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Help to repair the Philco Mystery control spring
edison
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05-08-2020, 01:38 PM
Hi.

I am restoring my Philco 39-116, and the Mystery control.
In my Mystery control, the dial does not return, because the spring is broken and I only have a little bit.

Does anyone know its length and how it fits inside the pulley, as I only see a small 1mm hole.

See the pictures.

Many thanks.

Regards,
Carlos


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05-09-2020, 01:47 PM
Chuck’s Philco Repair Bench has some detailed info on the mystery control. Don’t know if it discusses the spring or not. https://www.philcorepairbench.com/philco...y-control/
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Bob
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edison
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06-12-2020, 05:38 PM
Hi.
Thanks Bob for the link.

I found a spring in ebay and now the _Mystery control work perfect  Icon_biggrin

[Image: https://i.imgur.com/HctQor2.jpg]
[Image: https://i.imgur.com/xRowf4Y.jpg]


The video    https://youtu.be/c10beZEvYr0

Many thanks

Carlos
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