu up to an antenna and power, I was going to see if I could pick-up anything to test the unit, then when I turn the radio on and the heaters ( two separate switches, keep in mind this is a tube radio), it blew up, sparks went flying everywhere out of the hood, and smoke started rolling out of the top, I then un-pluged it , and opened the hood, apparently the power transformer burned up...
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