01-28-2016, 07:47 PM
If the mica insulators for the trimmers are shot, they may be easily replaced.
Get any "blister pack" of stuff from just about any store - you know, the kind of package that is thin clear plastic.
Cut the plastic into rectangular pieces the same size as the mica insulators.
Use an awl with a piece of wood underneath, and carefully punch a hole in the center of each piece of plastic.
Disassemble each trimmer, making sure everything is dry after they are disassembled. (Do this one trimmer at a time, don't disassemble all four at once.) Don't lose any parts!
Install a piece of plastic in place of a mica sheet and reassemble the trimmer. Repeat this for every trimmer.
It will work fine.![Icon_smile Icon_smile](https://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I've done this many times on those older Philco 90, 70 and 20 trimmers.
Get any "blister pack" of stuff from just about any store - you know, the kind of package that is thin clear plastic.
Cut the plastic into rectangular pieces the same size as the mica insulators.
Use an awl with a piece of wood underneath, and carefully punch a hole in the center of each piece of plastic.
Disassemble each trimmer, making sure everything is dry after they are disassembled. (Do this one trimmer at a time, don't disassemble all four at once.) Don't lose any parts!
Install a piece of plastic in place of a mica sheet and reassemble the trimmer. Repeat this for every trimmer.
It will work fine.
![Icon_smile Icon_smile](https://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I've done this many times on those older Philco 90, 70 and 20 trimmers.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN