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Philco 60 restoration
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12-30-2024, 06:00 PM
Nicely done! Looks like you won’t be needing those mica sheets just yet.
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12-30-2024, 06:55 PM
Yeah, I would have to take out the cap again: the access to those screws is highly obstructed with the cap already installed, and it seems both padders worked well the way they are.
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12-31-2024, 07:28 PM
I assembled the radio, having given it a good wipe with Goop.
This is how the paper towel looked after just one swipe:
   


The video of fully assembled radio is here. It is, as usual, in my basement and fitted with a 3-ft piece of wire for an antenna.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUWVxogmsGo

This concludes this project, more or less.
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