03-31-2008, 11:59 PM
Whew!... another bedazzled future Philco chassis restorer with a *caps* question(s), "imagine that"!!!... concerning those orig mystery "Philco Pfactory bakelite condensers"?!! (hee hee)... with a built on terminal-strip! Very true!! That was Philcos way of making easier assembly in the factory", but now, lets discuss the *real reason* those mystery caps were buried in tar with only a "part #" engraved on the bakelight housing.
Those engraved bakelight housings with part #s only,(stamped one 1 side of the bakelite housing(s) ( Many different from each other depending on part #s),... at the time of orig manufacture, were really produced so the Philco Radios would be returned to a authorized Philco Dealer/ Repair facility back in the days of Tube Radio MFGR sales wars so only the Philco techs knew what really was under that tar!!! Now, thanks to Chucks website, and a book called "Philco Condensers and More", avail at AES , newbies can easily decipher the orig Philco condenser parts (secret codes) with ease!
Am I the only one posting here that ever had to (de-code) & rebuild a orig Atwater Kent (mod 42) orig Power supply buried in mucho-tar in a large rectungular metal case with a large ceramic -wound wire wound bias resistor attached? You HAVE to leave those in place!! Not so with orig Philco mystery condensers. Using retrofit modern type terminal-strips can easily take the future mystery out of rebuilding those old bakelite blocks! Just an idea!!
Randal
Those engraved bakelight housings with part #s only,(stamped one 1 side of the bakelite housing(s) ( Many different from each other depending on part #s),... at the time of orig manufacture, were really produced so the Philco Radios would be returned to a authorized Philco Dealer/ Repair facility back in the days of Tube Radio MFGR sales wars so only the Philco techs knew what really was under that tar!!! Now, thanks to Chucks website, and a book called "Philco Condensers and More", avail at AES , newbies can easily decipher the orig Philco condenser parts (secret codes) with ease!
Am I the only one posting here that ever had to (de-code) & rebuild a orig Atwater Kent (mod 42) orig Power supply buried in mucho-tar in a large rectungular metal case with a large ceramic -wound wire wound bias resistor attached? You HAVE to leave those in place!! Not so with orig Philco mystery condensers. Using retrofit modern type terminal-strips can easily take the future mystery out of rebuilding those old bakelite blocks! Just an idea!!
Randal
