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Rebuilt in the 40s by a Philco Shop?
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Good catch, but I believe it was one of the caps that incorporates a wire-wound resistor, which are very good quality, and still in the circuit today.

I neglected to post a "after" picture on the chassis - well - partially because I decided to restore it to factory, going against some good advise. Don't blame me, I could not control the urge to stuff Bakelite blocks.

Here it is:

   


I still have an issue with cap 5 which is a 3615AM. Don't look for it on the chart, it isn't there, but it would seem to be a double .05uf with both caps grounded on pin 0. At this point I am injecting signal at that point with the cap unhooked and all is well. The ant coil is fine, actually has a new primary - 13 turns of #34. I need to check to see if that trimmer cap is shorted/bad. But after hauling the radio UP to the house ~ 50ft up a steep hill, on the loader of our tractor and the old one down. I just did not have enough "steam" left to take it back apart, but you know that is coming.

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...013138.pdf


I'm going to post the "old" one in the classifieds.

morzh, you beat me to the punch, but you are correct. Making it worse, I do not believe that I found ANYTHING wrong with that repair. I wish I could pat them on the back.

"I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine"
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RE: Rebuilt in the 40s by a Philco Shop? - by Phlogiston - 07-31-2014, 02:54 PM



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