09-23-2013, 10:08 PM
Usually when you find a 32V set it's in pretty decent shape. EXCEPT for the "plugging it into 120V AC" problem....
EVERY 32V set that I have ever owned had this problem. For the sets that used the 32V for B+ and suppressor grid, the damage was correctable although most or ALL tube filaments were open......
The one set that thus far has been unrepairable was my Philco 32 Tombstone.
Philco used a unique 32V vibrator that provided "AC" to the transformer and 84 rectifier. The tube filaments,except for the 84 tube, were in series with the 32V. The rest of the set was very similar to a model 89.
When a previous owner plugged the set into a wall socket, they FRIED the vibrator in addition to the tube filaments.
Try finding a 32V vibrator.......
EVERY 32V set that I have ever owned had this problem. For the sets that used the 32V for B+ and suppressor grid, the damage was correctable although most or ALL tube filaments were open......
The one set that thus far has been unrepairable was my Philco 32 Tombstone.
Philco used a unique 32V vibrator that provided "AC" to the transformer and 84 rectifier. The tube filaments,except for the 84 tube, were in series with the 32V. The rest of the set was very similar to a model 89.
When a previous owner plugged the set into a wall socket, they FRIED the vibrator in addition to the tube filaments.
Try finding a 32V vibrator.......
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