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116B chassis resto begins
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09-20-2008, 03:05 AM
Brian,... "whew"!! (hee hee)!!!!...nice chassis indeed!.... you only have about 10 more caps to go!, then your ready for the ol-variac slow up test!Mostly good condition orig cloth-wiring insulation too!?? Ah, the "sound",.. the "great feeling" of supplying new-life into a fine vintage Philco!!From the looks of the orig bias-resistor, dont be surprised if you get audio very soon!!Looks like the sets chassis is not badly-molested from the past too boot! Im not that lucky these days!(hee hee)!! I know you will do a great-job in bringing that set back to life!! Enjoy your vintage Philco!! Thanks for the photos!! As Texans always sayIcon_sadCaledonia !!.. git a lil on ya!!) hee hee!! Icon_wink
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116B chassis resto begins - by BDM - 09-19-2008, 02:42 PM
Re: 116B chassis resto begins - by Texasrocker - 09-20-2008, 03:05 AM
Re: 116B chassis resto begins - by BDM - 09-28-2008, 09:29 PM
Re: 116B chassis resto begins - by Ron Ramirez - 09-28-2008, 09:40 PM
Re: 116B chassis resto begins - by BDM - 09-28-2008, 10:02 PM



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