06-30-2021, 12:33 PM
Philco did make a tool to release those clips, p/n 45-2146 listed in the '38 parts catalog.
Older sets used sheet metal screws to mount the base of the coil covers down.
I think you could use a small deep well socket maybe 3/16" on a straight handle. If you press that over the end of the clip to compress it enough to release. Would use something like some nickles and masking tape to slip under the edge the can and tape the nickle to the chassis so it won't re-clip it self.
I did it with pliers but it was pretty frustrating and ended up breaking some of the clips.
Great set! Is it a X or a B?
Good Luck!
Older sets used sheet metal screws to mount the base of the coil covers down.
I think you could use a small deep well socket maybe 3/16" on a straight handle. If you press that over the end of the clip to compress it enough to release. Would use something like some nickles and masking tape to slip under the edge the can and tape the nickle to the chassis so it won't re-clip it self.
I did it with pliers but it was pretty frustrating and ended up breaking some of the clips.
Great set! Is it a X or a B?
Good Luck!
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
