01-02-2015, 09:32 PM
Kirk, Bob, Jerry,
Thanks for the welcome and information. Sorry, I couldn't resist plugging it in (after removing the set from the cabinet, cleaning, standing by with fire extinguisher). I hadn't found this site til afterwards and expected to get some flak. I'm an electrician for over 20 years so I deal mostly with high voltage. However, all of that time was in a hospital and an industrial research facility so I did a lot of repairs on medical and scientific equipment. I'm pretty good with a soldering iron but honestly, the last radio I worked on was in the 70's working on a couple of those radio shack build your own kits. I've already started reading the info in the links Bob provided and will be mailing my check for Philco technical data tomorrow. I'm not too good with electronic schematics since I don't know what some of the symbols mean. Once I get my schematic and label each symbol as to what it is called, I should be able to follow the circuit while looking at the components in the chassis. I do have a Fluke meter as well as an old Series 912 Electronamic Tube tester I picked up. It has all the sockets for the tubes of that era but I'm still trying to figure out how to use it.
I guess I'll be replacing all the caps. first. It should be a week or two before I get my schematics so I'll continue with some finer cleaning of the tube pins and sockets in the meantime.
Do you guys have a preferred supplier for replacement caps? Is there anything special about the replacement caps I need to know when ordering or just voltage and mfd values? Can't wait to get started.
Sal
Thanks for the welcome and information. Sorry, I couldn't resist plugging it in (after removing the set from the cabinet, cleaning, standing by with fire extinguisher). I hadn't found this site til afterwards and expected to get some flak. I'm an electrician for over 20 years so I deal mostly with high voltage. However, all of that time was in a hospital and an industrial research facility so I did a lot of repairs on medical and scientific equipment. I'm pretty good with a soldering iron but honestly, the last radio I worked on was in the 70's working on a couple of those radio shack build your own kits. I've already started reading the info in the links Bob provided and will be mailing my check for Philco technical data tomorrow. I'm not too good with electronic schematics since I don't know what some of the symbols mean. Once I get my schematic and label each symbol as to what it is called, I should be able to follow the circuit while looking at the components in the chassis. I do have a Fluke meter as well as an old Series 912 Electronamic Tube tester I picked up. It has all the sockets for the tubes of that era but I'm still trying to figure out how to use it.
I guess I'll be replacing all the caps. first. It should be a week or two before I get my schematics so I'll continue with some finer cleaning of the tube pins and sockets in the meantime.
Do you guys have a preferred supplier for replacement caps? Is there anything special about the replacement caps I need to know when ordering or just voltage and mfd values? Can't wait to get started.
Sal
