10-09-2016, 06:04 PM
First, welcome! You've got a beauty of a set there.
I have nothing to add upon the others' advice, except to say that I recommend Chuck Schwark's information service. He has the full dossier of Philco-issued info on your set available to you at a VERY reasonable price.
Also, as you already know, there's a wealth of information here among the members.
Last, some words of encouragement--the underside of that set looks relatively unmolested. Go at a comfortable pace when replacing components, and you should be fine. I usually unhooked a minimum of components so I didn't lose my place, and I went ahead and replaced pretty much all of the capacitors and resistors under the hood of mine (I had to unsolder 90% of them anyway to get to another component), but others have done differently, so your mileage may vary.
Go to it, and good luck!
I have nothing to add upon the others' advice, except to say that I recommend Chuck Schwark's information service. He has the full dossier of Philco-issued info on your set available to you at a VERY reasonable price.
Also, as you already know, there's a wealth of information here among the members.
Last, some words of encouragement--the underside of that set looks relatively unmolested. Go at a comfortable pace when replacing components, and you should be fine. I usually unhooked a minimum of components so I didn't lose my place, and I went ahead and replaced pretty much all of the capacitors and resistors under the hood of mine (I had to unsolder 90% of them anyway to get to another component), but others have done differently, so your mileage may vary.
Go to it, and good luck!
