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Philco Radio Chassis Identification
#1

Hello,
 
I received a radio chassis from a friend.  It came with a Philco Model G speaker and I am sure the chassis is a Philco.  It has 7 tubes but does not seem to match a Model 511 or Model 86 chassis.  I want to restore it to working condition so my kids and grandkids can see how early radios worked.  I plugged it in and all tubes lit up except what I think is the rectifier tube (80).
 
The identification tag is mostly gone but I can make out Philedelphia Storage Battery Co. on the very bottom of the tag.
 
Would you help me please identify the chassis.
 
Thank You,
Rich Marchese
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#2

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The pictures did not appear correctly, please give it another try.  see: http://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=29

If you still have problems, email the picture to me and I'll post it for you.
#3

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#4

Hope this works!
#5

Hi Rich,

Unfortunately that didn't work - at least I can't see them.

It looks like your message was originally formatted as follows:

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Even pasting those links into my web browser I am only taken to an error page.


It is possible to get a shared link for a photo from the Google Photos interface:

1. Click share

   

2. Click 'Get Link'

   

3. Click 'COPY'

   

The resulting link can't be embedded as far as I can tell though - it's just a link to your photo in Google Photos that people have to click on. So you wouldn't use them with the
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#6

Hi Rich,
Have a look at these to see if they match up. Model 76 and 77.
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...040192.pdf

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
#7

Lets try again using another photo hosting site.

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#8

Without seeing photos, the only two early chassis with 7 tubes would be a 76 (73) or 77 (77-A).

73 = 25 cycle version of 76
77-A = 25 cycle version of 77

Edit: Ah, you posted some photos as I was typing. Looks to me like a 76 or 73 - volume control on left, local-distance switch on right. The 77 has the volume control on the right and a four-position tone control on the left (no local-distance switch).

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#9

Rich - awesome, the new links / hosting site works much better. I edited your post to fix one of the links.
#10

Thank you!  Looks like the 77.77.A schematic is closest.  A couple of differences which probably don't make much difference.  On the output side where is shows two #45 tubes.  The one closest to the front of the chassis is a 45 and the one to the rear is a CX345.  The #27 tube on the schematic is a #127.  The three #24 tubes are there as well as the #80.

So is this a 76 or 77 chassis?
#11

Thank you all.

Looks like I have a 76.  Now I need to get it working.
#12

I just picked up this Philco chassis , and I don't see any marking on it to determine what model it is.
  It has nine tubes with push pull 45s, and an 80 rectifier.
 I can post more photos if needed. thanks 
 Dan in calgary


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   Living in Calgary Alberta
#13

Either 95 or96.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
#14

It's a 96.

Tone control on left, translucent dial.

Model 95 has the volume control on the left and a local-distance switch on the right, and a brass dial.

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#15

Thanks Ron. It makes a difference when you have the schematic.
 Dan in Calgary

   Living in Calgary Alberta




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