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Philco Model 20 Lowboy
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Hi all, I am new to the forum. I picked up a Model 20 Lowboy at a demolition sale for $20 a couple weeks ago and it will be my first restoration attempt. Three of the tubes were missing, so I bought (good tested) used ones. The other tubes were still in the chassis, and although everything was pretty dusty, it otherwise seems to be in good repair. It looks like it mostly just sat for decades. It has the original speaker which physically seems fine, all the caps, resistors and whatnot are all original. I have not plugged it in because I don't want to fry anything and I'm sure the caps and resistors are mostly no good.

I've found some schematics online, but to tell the truth I'm somewhat of a novice. I've done some of my own electrical projects, mostly turning vintage cameras into hi-intensity LED lamps, so I understand the basics, but tube stuff is new to me and I don't want to kill myself. Does anyone have a parts list with values for the various capacitors and resistors that I need for this? Does anyone have any suggestions or advice for how to go about this?

Thanks everyone!

Greg

"We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us."


Messages In This Thread
Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 02-23-2017, 05:14 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 02-23-2017, 05:44 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by KCMike - 02-23-2017, 05:48 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by klondike98 - 02-23-2017, 05:48 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 02-23-2017, 06:05 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 02-23-2017, 07:36 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 02-23-2017, 11:54 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by David - 02-24-2017, 08:16 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 03-23-2017, 03:40 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Steve Davis - 03-23-2017, 06:10 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 03-23-2017, 06:14 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 03-23-2017, 10:46 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Arran - 03-24-2017, 12:13 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 03-24-2017, 08:52 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 03-24-2017, 10:47 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 03-24-2017, 10:51 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 04-16-2017, 05:03 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by GarySP - 04-16-2017, 08:34 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 04-16-2017, 09:07 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 04-16-2017, 09:28 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 04-18-2017, 02:10 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 04-18-2017, 02:24 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 04-18-2017, 04:46 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 04-29-2017, 08:13 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 04-29-2017, 08:33 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-05-2017, 08:12 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-05-2017, 09:56 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-05-2017, 10:06 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Steve Davis - 05-05-2017, 11:39 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-06-2017, 11:05 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by jcassity - 05-06-2017, 11:36 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-06-2017, 12:21 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-06-2017, 07:31 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Steve Davis - 05-06-2017, 11:01 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-07-2017, 04:30 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-07-2017, 06:23 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-13-2017, 04:45 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-13-2017, 04:54 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-13-2017, 06:09 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-13-2017, 06:44 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-13-2017, 07:01 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-13-2017, 07:39 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-14-2017, 12:31 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 05-14-2017, 07:55 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-14-2017, 10:41 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-14-2017, 11:57 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-15-2017, 09:07 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 05-15-2017, 10:14 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 05-16-2017, 01:11 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 06-18-2017, 11:09 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 06-19-2017, 12:56 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 06-19-2017, 10:05 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 06-19-2017, 09:42 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 06-19-2017, 10:18 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 06-20-2017, 11:39 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 06-20-2017, 12:45 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 06-20-2017, 09:02 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 06-20-2017, 11:26 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 06-21-2017, 02:08 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-01-2017, 04:15 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by KCMike - 07-01-2017, 05:35 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 07-01-2017, 08:56 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-01-2017, 11:17 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 07-02-2017, 12:28 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-02-2017, 08:38 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-02-2017, 11:11 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-02-2017, 01:20 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-02-2017, 03:38 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Ron Ramirez - 07-02-2017, 06:53 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-02-2017, 08:20 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-02-2017, 10:40 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-03-2017, 10:40 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-03-2017, 10:52 AM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-03-2017, 02:25 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Radioroslyn - 07-03-2017, 09:38 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-04-2017, 02:30 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-10-2017, 09:26 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-10-2017, 09:39 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by GarySP - 07-10-2017, 09:40 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-10-2017, 09:41 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-10-2017, 09:43 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-10-2017, 10:02 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-10-2017, 10:08 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by WallaceRoger - 07-14-2017, 01:29 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by morzh - 07-14-2017, 05:12 PM
RE: Philco Model 20 Lowboy - by Steve Davis - 07-15-2017, 10:37 AM



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