10-06-2005, 09:19 PM
Oh, I would pick a 41-280 over a 42-380. Both are a pain to service, owing to all those rubber-covered wires, and the 41-280 is especially fun with lots of wires crowded around that little band switch.
But just let anything go wrong with that pushbutton band switching arrangement on the 42-380, and you're in for some REAL fun.
Oh yes, I once had to replace the entire pushbutton assembly on a 42-380 to get it to work. Was that ever a job! Not one I would want to repeat anytime soon. Ranks right up there with moisture in the oscillator coils in Philco 89 sets.
As for 41-280 donors, Model 41-250 has a nearly identical chassis. Models 41-255, 41-285, 41-287 and 41-290 are similar save for an additional tube or two.
But just let anything go wrong with that pushbutton band switching arrangement on the 42-380, and you're in for some REAL fun.
Oh yes, I once had to replace the entire pushbutton assembly on a 42-380 to get it to work. Was that ever a job! Not one I would want to repeat anytime soon. Ranks right up there with moisture in the oscillator coils in Philco 89 sets.
As for 41-280 donors, Model 41-250 has a nearly identical chassis. Models 41-255, 41-285, 41-287 and 41-290 are similar save for an additional tube or two.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
