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Philco 37-116 lights
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Hi murf,

Congratulations on your new 37-116! As it happens I just finished the restoration on mine today. This model really is impressive - it would be interesting to hear how it compares to your 38-116.

You didn't say if you have the 'Standard' 37-116  (shadow meter) or 'Deluxe' (teledial tuning). I've got the more common 'Deluxe' model. Here are some pictures of dial light wiring from the front of the chassis:

[Image: http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w374...io3uar.jpg]

[Image: http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w374...yv52ma.jpg]

[Image: http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w374...gfq9_1.jpg]

Lots more random pictures here.

Mark Oppat might have a dial (looks like the Code 122 might be sold out): http://oldradioparts.net/dials1.html#

There's RadioDaze too of course. Not sure how close their dial will look to the original though. I've found some are better than others.

As for the electrolytics, the polarity (if that's what you're wondering about) is actually labeled on the schematic. I finally realized that during the 37-116 restoration that the smaller 'piston' center part is the + (think of how a large can capacitor looks) and the larger encompassing part is the negative can. So for example below I've marked the positive terminals:

   


Messages In This Thread
Philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 01-31-2016, 05:09 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by Nathan Slingerland - 02-01-2016, 12:46 AM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by Nathan Slingerland - 02-01-2016, 07:47 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 02-01-2016, 09:04 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by Nathan Slingerland - 02-01-2016, 09:35 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 02-02-2016, 09:35 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by Ron Ramirez - 02-24-2016, 10:48 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 02-28-2016, 11:10 AM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by Ron Ramirez - 02-28-2016, 11:51 AM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 02-28-2016, 12:41 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by 462ron - 02-28-2016, 02:30 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 02-28-2016, 05:39 PM
RE: Philco 37-116 lights - by PhilcoJohn - 03-02-2016, 08:06 PM
philco 37-116 lights - by murf - 02-24-2016, 06:32 PM



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