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Philco 46-250-I
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See also the cabinet thread.

After getting the chassis out, here's my first look at the state of the thing. 
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6d70qjvng0fbbt....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/alvmrioh7lt27w....jpg?raw=1]

The dial scale is held in place with 4 screws and two metal strips.  The glass itself rests on two strips of rubber which of course have deteriorated but should be easy to replace. 

[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w5wxnwiqqngqec....jpg?raw=1]

The original electrolytic firecracker style cap has been replaced with a Sprague and lots of extra wire!
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/edg9gq3hybgli1....jpg?raw=1]

Here's an image (from an internet search) of an original.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rtlbw8nac4vamp....jpg?raw=1]

Good news is the candohm style resistor R100 is good.  I will take off the tuning cap and give it a good wash since I doubt I could really get it clean while still in the radio.  One of the two dial strings is already off anyway.  The on-off switch was showing some resistance when it should have been closed so I took it off the set and gave it a little spray of cleaner.  That seemed to clear it up.  I used just a little of the DeoxIT Fader F5 since the regular DeoxIT can damage the volume pot section. More later...




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