[Nathan Slingerland]

You'll find plenty of help here!

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The first step is to find the schematic and familiarize yourself with it - see here: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=16721
Ideally you'd want the parts list too. You can find that in the 'Wiring Diagrams and Parts Lists' booklet that covers some of the earlier Philco radios.

Since you're new to the hobby I'd suggest the main thing is to spend some time reading through previous threads from in the 'Philco Electronic Restoration' board:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/forumdisplay.php?fid=8

Ron's restoration notebooks are also an excellent place to start:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/forumdisplay.php?fid=45

Finally, here's a previous thread on the model 43:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread...odel+43%22

The best thing is that it includes an under-chassis picture - very useful for figuring out if anything is out of place and what you need to investigate further from a first look.