1. The PHILCO Phorum
  2. Philco Radio Discussions
  3. Philco Home Radios
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Threaded Mode
Finally - a 38-690!
shaler78
Philco Phanatic
***
Posts: 142
Threads: 15
Joined: Nov 2008
City: Glenshaw, PA
#16

09-12-2012, 06:54 PM
Two beautiful radios,Ron. Great find. Is the 38-690 a restore, a rebuild or......... just leave it the heck alone and enjoy?
Find
Ron Ramirez
Silent Key
*****
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand State, Province, Country: Indiana
#17

09-12-2012, 06:59 PM
Both (37-690 & 38-690) are working radios...but I am thinking seriously about finding some old Philco paper caps, restuffing them and installing in the 38-690. It's worth the extra effort.
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Find
Eliot Ness
Phorum Expert
*****
Posts: 3,135
Threads: 54
Joined: Apr 2011
City: Lexington, KY
#18

09-12-2012, 07:57 PM
With your two big dog Philco's, your McMurdo, and future Scott you can heat your house with vacuum tubes this winter Icon_wink
John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
Find
Ron Ramirez
Silent Key
*****
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand State, Province, Country: Indiana
#19

09-12-2012, 08:34 PM
Yep, a few of the "big dogs" are taking over the console dept. here... Icon_wink
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Find
Rockola
New Member
*
Posts: 2
Threads: 1
Joined: Sep 2012
City: central Michigan
#20

09-13-2012, 10:53 AM
Absolutely beautiful!!
Find
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »




Users browsing this thread: 10 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
Philco 16B Parts
The 16B's in the tombstone cabinet sport a 10 1/2" spkr vs the older cathedral sets which uses an 8". The p/p ...Radioroslyn — 12:58 AM
Philco 38-7 Oscillation
I have let this one sit because of other duties. Now I am back, and I have a couple of questions. I hooked up a Hammond ...tludka — 11:16 PM
Philco 38-7 Speaker
I know that when I first started working on this radio, I did not even have a speaker. Once I finally found one it was n...tludka — 11:00 PM
Philco 60 Squealing
I seem to remember eliminating a squeal by changing the IF frequency by a few KHz. Not that you should put too much tru...fenbach — 08:48 PM
Philco 42-390, code 121 speaker
These speakers pop up on eBay regularly, even if at bloated prices. Honestly, have not seen many parts on swapmeets.morzh — 08:38 PM
Philco 38-7 Speaker
The put-put is not like the speaker problem.morzh — 08:29 PM
Mission Bell Model 19A Car Radio
Hello everyone,  As mentioned in my last post I was going to see if the vibrator / rectifier section could be persuaded...Antipodal — 08:21 PM
Philco 60 Squealing
Wondering if I did it backwards. If a coil was wound backwards, the oscillator would not work at all. Old school...Chas — 07:23 PM
Philco 38-7 Speaker
4-ohm speaker. Black, Green leads.tludka — 07:00 PM
Philco 42-390, code 121 speaker
#87 on the schematic.  This radio had a 8" Zenith  speaker attached to it when I got it. I do don't know the hist...Stevelog — 06:39 PM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently no members online.

>
  1. The PHILCO Phorum
  2. Philco Radio Discussions
  3. Philco Home Radios