06-22-2009, 10:00 PM
Personally, I've always been quite fond of the 89 and 19 series Philco sets.
Sure, they have a bad reputation due to the finicky oscillator coil that is always bad. But if that coil is properly taken care of (removed, baked in an oven at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes to drive out moisture, then properly rewound and coated with lacquer), and the set properly restored, it will reward you with outstanding performance.
Even the models with the type 36 detector-oscillator tube are capable of working very well. The later ones with a 77 tube in this position are somewhat more reliable.
I developed a mod to convert the detector-oscillator tube to a 6A7. But really, a properly restored stock set will work just about as well.
Details here:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=1310
Sure, they have a bad reputation due to the finicky oscillator coil that is always bad. But if that coil is properly taken care of (removed, baked in an oven at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes to drive out moisture, then properly rewound and coated with lacquer), and the set properly restored, it will reward you with outstanding performance.
Even the models with the type 36 detector-oscillator tube are capable of working very well. The later ones with a 77 tube in this position are somewhat more reliable.
I developed a mod to convert the detector-oscillator tube to a 6A7. But really, a properly restored stock set will work just about as well.
Details here:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=1310
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
