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Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - willits18 - 03-15-2025
Just picked this up locally. No power cord. When I tested the tubes I think I know why. 3 bad tubes, 2 shorted, and 1 barely good tube. I have bought a lot of recap kits form Hayseed Hamfest. They don't list Philcos, although they have made electrolytics for one of mine. See pics
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - radiorich - 03-15-2025
Hello willits18,
First of all I wanted to say welcome to our little forum.
over all that set does not look in to bad of shape First thing I would do is get good schematic diagram of that set and myself I like to take a lot photos and notes along with marking wires and parts .
Sincerely Richard
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - morzh - 03-15-2025
Rough but restorable.
The rubber wiring seems to be in OK shape; the white wires often stay pliable and do not need to be replaced.
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - willits18 - 03-16-2025
I have a roll of "old" cloth power cord I am going use to replace the power cord. I know these had the rubber kind but it makes it look more nostalgic. I will see if Hayseed can make the electrolytics. I have the yellow film caps.
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - willits18 - 03-16-2025
I was not able to download a schematic and parts list so I bought a 1941 Philco manual on CD.
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - radiorich - 03-16-2025
Hello Willits18,
Sounds like you are getting head of the game I sure that CD will come in handy for future projects too.
Sincerely Richard
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - klondike98 - 03-17-2025
I agree a CD of schematics will be very useful. Just so folks know, our library does have schematics and the link to this one is:
https://philcoradio.com/library/download/service%20info/yearbooks/1941/split/Part48-Philco%201941%20RMS%20Year%20Book.pdf
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - willits18 - 03-17-2025
Thanks Bob. I kept getting a second party download intervention when I tried to access the schematic. Not sure what I did wrong?
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - DaleHCook - 03-18-2025
willits18 Wrote:I kept getting a second party download intervention when I tried to access the schematic. Not sure what I did wrong?
The most common cause for that which I have seen is a browser which blocks a download from an "https" site which has an irregular or invalid https protocol. Another possible cause would be the security software on your computer.
RE: Philco 41 280 Floor radio-new project. - morzh - 03-18-2025
I second what Dale suggested.
Check the settings of whatever security software you have, or your OS settings.
They might turn out to be overly stringent.