Philco 38-690 restoration completed
Posts: 23
Threads: 7
Joined: Feb 2010
After more than a year - it is finished now.
Grill cloth is somewhat loose - I'll change that in the future.
It was:
[attachment=2]
[attachment=1]
It is now:
[attachment=0]
More pictures will follow.
I tried to keep it as authentic, as possible, so kept part of the original finish and grill cloth.
It was also electronically restored.
Works perfectly. "Magnetic tuning" is fantastic. A lot of stations, big sound.
Posts: 23
Threads: 7
Joined: Feb 2010
[attachment=2]
[attachment=1]
[attachment=0]
Posts: 244
Threads: 24
Joined: Feb 2006
Mighty fine piece of work there. Inspiring the rest of us.
Phil aka Philbert Q. Desenex - Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 594
Threads: 41
Joined: Aug 2010
City: Shepherdsville, KY
All I can say is " WOW"  a fine looking radio.  Joe
Joe Bratcher near Louisville, KY
Posts: 2,353
Threads: 92
Joined: May 2010
City: Clayton, NC
Posts: 237
Threads: 24
Joined: Dec 2007
City: Gladwin, MI
Very nice job! Just beautiful!
I have a 38-690 to restore also! I think it is going to be quite a while before I get it done. I'm looking for some of the old Philco paper caps for this radio suitable for re-stuffing, as some of the paper caps in my set had already been replaced by the time I got it.
If you have any from your set that you will not be re-stuffing, please let me know. You can find a list of the caps I'm missing in this thread.
Link has expired - no longer available
Thanks,
Ed
Posts: 23
Threads: 7
Joined: Feb 2010
Ed, nothing has left. I re-stuffed all paper caps in power supply chassis, even if part of them were good. As a matter of fact I saw a bunch of paper caps being sold on e-bay now. OK, it is German E-bay: http://cgi.ebay.de/320663200718
Posts: 237
Threads: 24
Joined: Dec 2007
City: Gladwin, MI
OK, thanks anyway. I will keep looking.
Ed
Beautiful job! One of my all time favorite radios. I tried to get one under the radar from an auction in Ohio about two weeks ago. I participated in the auction by phone along with another person from Pa. who also called in. Needless to say i didn't win. I think i may have been beaten by Willie, seeing how he just sold another one on E-bay. Oh well i will just have to keep looking.
Mike
Posts: 371
Threads: 103
Joined: Jul 2011
City: Calgary, AB, CA
Now that IS a very nice radio ,,you did a good job .. The photos are also very good.. We all like to see good photos of the radios. It looks like a skyscraper, and the finish is stunning.ONCE AGAIN real nice
Living in Calgary Alberta
Posts: 1,407
Threads: 72
Joined: Oct 2007
City: Linn Creek, MO
Absolutely beautiful!
Steve
M R Radios C M Tubes
Posts: 3,145
Threads: 55
Joined: Apr 2011
City: Lexington, KY
The 38-690 is an impressive radio and yours is perhaps the best example I have seen. Very good work and thanks for sharing!
John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
Posts: 17
Threads: 3
Joined: May 2006
If I can get mine looking haft as good as yours, I'll be happy.
Thanks for sharing.
Mark
Posts: 2,128
Threads: 18
Joined: Oct 2008
City: Merrick, Long Island, NY
Very nice indeed. An inspiration to all.
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand
State, Province, Country: Indiana
Yes...very, very nice!
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Users browsing this thread: 5 Guest(s)
|
|
Recent Posts
|
|
Philco 91 Restore Code ??
|
| I have two schematics for this radio one shows the 47 block (126-226) and the other (121-221) does not. My radio does no...dconant — 02:32 PM |
|
Philco 91 Restore Code ??
|
| No, that cannot be the 47.
The 47 is a regular backelite block cap. Look at the chassis picture, it is shown there. Rig...morzh — 01:45 PM |
|
Philco 91 Restore Code ??
|
| I have changed the title of this thread from Philco 91 Schematic.
I have gone through most of the cap replacements. I...dconant — 01:26 PM |
|
462ron
|
| Here is an online transistor substitution site…
Ron462ron — 08:44 AM |
|
1930s Stewart-Warner Tombstone Radio need help identifying model number
|
|
One way to repair a broken wire on a coil is to take a copper strand out of some 18 gauge electrical cord, make a &quo...captainclock1988 — 12:55 AM |
|
B&K 1077B no video
|
| Hello Tim,
I once had a Jcpenny 13inch tv /monitor built by NEC come into my repairshop it would start acting up at tim...radiorich — 10:59 PM |
|
Restoring Philco 96
|
| Mike;
The last time I took a potted condenser can apart, and it was maybe 1/4 the size of the one in the model 96, I ...Arran — 10:56 PM |
|
Compatible crts
|
| Bob Andersen — 08:58 PM |
|
1930s Stewart-Warner Tombstone Radio need help identifying model number
|
| One way to repair a broken wire on a coil is to take a copper strand out of some 18 gauge electrical cord, make a "...Arran — 08:41 PM |
|
Restoring Philco 96
|
| Have just aligned it. Surprisingly, it was not that much off at all. Barely.
Aligning TRF sets is pure pleasue, as ther...morzh — 07:52 PM |
|
Who's Online
|
There are currently 2602 online users. [Complete List]
» 4 Member(s) | 2598 Guest(s)
|
|
|
|
 
|
![[-]](https://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/bootbb/collapse.png "[-]")
