Philco 37-116 code 121 chassis restoration completed - Printable Version
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Philco 37-116 code 121 chassis restoration completed - Kenradio - 10-31-2023
Hello, I finally got my Philco 37-116 chassis restored and is working on all bands and will be starting on the cabinet this week. I do have a question--on bands 4 & 5 is there an easier way to properly align them without using the added variable capacitor that Philco recommends during aligning the oscillator trimmers? I have tried to do it in the past and never could align it using their method of aligning it. Attached pictures of the completed chassis. Thanks, Ken
RE: Philco 37-116 code 121 chassis restoration completed - Kenradio - 12-24-2023
Good morning everyone--I finally got the 37-116 chassis and speaker mounted in the cabinet and tested it out last night and it sounds great--excellent tone and is very loud. I have some small wrinkles in the grille cloth that still need to be straightened out but it doesn't look too bad. I polished up the cabinet but it does have cracked veneer--hope to find a nice cabinet but being the standard version it will be very difficult to find a replacement cabinet. Attached are pictures of the Philco 37-116
RE: Philco 37-116 code 121 chassis restoration completed - Kenradio - 12-24-2023
I forgot to mention, I also replaced the bad original dial with one I got from Mark Oppat--luckily he had one left as the one from Radio Daze has the incorrect font and information missing on the dial
RE: Philco 37-116 code 121 chassis restoration completed - Radioroslyn - 12-24-2023
Hey Ken
Nice job!
I've got the same set w/ some minor cracking down the sides. I was thinking maybe some light sanding and sealer to level it out a bit. Then a little toner if it needs it. The sets still on my todo list. May be this Winter...
Waiting on some hardware parts for four cathedral cabinets so I can tentatively put them together till Spring and refinish.
RE: Philco 37-116 code 121 chassis restoration completed - morzh - 12-24-2023
Great Job, Ken.