02-07-2014, 11:52 AM
VERY nice find, John!
I believe that after a good cleaning and grillecloth replacement it will not need a refinish.
Yes, the 18/118 are very similar chassis. In lieu of a tube-diagram inside the cabinet, the easiest way to tell if it is an 18 or a 118 is to look at the dial. The 18 will have either a very small (1.5-4.0 MHz) SW band or just the BC band and no SW.
The 118 has two bands, and the SW is a fat 4.2 t 12 MHz.
Philco had a great handle on making eight-tube sets!!
I believe that after a good cleaning and grillecloth replacement it will not need a refinish.
Yes, the 18/118 are very similar chassis. In lieu of a tube-diagram inside the cabinet, the easiest way to tell if it is an 18 or a 118 is to look at the dial. The 18 will have either a very small (1.5-4.0 MHz) SW band or just the BC band and no SW.
The 118 has two bands, and the SW is a fat 4.2 t 12 MHz.
Philco had a great handle on making eight-tube sets!!
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