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Philco 51-532 paint removal?
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Not bad. The filter caps had been replaced, but no others. Everything else was pretty clean. The IFs, coils, and output transformers all tested good. The biggest electronic issue I could find was a bit of a puzzler. It has four of the fine wires coming OUT of the loop antenna (one of those with fine gauge wire glued in a one inch wide strip) and they are soldered to both the antenna posts and to the antenna and oscillator gangs on the tuning cap. I haven't messed with it yet, but I wonder about soldering antenna leads to the tuning cap. One of the knobs had a broken shaft and the speaker needed some patching (I've done that already). I haven't tested the tubes yet, but I expect to need to replace some resistors when I get into it along with all the caps.

The worst cosmetic issue seems to be that paint and the decal on the back of the dial glass has some serious rippling in it. I can't find a replacement decal, so I may have to get creative on that.

Charlie in San Antonio


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Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-16-2015, 12:04 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-16-2015, 09:39 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-16-2015, 09:58 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by Ron Ramirez - 10-16-2015, 10:39 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-17-2015, 01:12 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by Eric Adams - 10-17-2015, 03:58 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-17-2015, 04:10 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-17-2015, 07:09 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by Eric Adams - 10-17-2015, 11:26 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-18-2015, 11:48 AM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by ccomer1955 - 10-19-2015, 12:18 PM
RE: Philco 51-532 paint removal? - by Eric Adams - 10-19-2015, 02:36 PM



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