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Philco 60
#1

Hello, Im a rookie at this.I looked over the chassis and fixed a couple of connections. The tone control is cooked, it has .01uf and .015uf in the switch. Can I replace it with a .01uf 400 volts and a .022uf 400 volts? Also the speaker cone is in bad shape. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Ralph
#2

Hi and welcome,
 
You can but I would up the voltage rating to 630v. The .022 will make it sound a bit more muffled than the .015. As for the speaker you send it down to Sound Remedy in NJ. They can fix you up for a reasonable price. Or You can diy it if you can get the proper cone and center it.

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry
#3

Hi Ralph, welcome. Terry is right about the .022 making the sound muffled. They are bypassing higher frequencies from the output transformer. But it depends on the speaker among other factors. I would use two .01 caps instead and definitely 630 volts.
#4

Thank you for the welcome and information. Im sure I will have more questions as they arise.
#5

Another question, the only cap I can get locally today is .01uf and 1000v. Would that work? Or should I be patient and order the correct ones?
#6

Yes, The higher voltage is always OK.

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