04-14-2014, 06:19 PM
Hi gang, long time lurker first-time poster.
I recently picked up what appears to be a 41-290 in rather good cosmetic/physical shape. The cabinet has gotten the Gojo treatment and cleaned up a treat. Repro escutcheon, buttons and knobs have been ordered and a packet from Chuck full of Philco Service Bulletin goodness has arrived.
My only puzzlement... the band indicator isn't what it should be, as best as I can tell. The chassis is missing it's ID tag and only has a serial number and patent tag. It is a 10-tube set doesn't appear to have been messed with much, if any, until I got it.
The 41-290 images I see everywhere else show separate lamps for the band indicators where mine has a single lamp in a movable housing. Also, there's an added dial cord drum on the external side of the band switch. The schematic sent by Chuck shows the separate lamps tied into the band switch and nothing about a single, mobile, lamp.
Photos here.
So... what have I got on my hands? The illegitimate son of a 290 and 287.. or a very late production 290?
Jeremy
I recently picked up what appears to be a 41-290 in rather good cosmetic/physical shape. The cabinet has gotten the Gojo treatment and cleaned up a treat. Repro escutcheon, buttons and knobs have been ordered and a packet from Chuck full of Philco Service Bulletin goodness has arrived.
My only puzzlement... the band indicator isn't what it should be, as best as I can tell. The chassis is missing it's ID tag and only has a serial number and patent tag. It is a 10-tube set doesn't appear to have been messed with much, if any, until I got it.
The 41-290 images I see everywhere else show separate lamps for the band indicators where mine has a single lamp in a movable housing. Also, there's an added dial cord drum on the external side of the band switch. The schematic sent by Chuck shows the separate lamps tied into the band switch and nothing about a single, mobile, lamp.
Photos here.
So... what have I got on my hands? The illegitimate son of a 290 and 287.. or a very late production 290?
Jeremy
