[EdHolland]

In the last thrilling episode, our heroine had been rescued at last from incarceration in "The Pit of Despair"....

And so to action, but what action? Eager to have a working radio that really represented what it was when manufactured, a plan began to form. Restoration would use original parts where possible (excepting capacitors) and follow original designs. Repairs would use original or similar materials in keeping with the period of construction.

1) Full schematic and info ordered from "The Philco Repair bench" Mr Schwark was extremely helpful in ensuring the correct info was supplied. Other sundry info was trawled from the internet with regard to techniques, tips tricks etc.

2) Everything was drawn up, with full scale diagrams of component placing, block capacitor IDs etc and a checklist created to help track progress. A notebook was kept for additional notes and drawings.

3) A full assessment of the chassis and components was in order....

4) A friend offered me a substantial collection of Erektor set parts, which did not seem significant at the time.

Electrically, we started somewhere here:

   

   

This is a picture of what was present once I had brushed off the loose, err, stuff around the back, the wires to the speaker voice coil had been eaten away.

In episode 4, What cannot be seen becomes apparent...