06-14-2015, 07:04 PM
Since I last posted in this thread nine days ago, I have rebuilt all four of the bakelite block capacitors and have replaced about 2/3 of the under-chassis paper capacitors and resistors.
This weekend, I decided to tackle the job I had been dreading: restuffing the metal can which houses the electrolytic capacitors.
It is underneath the tuning condenser, and is held in place by two bolts. One is easily accessible from behind the tuning condenser at the back of the chassis...
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00012.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00015.jpg]
...and the other bolt is hidden by the speaker. Which meant that the speaker had to be unbolted and pulled out of the way.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00013.jpg]
Once the speaker was moved out of the way, the other bolt holding the electrolytic capacitor can becomes visible - and accessible:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00014.jpg]
Oh, by the way, I removed the tuning shaft, dial assembly, and the pot metal housing for the dial lamps to make access under the chassis easier. The dial is going to have to be replaced anyhow, so the dial assembly needed to be removed.
This weekend, I decided to tackle the job I had been dreading: restuffing the metal can which houses the electrolytic capacitors.
It is underneath the tuning condenser, and is held in place by two bolts. One is easily accessible from behind the tuning condenser at the back of the chassis...
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00012.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00015.jpg]
...and the other bolt is hidden by the speaker. Which meant that the speaker had to be unbolted and pulled out of the way.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00013.jpg]
Once the speaker was moved out of the way, the other bolt holding the electrolytic capacitor can becomes visible - and accessible:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum..._00014.jpg]
Oh, by the way, I removed the tuning shaft, dial assembly, and the pot metal housing for the dial lamps to make access under the chassis easier. The dial is going to have to be replaced anyhow, so the dial assembly needed to be removed.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
