[Arran]

Thanks for getting back with me Arran and Morzh. I read a lot of Pithicus's phorum and saw how much you two helped him. I was really surprised to see both of you responded to me...... kinda like celebraties.
    I do have good fire insurance but as for health insurance not as good LOL. As for replacing the Bakelite, is it better to tear them apart or just by new ones? What's your suggestion? For testing the tubes, I will try to find someone, however I live in a very rural area with nothing around. So finding help around here will be very hard. As for replacing the electro. cap I have an extra one that is not on the schematic and I haven't seen this one on anyone else's videos. It hooks on the #57 Bakelite to the #49 wire wound 6,500 resistor. Do I replace it or delete it? Not sure why it's there. I do have the pdf schematic for the 18 121 if anyone needs it. Thanks for the warning about the speaker, I did know that from your other phorum threads, but it's nice to know you're looking out for me.
Thanks!
Ken

Ken
  The Bakelite block condensers used in Philco radios have capacitors inside them that are sealed in with a plug of tar in the bottom, but they also perform a double duty as a terminal strip for wiring, resistors, and other components too which is why most of us clean them out and restuff them. The extra electrolytic cap may be connected in parallel across one of the originals, there are two filter caps near the back of the chassis and a four section unit mounted under the chassis with some smaller value caps inside, it could be a repair for one of those going bad.
Regards
Arran