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Is the Philco 52 really lousy?
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Strange circuit- especially when someone in the past miswires it.

The volume pot not only controls the input signal but also some of the cathode biasing- turns out that the pot was missing it's center tap ground.

It's still not the best radio, but for a cheap 1932 superhet it's OK. Most likely I'll be eBay'ing it soon since I'm running out of room with all these big models in the way: 116B's, 640, 645, 650, 91, 70, 118, .........

Pete AI2V


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Is the Philco 52 really lousy? - by AI2V - 02-14-2006, 11:59 AM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 02-14-2006, 12:54 PM
52 Superhet; 50 TRF - by AI2V - 02-14-2006, 07:51 PM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 02-14-2006, 08:17 PM
Problem found; miswired volume pot - by AI2V - 02-14-2006, 09:54 PM



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