12-09-2005, 02:52 PM
If I may...
Use what you wish for power cord on your 37-650, but it was in the 1937 season that Philco began to use rubber-insulated zip cord for the AC cord. A modern plastic zip cord with 18 gauge wire would look more authentic.
Of every 1937 Philco that has passed through here (both mine and customer's sets), those that still had an original power cord had the brown rubber zip cord; which leads me to believe that 1936 models were the last Philcos to use cloth-covered AC cords. There may have been some exceptions in very early 1937 production.
Use what you wish for power cord on your 37-650, but it was in the 1937 season that Philco began to use rubber-insulated zip cord for the AC cord. A modern plastic zip cord with 18 gauge wire would look more authentic.
Of every 1937 Philco that has passed through here (both mine and customer's sets), those that still had an original power cord had the brown rubber zip cord; which leads me to believe that 1936 models were the last Philcos to use cloth-covered AC cords. There may have been some exceptions in very early 1937 production.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
