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37-623B
#1

I have a friend who has a nice cabinet for this model. However it's a battery powered set and he would like to find a similar 1937 Philco chassis to put in the cabinet that runs on AC. Would a 37-640B chassis fit in a 623 cabinet or which model(s) would work?

Greg V.
West Bend, WI
Member WARCI.org
#2

Is it a complete 37-623B or just the cabinet from same? If it has the chassis and speaker with it I think I would just restore the set as is, and build a power supply for it. I'm not sure whether a 37-640B chassis would fit in the cabinet or not, the 37-640 has seven tubes and a power transformer, get someone who has one to measure it.
Regards
Arran
#3

No I think he just has the empty cabinet. He said it's in beautiful shape so I think he may be better off trying to find another 37-623B with a bad cabinet and steal the chassis and speaker from it. I suspect there is something different between the 640 and 623 size wise. He may be forced to build a power supply or get an ARBE III. I thought perhaps Ron or someone may have encountered those two models over the years for comparison sake.

Greg V.
West Bend, WI
Member WARCI.org
#4

oops, I thought I answered this this morning...still half asleep, I guess... Icon_crazy

A 37-623B cabinet is the same as a 37-620B cabinet.

As for physical size of chassis, when considering AC-only chassis, the following will fit:

37-610, 37-620, 37-630, 37-640, 38-610, 38-620, 38-630

The 37-640 is indeed the same physical size as the 37-630, 37-620, etc. It does use seven tubes, but everything is crammed into a smallish chassis. I have a 37-640 chassis in my 38-624T Big Bullet cabinet, it fits just fine.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#5

Thanks Ron! I appreciate it.

Greg V.
West Bend, WI
Member WARCI.org
#6

D'oh! Turns out he has an empty 37-623 CONSOLE cabinet, not a tombstone. I'm sure the chassis' you listed will fit, but now to figure out if he needs an 8" or 10.5" speaker to go with it?

Greg V.
West Bend, WI
Member WARCI.org
#7

The 37-623J (console) used an HR-12 speaker which is 10-1/2 inches. So...you know that you will need a suitable 10.5" speaker to go with whichever chassis you install.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#8

Thanks, Ron. That looked like what it needed based on your spreadsheet. Just wanted to make sure. Will see what I can find at the WARCI meet tomorrow morning.

Greg V.
West Bend, WI
Member WARCI.org




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