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Troubleshooting Guide
MrFixr55
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05-12-2023, 09:28 PM
Found this on a great site, John DeMajo's  "Museum of Yesterday".  It is titled Philco troubleshooting techniques and is a great guide for someone new to collecting and restoring old radios.

I don't know if this document is in the Philco Library or not, so I am placing it here for consideration by the Moderators.  The Museum of Yesterday has a very large collection of telegraph, telephone, radio and TV artifacts and other items reflecting Mr. DeMajo's interests, including a Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ, Mr. DeMajo's Ham Radio station and a working consecrated Roman Catholic Chapel!

.pdf Troubleshooting Techniques Philco Corp Pub.pdf Size: 1.68 MB  Downloads: 293
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05-13-2023, 03:00 AM
Thank you MrF. Unless I missed it I do not believe we have a copy. Nathan is our librarian and can add it to the Philco docs section.
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05-13-2023, 11:40 AM
Thank you MrFix55!

I've added it to the Philco Library:
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...echniques/
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05-13-2023, 04:21 PM
Nice find, MrFix55! I'm making it a document of required reading for myself. Take care and BE HEALTHY! Gary
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05-13-2023, 06:15 PM
Nice find downloaded a copy. Thanks
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