05-11-2010, 09:20 AM
Hello, and welcome aboard!
Very interesting story. Many of the radios we find have no stories to go with them; that is, we don't always know the history of each individual radio. That is neat to know that you are only the third owner of your 86.
The 86 should have a decal in the back of the radio's chassis, located on one of the large coil shields, and it will be placed sideways if I recall correctly. The decal is gold with black lettering.
Owner's manuals were given to the original owner of the radio, and most did not survive. So it is not always possible to find an owner's manual these days.
Somewhere around here I think I have a copy of the service manual for the 86, but I have no owner's manual for it. The 1928-29 Philco radio service manuals went into great detail, unlike the Service Bulletins which came out later.
Very interesting story. Many of the radios we find have no stories to go with them; that is, we don't always know the history of each individual radio. That is neat to know that you are only the third owner of your 86.
The 86 should have a decal in the back of the radio's chassis, located on one of the large coil shields, and it will be placed sideways if I recall correctly. The decal is gold with black lettering.
Owner's manuals were given to the original owner of the radio, and most did not survive. So it is not always possible to find an owner's manual these days.
Somewhere around here I think I have a copy of the service manual for the 86, but I have no owner's manual for it. The 1928-29 Philco radio service manuals went into great detail, unlike the Service Bulletins which came out later.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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