[Arran]

Last night I was a bit bored so I pulled out one of my garage sale finds, one that I bought from another collector who gave up on it. It's in a nice wooden cabinet with a curved top and it's a Philco model 84. No not the Philco model 84 that you are thinking of, this is a Canadian Philco Model 84, a five tube AC/DC set, black glass dial, and a mahogany cabinet, I think from 1948-49. The tube lineup is 35Z5, 50L6, 14C6, 12BA6, and a 7A8, seems to be related to the Transitone series, a very simple but handsome set. Anyhow I did get it to play but it did suffer from some sloppy workmanship, such as a filter condenser hog tied to the back of the speaker, likely why the previous owner had trouble getting it working. I don't know how hard it is to post pictures but I have a copy of the Philco service booklet for this set with photos, and those of the related models, that I could show. It should be a fairly quick project, most of the parts are new, they just have to be checked and re-installed, but it is getting new filter condensers that will fit under the chassis
Happy Christmas
Happy New Year
Arran