[mikethedruid]

Tonight I began work on The Philco model 66B which I recently bought. Right off to bat I encountered a problem the likes of which I have never encountered before. The knobs, which are the correct originals WOULD NOT COME OFF ! I pulled and pulled by hand. No luck. I carefully put some penetrating oil down onto the shaft and left it to trickle into the joint between the knob and shaft. Still would not come off by hand !. Finally I very carefully took a piece of steel and laid it on the front of the cabinet and used a screwdriver and a pair of long needle nosed pliers to actually pry them loose. I hated to get that forceful, but there really was no other way. I finally got the knobs off. I won't vouch for whether I damaged the controls. The band switch may have suffered, but I'll find out for sure eventually. Oh, well, nothing for it. The knobs had to come off. After removing them, and examining the knobs and the shafts, I am convinced they were actually glued on. I'm not sure why, maybe to keep some child from pulling them loose, but it sure made a devil of a job for me. Perhaps that was the reason the radio was retired, and put away. Also, after examining the chassis, I am convinced that, other than the addition of the phono input, and replacement of tubes, no other work was done to this set. Anyway, here are some pictures of the chassis...

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