01-28-2016, 08:47 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.
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.
I've done this many times on those older Philco 90, 70 and 20 trimmers.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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