06-03-2017, 08:04 PM
While I had the face plate off, I also replaced the original fuse lamps with LED lamps.
Once I finished installing the replacement switches, I put the face plate back on, hooked up a pair of speakers, and tried it out.
It sounded great...
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Here's another look, with the overhead workbench light turned off:
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It looks much better with the Fisher 175 switches in place of the broken switches.
And if anyone looked at this receiver from the outside, they would never know that two of its slide switches came from a Fisher 175-T solid state receiver. All of the switches look identical.
And the replacement switches function the same as the originals.
No, I am not finished with this receiver yet. For safety, reliability and longevity, I'll be replacing its electrolytic capacitors and rectifiers. I plan to do that in the near future.
I liked the Hayseed Hamfest electrolytics in my TA-600 so much that I plan to use them again in this 400 (and, this winter, in a 500-B I bought in April).
When I resume working on this 400, I'll likewise resume posting in this thread.
Once I finished installing the replacement switches, I put the face plate back on, hooked up a pair of speakers, and tried it out.
It sounded great...
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...00_009.jpg]
Here's another look, with the overhead workbench light turned off:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...00_010.jpg]
It looks much better with the Fisher 175 switches in place of the broken switches.
And if anyone looked at this receiver from the outside, they would never know that two of its slide switches came from a Fisher 175-T solid state receiver. All of the switches look identical.
And the replacement switches function the same as the originals.No, I am not finished with this receiver yet. For safety, reliability and longevity, I'll be replacing its electrolytic capacitors and rectifiers. I plan to do that in the near future.
I liked the Hayseed Hamfest electrolytics in my TA-600 so much that I plan to use them again in this 400 (and, this winter, in a 500-B I bought in April).
When I resume working on this 400, I'll likewise resume posting in this thread.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
