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Philco 640 - Need Some Help
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I have a Philco 640.  A clear schematic can be downloaded here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-05OmK...sp=sharing

I bought it on Craigslist quite some time ago.  The seller said it worked and I did power it up with a variac and was able to receive stations.  Since then I shotgunned it and replaced ALL resistors and ALL capacitors.  I did not touch any of the trimmers.  I went to fire it back up last night and got nothing.  No reception at all, regardless of band.  The only thing I get is the normal slight power hum through the speaker when the volume is at maximum.  I then tested all the tubes on both a Heathkit TC-2 and a Hickok 533 and got mixed results. I won’t post all the results but an example would be the second diode on the 85 tube testing bad on the TC-2 but testing good on the 533.  Regardless, the radio did pick up stations prior to me working on it.  I am not new to radio but and not a guru either.  I shotgunned by father-in-laws Philco 42-1006, my TransOceanic B600 and, as shown in the next link, my Zenith 9-S-262:

http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=197264

I checked all the voltages per the service information and here is what I got:

[Image: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/J...lgzk4d.jpg]

[Image: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/J...dmlte2.jpg]

I did nothing to the speaker other then test for continuity.

The one measurement I was not sure of was the screen grid on the 6A7 tube.  The pin location in the service information did not have a location so I assumed it was the cap on top of the tube:

[Image: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/J...v9tfta.jpg]

When measuring there I got 0V.  The pin cap was a little loose so I retested it on my TC-2 and it tested fine.  I then stuck it back in and measured all the pin voltages:

[Image: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/J...ujgfku.jpg]

I tested the voltages on the 3 other tubes that have caps on top and got the following (cap to ground):

78 R.F. = -2.4V
78 I.F. = -0.5V
85 tube = -5.5V

Also, I measured the voltage in and out of the shadowmeter coil and got 270V and 260V, respectively.  Ohms measurement was 1,551 ohms.

Any ideas on why I am not getting any reception?


Messages In This Thread
Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 06-29-2016, 06:07 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Radioroslyn - 06-29-2016, 07:52 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 06-29-2016, 08:05 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 06-30-2016, 02:37 AM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Radioroslyn - 06-30-2016, 07:45 AM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Steve Davis - 06-30-2016, 10:06 AM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by markmokris - 07-01-2016, 11:59 AM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 04:00 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 04:01 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 04:02 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 04:04 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 04:10 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 04:16 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Radioroslyn - 07-01-2016, 07:19 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-01-2016, 07:20 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Radioroslyn - 07-01-2016, 08:19 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 07-02-2016, 01:02 AM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 08-04-2016, 06:39 PM
RE: Philco 640 - Need Some Help - by Geoff - 08-04-2016, 08:08 PM
Philco 640 Shadow Meter Bulb Type - by Geoff - 08-04-2016, 07:04 PM



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