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11-25-2005, 11:18 AM
The only battery-operated Philco sets I have ever restored were Model 38 sets. These were made from 1933 to 1936, have AM and the old "police" band. They play just fine, and the instant-on feature is pretty neat, too - you don't have to wait for it to warm up since the tubes are low current, directly heated filament type.

If the set you are looking at is a 6 volt set, it sounds like it was made to run (only) on a 6 volt battery. So you would only need a 6 volt DC source with a decent current capability. I'm sure it has a vibrator power supply, which introduces problems of its own if it uses a synchronous-type vibrator.

What is the model number of the set you are looking at? I would know more what to say about it if I knew exactly which set you were interested in...

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philco battery radios - by Chris Drumma - 11-25-2005, 07:16 AM
[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 11-25-2005, 11:18 AM
[No subject] - by Bill Hutchinson - 11-25-2005, 12:23 PM
philco battery set - by Chris Drumma - 11-25-2005, 04:18 PM
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