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Philco 48-472 Code 121
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2 years ago roughly, I picked up a 48-472 on impulse for $25 at a flea market. Not being familiar with this era radio, it has been sitting on the shelf. Recently, one of my pinball buddies of several years dropped by to see my new collection of radios, and said he'd like to buy it once it's restored. While my interest in radios is mainly 1930s, I decided it would be nice to have at least 1 FM radio in my collection, and kept an eye out for another one. I found and bought a 2nd copy, as was discussed in the November Phinds thread.
At one point, I couldn't find the paperwork, so I went to eBay, and found a Sam's Photofact folder for this model. It's been filed away. I finally pulled it, and realized it is for the revised version of this model. Both of mine are apparently early versions- code 121. The chassis and tube layout is different. Does anyone have a good quality scan of the proper paperwork for this version? I did find it in a 1949 PDF online, but it is difficult to read, and not as complete as this later, revised folder. Any help appreciated.

I have been slowly going through and replacing the film caps, and am getting ready to replace the electrolytics.

As mentioned and discussed, the dial on these 2 are different. I also noticed all the labels on the front of the cabinet are missing on the latest one I found. My earlier one has labels, but are severely worn. Anyone replace these labels on a model similar? Any suggestions or ideas welcome.

The original back on my 1st copy is missing, as well as the antenna. While I now have a back to trace and cut out a replacement, a replacement antenna is more of a challenge.

Also, any tips or suggestions on working on this era model? My main experience is 1930s Philcos.
Thanks for any help!

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Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
#2

You might look here. Have to have a djvu reader to view or download schematic from this site.
http://www.techpreservation.com/schematics/Philco.htm
#3

There is a nice clear copy of the service info here: http://www.audiophool.com/Philco.html
use a djvu reader for this also.
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(11-18-2016, 11:18 PM)KCMike Wrote:  You might look here. Have to have a djvu reader to view or download schematic from this site.
http://www.techpreservation.com/schematics/Philco.htm

Thank you KCMike! I do have a viewer for my iMac. I downloaded, and will check it out.

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
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(11-18-2016, 11:47 PM)klondike98 Wrote:  There is a nice clear copy of the service info here: http://www.audiophool.com/Philco.html
use a djvu reader for this also.

Bob, thank you as well. I was able to find it and download. I'll check it out when I have time.

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning




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