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Anybody ever have a Philco that didn't need to be rebuilt?
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01-06-2006, 11:03 PM
About 10 years ago I bought a 37-670 table model without the longwave band at a fleamarket. The case would have been perfect except for a small cigarette burn on the top. The seller assured me that the set worked fine. I figured yeah sure, I heard this before. I tried the set at home and sure enough the set played perfect. I was sure that if I pulled the chassis I would find new filters stuck underneath. I checked and it was all original. Even today, the set still plays perfect. The only thing I did to it in the 10 years is to replace the metal 6J5's and 6F6GT's with original Philco branded G type tubes. I never did anything yet about the burn on the top edge. The only thing I can guess is that the set was used regularly over the years and it kept the filters formed. Anyone ever have a set like this work well with no rebuild?
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Anybody ever have a Philco that didn't need to be rebuilt? - by Fred R - 01-06-2006, 11:03 PM
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