08-05-2008, 08:24 PM
The electrolytic capacitors are failing.
Do not, repeat, DO NOT operate the set again until they are replaced!
Failure to heed this warning WILL result in a burned out power transformer if you continue to operate the radio in this condition.
The paper capacitors must be replaced also, if you plan to operate the radio.
And beware that rubber-covered wiring too!
Philco made some really decent radios between 1939 and 1942...but the crumbling rubber insulation on the wires makes them especially difficult to service.
Do not, repeat, DO NOT operate the set again until they are replaced!
Failure to heed this warning WILL result in a burned out power transformer if you continue to operate the radio in this condition.
The paper capacitors must be replaced also, if you plan to operate the radio.
And beware that rubber-covered wiring too!Philco made some really decent radios between 1939 and 1942...but the crumbling rubber insulation on the wires makes them especially difficult to service.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
