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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - TA Forbes - 01-04-2013

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Bob Andersen - 01-06-2013

I've moved onto cleaning up the chassis. I also gave the tube shield a fresh coat of metallic paint.
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The old rubber mounts are rock hard so I'll need to find some new ones.
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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Arran - 01-06-2013

I think that those mounts were some sort of rubber grommet propitiatory to Philco, sort of like those triangular chassis shock mounts on some sets, I don't know where anyone is making repros or no. The closest thing I can think of to those are maybe shock mounts for a small refrigeration compressor, or you can try some thick washers with the same size center hole. The only other answer would be to make a mold and cast some out of a D.I.Y rubber compound, if you can still get it.
Regards
Arran

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - klondike98 - 01-06-2013

If you go to someplace like Graingers and look for rubber vibration isolators there is a pretty wide selection and perhaps something might be close enough or be adaptable to what you need: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/cylindrical-vibration-isolators/mounts-and-vibration-control/material-handling/ecatalog/N-9tu/No-0?Ndr=basedimid10071&sst=subset . Renovated Radio also seems to have some rubber repro items though not these exactly but it might be worth an ask.. http://www.renovatedradios.com/parts.html
Bob

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Arran - 01-07-2013

Here is the rubber grommet selection form Grainger which may be worth looking through:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/rubber-grommets/rubber/raw-materials/ecatalog/N-c1x?xi=xi

Regards
Arran

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - klondike98 - 01-07-2013

Another option is to start with some laboratory rubber stoppers and adapt them http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Industrial-Scientific-Lab-Rubber-Stoppers/zgbs/industrial/393458011
bob

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Bob Andersen - 01-08-2013

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I found some items from renovated radios that will work. I needed to order some other stuff from them anyways

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Bob Andersen - 01-11-2013

My order from RR arrived today. I think these will work out fine.
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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Bob Andersen - 01-11-2013

I've also been examining my speakers more closely and discovered that the Wheelers are not made very well and the cones don't have much spring left in them. So I pulled out the original Philcos for another look. After some careful scraping and compressed air blowing, I actually got the voice coils moving fairly well and decided to patch them up.

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Yuck!
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Making good progress
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I used GC Service Cement and coffee filters to patch up the cones.
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I figure if these actually work, I'll recone them properly. I think the radio will be happier with the original speakers back in it
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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - jerryhawthorne - 01-11-2013

Bob, nice that your putting back in the originals. A lot of work to clean them up but I think you will be happy. Looks like they are coming along well. Nice job.

Jerry

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - codefox1 - 01-12-2013

Looks good so far. Hope the iron windings are OK. Best take it slow on the cones.

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Bob Andersen - 01-17-2013

I figure I might as well polish up the aluminum IF cans before I remount the tuning cap. I hope to fire it back up tomorrow.
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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - jerryhawthorne - 01-17-2013

Bob, I'm not certain what you used on those cans, but the came out absolutely lovely. Nice job. Are you going to keep your method secret?
Jerry

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Ron Ramirez - 01-17-2013

WOW! Yes, please share! I've never been able to obtain those results on the early 1930s Philcos...yet...

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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - Bob Andersen - 01-17-2013

Thanks! Your answer is right in the photo - Simichrome and a cotton cloth. I cut the cloth into a long strip about 3 inches wide, dabbed on a little Simchrome, wrapped it around the can, grabbed one end in either hand and buffed the cans like I was shining shoes. I used the same stuff on the copper caps.

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