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My new Philco 41-255! - TheUniversalDave1 - 08-15-2015

I took my Philco 40-180 into the AHRS today, and what do you know, I leave with a perfect working Philco 41-255! It sounds awesome, but the cabinet is in pretty tough shape. I got this for only $20. I just can't stop!

RE: My new Philco 41-255! - TheUniversalDave1 - 08-15-2015

Here is the radio after the GOJO treatment.

RE: My new Philco 41-255! - TheUniversalDave1 - 08-15-2015

I am very pleased with this radio. It sounds amazing and even has all Philco tubes. I had a slight discrepancy this afternoon while cleaning it. I took the chassis out to blow all the dust out and clean the controls, and when I put it back together, it didn't work anymore. So I start trying to figure out why it won't work, and half an hour later, I realized that half the tubes were stone cold. So I started making sure all the tubes were in place, and somehow one of the XXL tubes had popped out. I fixed that, but it still didn't work properly. I finally realized that the antenna wires were mixed up. Now the radio works great and sounds very loud and clear.

RE: My new Philco 41-255! - codefox1 - 08-16-2015

Well, a little deoxit goes a long way.

RE: My new Philco 41-255! - TheUniversalDave1 - 08-16-2015

I used some on the controls during the cleaning process.

RE: My new Philco 41-255! - codefox1 - 08-17-2015

OK, repeat with tube pins and sockets,switches, and blast out the variable capacitor while you are at it. Shore up any doubtful connections too.

RE: My new Philco 41-255! - TheUniversalDave1 - 08-18-2015

All taken care of. All the dust has been blasted out, the controls cleaned, and the electrolytics replaced. (not by me). I couldn't ask for much more. Here is the offical video.