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Philco 40-165
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06-11-2017, 04:03 PM
Wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Would measure the ac voltage @ the rectifier plates (without the rectifier in place) to see if it's close. Then leave it on for a little while to see if the transformer get hot.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

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Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-02-2017, 08:10 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-03-2017, 04:42 AM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-04-2017, 05:13 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-05-2017, 10:45 AM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-05-2017, 01:42 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by morzh - 06-05-2017, 02:04 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-05-2017, 04:05 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-06-2017, 01:40 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-06-2017, 04:12 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-07-2017, 09:46 AM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by morzh - 06-07-2017, 10:42 AM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-07-2017, 01:22 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Ron Ramirez - 06-11-2017, 11:00 AM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-11-2017, 11:14 AM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-11-2017, 03:20 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 06-11-2017, 04:03 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by jmcgill - 07-26-2017, 06:46 PM
RE: Philco 40-165 - by Radioroslyn - 07-26-2017, 07:26 PM
40-165 - by jmcgill - 06-11-2017, 09:45 AM



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