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Philco 90 restoration
Bob Andersen
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09-19-2021, 01:30 PM
Yes, that is a badly hacked in 6.3 filament transformer.  At least I'm able to salvage some good parts from that chassis.  I also realize the original speaker may not sound that great.  Even so I wanted to try finding one to hear for myself.

After a bit of tube swapping and aligning by ear, I am getting some reception.  AM 820 in particular is booming.  Others are quite faint.  That has me thinking the AVC isn't working properly.

All in all, I'm quite impressed that just my replacing two caps, adding a line cord and clipping out the AC bypass got this radio working.  Oh also the old repairs where three paper caps were added.

I'm glad I took out the bypass.  The caps has swollen and only the tar/wax inside was holding the bakelite together.
I'll salvage one from the hacked up chassis if it's still present.
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(This post was last modified: 09-19-2021, 01:41 PM by Bob Andersen.)
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Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-18-2021, 12:16 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-18-2021, 10:42 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-18-2021, 02:20 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-18-2021, 02:54 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by klondike98 - 09-18-2021, 03:36 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-18-2021, 11:22 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-18-2021, 11:32 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 09-19-2021, 01:02 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-19-2021, 01:30 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-19-2021, 02:53 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-19-2021, 04:18 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-19-2021, 06:55 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-19-2021, 07:40 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-19-2021, 08:44 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-19-2021, 09:06 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Simon Wa3uay - 09-20-2021, 03:42 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-20-2021, 04:35 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-20-2021, 04:56 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-20-2021, 11:23 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-23-2021, 05:52 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-23-2021, 07:31 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-23-2021, 09:39 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-23-2021, 10:53 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-24-2021, 09:12 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by madsowry - 09-26-2021, 08:12 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2021, 12:42 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2021, 06:39 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by mikethedruid - 09-27-2021, 07:34 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2021, 08:02 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-01-2021, 03:49 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-01-2021, 05:12 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by MrFixr55 - 10-02-2021, 07:42 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Greg - 10-03-2021, 11:53 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-03-2021, 03:55 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-03-2021, 10:13 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-07-2021, 01:20 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-07-2021, 07:19 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 10-10-2021, 01:38 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-10-2021, 11:09 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-19-2021, 02:15 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Phlogiston - 10-19-2021, 02:39 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 10-21-2021, 01:25 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-21-2021, 11:19 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-23-2021, 01:20 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 03:16 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Paul Philco322 - 10-26-2021, 04:53 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-26-2021, 05:19 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 05:52 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-26-2021, 06:28 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 07:06 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 10-26-2021, 07:22 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 08:00 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 08:36 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 09:18 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by BrendaAnnD - 10-26-2021, 10:02 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 10:08 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 10-26-2021, 10:34 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 10:58 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 11:08 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-27-2021, 04:44 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-27-2021, 06:14 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-27-2021, 06:38 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-29-2021, 04:02 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-29-2021, 08:15 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-29-2021, 11:54 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-30-2021, 12:31 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 11-02-2021, 07:09 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-03-2021, 12:11 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-03-2021, 09:35 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-04-2021, 12:02 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-04-2021, 12:26 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-06-2021, 12:32 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-06-2021, 12:53 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by OZ4 - 11-06-2021, 06:22 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-10-2021, 01:21 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 04:35 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 05:13 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 05:55 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 06:45 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-19-2021, 10:58 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-19-2021, 11:24 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-19-2021, 11:37 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-19-2021, 01:11 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-19-2021, 03:33 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Phlogiston - 11-20-2021, 11:05 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-20-2021, 11:42 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-23-2021, 03:23 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-25-2021, 01:33 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-25-2021, 09:30 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-26-2021, 09:29 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 11-26-2021, 10:44 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 11-28-2021, 07:33 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-28-2021, 02:14 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-29-2021, 02:36 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-29-2021, 07:51 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-29-2021, 08:06 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-29-2021, 09:03 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by RodB - 11-29-2021, 09:43 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by mikethedruid - 11-29-2021, 09:44 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by RodB - 11-29-2021, 09:54 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-29-2021, 10:08 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-29-2021, 10:21 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by RodB - 11-29-2021, 10:57 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 11-29-2021, 12:15 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-29-2021, 12:54 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-29-2021, 04:30 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 11-29-2021, 06:07 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 12-01-2021, 02:39 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 12-01-2021, 08:23 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 12-01-2021, 09:08 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 12-01-2021, 09:47 PM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 12-02-2021, 07:22 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 12-04-2021, 03:19 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Simon Wa3uay - 12-04-2021, 10:29 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 12-09-2021, 01:21 AM
RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 12-09-2021, 01:29 AM



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