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Is the Philco 52 really lousy?
02-14-2006, 11:54 AM
It is an early TRF and needs a good ground and an external antenna of at least 25-30 ft. to perform well. Also check, you may have an open coil winding(s) in RF coils 2, 5 and/or 7. Very common. Also be sure the dual "volume" pot sections are in spec., part no. 1.
Chuck Schwark, The Philco Repair Bench [Image: http://www.philcorepairbench.com/images/philog3tiny.gif] http://www.philcorepairbench.com
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Is the Philco 52 really lousy? - by AI2V - 02-14-2006, 10:59 AM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 02-14-2006, 11:54 AM
52 Superhet; 50 TRF - by AI2V - 02-14-2006, 06:51 PM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 02-14-2006, 07:17 PM
Problem found; miswired volume pot - by AI2V - 02-14-2006, 08:54 PM
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