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Philco 66B restoration
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I picked up this model 66B from Kirk at Kutztown and like a kid with a new toy I had to pull it open.

[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymrexcaqo4xwfa....jpg?raw=1]

I love it when you take it apart for the first time to see what the restoration landscape looks like.  Sort of like opening a present at Christmas.  This one has a nice solid cabinet with only a few scratches.  The black trim is well worn so I think its probably a candidate for a refinish but will wait to make that decision after its cleaned up a bit more.

The backside looks relatively clean.  Its missing one tube and "the tube testing is yet" as the pennsylvania dutch say around here.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m882yojn7plezf....jpg?raw=1]

Surprisingly...there was no evidence of critters being in the cabinet or chassis, even the spider webs were few and far between.  Mostly just lots of dust and dust balls.

[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jcl6dqpd0pdttq....jpg?raw=1]

The underside of the chassis looks to be untouched by anyone as well!  This calls for restuffing all those paper caps and making reproduction dogbone resistors I think...

[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fz2700adfihrm1....jpg?raw=1]

The speaker cone is even completely intact...

[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ic3s6saaewj9lj....jpg?raw=1]

Not sure when I'll get started on this but will post as I go along...


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Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-24-2018, 07:08 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-24-2018, 07:15 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-24-2018, 07:24 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Arran - 09-25-2018, 04:18 AM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-25-2018, 07:51 AM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-25-2018, 05:49 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-25-2018, 07:15 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-26-2018, 09:17 AM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-26-2018, 11:47 AM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-27-2018, 12:21 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-27-2018, 03:22 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-27-2018, 07:46 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-27-2018, 07:59 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-27-2018, 08:09 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-27-2018, 10:08 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-27-2018, 10:42 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-28-2018, 02:30 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by morzh - 09-28-2018, 02:38 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Radioroslyn - 09-28-2018, 05:23 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 09-29-2018, 10:06 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by OldRestorer - 10-02-2018, 08:59 AM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-06-2018, 04:30 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-10-2018, 09:06 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-14-2018, 07:08 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Steve Davis - 10-14-2018, 08:46 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-14-2018, 11:24 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-20-2018, 07:16 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-26-2018, 03:14 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-26-2018, 03:26 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 10-26-2018, 04:07 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Radioroslyn - 10-26-2018, 04:51 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-26-2018, 07:30 PM
RE: Philco 66B restoration - by klondike98 - 11-01-2018, 07:38 PM



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