Well, my Philco Tropic A-3641 arrived today. This thing is HUGE! 22 1/2 inches wide, by 15 inches tall, by 9 1/4 inches deep. The first thing I noticed was a roll of red wire which connected to a blue wire that went inside the chassis. I supposed that someone did this so that they didn't need an external antenna. It struck me though, that this could just have been screwed to the proper antenna terminal, and made me wonder why tthis had been done this way. Since the listing said that the radio had been re-capped, I decided to try it out. I connected my antenna and ground to the proper terminals, and turned on the set. It lit up, and a low hum came from the speaker, but I could receive nothing on any band. On the broadcast band there were faint sounds that were perhaps a station or two as I tuned across the band, but no real reception that one might expect. I did not try unrolling the red wire and seeing if that worked better. Instead I have written the person I bought it from to inquire about the modification and how the radio was modified. This kind of foolishness REALLY annoys me. I wish I had the service information on this model. It is a very impressive radio, and I would like to get it properly restored. If anybody has the schematic and service information, please help me. Thanks.
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The yellow arrow shows where the blue wire that goes through the chassis and connects to the roll of red wire connects to a terminal on the band switch.
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The yellow arrow shows where the blue wire that goes through the chassis and connects to the roll of red wire connects to a terminal on the band switch.
