The PHILCO Phorum

Hello all,
I've been restoring a beautiful Philco 48-1276.  Unfortunately the tuner was completely locked up. After much cleaning and lubricating, i was able to get the tuner to move. I can get the tuner to move all the way to the right but only 1/2 way to the left. This radio has a very complicated gearing setup that allows you to auto-tune the radio.  Has anyone had experience with this tuner and can let me know why I can only get it to move 1/2 of the way?

Thanks! 
Lane Brewer

The Sheraton, one of my bucket list ones.....a great radio.

By the tuner moving half-way, do you know if it is the condenser itself that is frozen or the pulley system is slipping?

As of today, I’ve finally fixed the problem. The tuner is connected to a set of 64 “plates” that make up the radio push button section. This set up involves a number of plates and gears and needs to turn freely. Fixing this required taking a lot of pictures and doing a total disassembly and cleaning. The original lubricants had solidified, glueing the plates together. Only took me 4 days and 6 assembly tries to get it back together. I was hoping for an easy fix but got a good learning experience instead.

Hello J.brewer,
Wow it sounds like you really took quite undertaking on with this project so next time it should be a breeze for you !

Sincerely Richard