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PHILCO MODEL 84
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Hi RadioJeff and Welcome!!!
I think the 84 would be 1936 or old as there is a 37-84 (1937) and it was drop from 1938 line. Any way the only way is get these regen/superhet working properly is Replace all of the paper caps inside the bakelite housings, Check all resistors and replace if they are more that 20% out of spec, and the tickler winding on the osc coil as they go open a lot. They are easy to rewind so that isn't the death nail to the set.
Report back with findings
& good luck
Terry

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!

Terry


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PHILCO MODEL 84 - by Guest - 08-23-2010, 02:37 PM
Re: PHILCO MODEL 84 - by 7estatdef - 08-23-2010, 08:53 PM
Re: PHILCO MODEL 84 - by Guest - 08-26-2010, 09:05 AM
Re: PHILCO MODEL 84 - by codefox1 - 08-26-2010, 10:17 AM
Re: PHILCO MODEL 84 - by 7estatdef - 08-26-2010, 06:01 PM



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