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Philco 46-420 Back Clips
#1

I recently worked on a 46-420 Hippo I had laying around. It didn’t have a back, so I ordered a replacement. I wasn’t sure if the clips would come with it. Well, they didn’t.

So I thought about it for a few days, and perused the interwebs…

Today I remembered I had some old 1905 Springfield stripper clips laying around. I pulled the spring inserts from the clips. With a 1/8” drill bit, a block of wood, and a vice I formed some clips to go on the back and hold it in place. They’re not necessarily pretty, but they retain enough spring to hold the back in place.

I’m kinda surprised somebody hasn’t had a fabricator make some of these up. Seems there would be a good demand for them.

[Image: https://i.ibb.co/vshNYSC/7-D286-E89-2-F5...56-B46.jpg]

[Image: https://i.ibb.co/LQVXMqk/5-B395-E36-ABC7...C710-C.jpg]
#2

Hi Craig, Renovated Radios …http://renovatedradios.com/productlist.php, carrys the clips needed for radio backs. Go under products and it’s the first thing they show on that page!

Ron

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Philco 41-250.    Philco49-500
GE 201.             Philco 39-25
Motorola 61X13. Philco 46-42        Crosley 52TQ
Philco 37-116.    Philco 70
AK 35                Philco 46-350
Philco 620B.       Zenith Transoceanic B-600
Philco 60B.         Majestic 50
Philco 52-944.    AK 84
#3

Those are "T" pins on RR's site...quite different from what the OP is describing.

Great job on those clips, craig61a! Icon_thumbup

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#4

Well, they work…

I looked through a bunch of plastic auto fittings to see if there would be something that might work and look nicer, but I didn’t see anything.

A plastic clip that would slide on the back with a piece that sticks up and engages the inside of the cabinet might be cheaper to have made. Although I don’t know how much it would cost and what kind of numbers would be required for a minimum order.




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