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Help with a Philco 89B
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One thing I did before reassembly was to bake the coils.  I left them sitting by a 75W light bulb for a couple of days... then I gave them a liberal coating of clear polyurethane spray to try and stabilise their sponge-like behaviour Icon_smile  I think the Osc coil enjoyed it - you can see it smiling.

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And the dial was a mess, but intact.  I cleaned it with IPA and then rubbed a light film of 3-in-1 oil over both sides which has made it look fantastic.  I don't know how long it will last, but its great for the time being

Before:

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After:

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And here are some of the notes I took during disassembly which were supposed to help putting it back together  Icon_redface

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There are no personal problems that can't be overcome with the liberal application of high explosives


Messages In This Thread
Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-26-2015, 02:07 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-26-2015, 02:34 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by Steve Davis - 07-26-2015, 04:11 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-26-2015, 08:54 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by klondike98 - 07-26-2015, 09:02 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 06:44 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 06:59 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-27-2015, 09:44 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 01:33 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 01:40 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-27-2015, 02:14 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 04:42 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-28-2015, 01:51 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by sam - 07-28-2015, 02:00 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-28-2015, 04:18 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-28-2015, 08:49 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-29-2015, 07:06 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by GarySP - 07-29-2015, 07:35 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-29-2015, 04:10 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-01-2015, 06:48 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-29-2015, 11:16 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 12:11 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 01:27 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 07:54 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 09-02-2015, 05:39 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by Arran - 09-03-2015, 12:03 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 09-03-2015, 03:28 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 09-22-2015, 04:18 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 10-19-2015, 11:19 PM



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