10-01-2015, 08:15 PM
The Radio Daze dials are not as light as they used to be.
The Radio Daze dials were once pale yellow, as they were printed on paper and laminated. The paper was not translucent, and so light did not shine through them very well. The pale yellow was an attempt to compensate for that. Unfortunately, the dial scales did not look very well as a result.
Recently I purchased a repro dial for my Philco 604, and I can tell you that the Radio Daze dials look much better than they did previously - they are now very close to the proper original color. I can't say how well they allow light to shine through as I have not yet installed the dial - I ran into problems restoring the chassis and have set it aside until winter.
Now, Mark's dials were always translucent as he used silkscreening to make his dials. But they have become too dark over the past few years.
This photo shows about what color they should be...in my opinion.
[Image: http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k420/...g~original]
Philco 655 chassis, dial scale printed by me and laminated. I used an LED bulb (brighter than an incandescent 44) and it illuminated OK.
The Radio Daze dials were once pale yellow, as they were printed on paper and laminated. The paper was not translucent, and so light did not shine through them very well. The pale yellow was an attempt to compensate for that. Unfortunately, the dial scales did not look very well as a result.
Recently I purchased a repro dial for my Philco 604, and I can tell you that the Radio Daze dials look much better than they did previously - they are now very close to the proper original color. I can't say how well they allow light to shine through as I have not yet installed the dial - I ran into problems restoring the chassis and have set it aside until winter.
Now, Mark's dials were always translucent as he used silkscreening to make his dials. But they have become too dark over the past few years.
This photo shows about what color they should be...in my opinion.
[Image: http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k420/...g~original]
Philco 655 chassis, dial scale printed by me and laminated. I used an LED bulb (brighter than an incandescent 44) and it illuminated OK.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
