02-02-2016, 03:30 PM
Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256
02-07-2016, 01:32 AM
(02-02-2016, 03:16 PM)captainslack Wrote: Still not sure if I want to tackle the phonograph, though... It's easier than you might think! It was my first vintage phonograph and it was just about a breeze! [Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gl2d5XoTdIg]
10-28-2024, 05:50 AM
A friend left a Philco 48-1256 in back of my truck that she had found that someone had thrown out. I restored it- New gromets on the motor mount and the base platform for the phonograph, Put in a new speaker, soldered a few wires for the radio. Restored the finish on the cabinet. Put new stickum paper on the platform for the phonograph. Put in a new radio dial turning cable. Cleaned out the spider webs. It looks good, it turns on. But all I get is a loud buzzing on the speaker whether radio or phonograph is turned on. I haven't gotten a record to try the phonograph yet. And I need to hook up to an antenna for the radio to pick up any station. A puzzling thing is there is no volume control. How much do you think it will be worth in good condition?
10-28-2024, 07:08 AM
Welcome to the Phorum, Wesley! The capacitors (paper and electrolytic) and any out-of-tolerance resistors need to be replaced prior to plugging the set in again. Serious damage can result from powering up 80 year old components. This isn't a radio that will make you rich in the end. Philco had many radio-phonograph models on the market, and this was only a Broadcast Band receiver and 78 rpm record changer. All said, a solid "meat and potatoes" radio, but not a diamond in the rough. Still worthy of restoration. Take care and BE HEALTHY! Gary
"Don't pity the dead, pity the living, above all, those living without love." Professor Albus Dumbledore Gary - Westland Michigan
10-28-2024, 07:22 AM
It is always best to start a new thread rather than revive one that is 10-years-old.
It is a restoration project; you should not turn it on before going through it with full re-cap (changing all paper and electrolytic cpaacitors). 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.
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