09-14-2015, 09:11 PM
If you are handy and patient, you should be able to restore this radio. I particularly like the styling of the 41-255 cabinet, and the sound is quite good for a table radio. It is not a particularly easy or fast radio for a beginner to restore, mainly because of all the wires insulated with rubber, which turns hard, cracks, and flakes off, leaving uninsulated wires ready to short out. Changing out those wires is tedious.
The first radio I restored was a similar 41-250. I did it slowly but without too much trouble,. The one I had worked, so I was able to test it after I changed each component or wire (or several) to make sure I hadn't messed up too badly.
Because there are so many wires to change, it is easy to get confused and put it together wrong, so before you change any parts, take photos of where every thing goes. Get a good set of schematics from The Philco Repair Bench, and be sure you read the section on production changes. Make drawings and take notes.
The on-off switches often go bad on these models, as do the output transformers. There is a wealth of info and some great guys on this phorum to help solve both of those problems.
The first radio I restored was a similar 41-250. I did it slowly but without too much trouble,. The one I had worked, so I was able to test it after I changed each component or wire (or several) to make sure I hadn't messed up too badly.
Because there are so many wires to change, it is easy to get confused and put it together wrong, so before you change any parts, take photos of where every thing goes. Get a good set of schematics from The Philco Repair Bench, and be sure you read the section on production changes. Make drawings and take notes.
The on-off switches often go bad on these models, as do the output transformers. There is a wealth of info and some great guys on this phorum to help solve both of those problems.
John Honeycutt
