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Philco 90 restoration

Bob Andersen
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09-18-2021, 01:16 AM

Hello. I'm taking a break from home improvement and TV projects to dive into a classic Philco 90.
The basement workshop is undergoing renovations after a rat infestation and water damage was discovered. So I'm working in the backup workshop / guest bedroom.

I acquired this heavily modified 90 about 8 years ago. Apparently, the original owner was an engineering whiz and really sooped it up.
Many of the tubes were replaced with a more modern equivalent. The original 27 detector with an octal 6H6 for example. Even an eye tube was added!
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Yikes! That must have been so much work to modify. The front end looks mostly intact but from the detector down, it's been rebuilt.
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Rather than try to make sense of all that, I track down a nearly untouched chassis with single 47. It came with a full set of correct knobs, but no tubes.

I discovered three paper caps had been tacked in across some of the bakelite blocks. I believe everything else is original
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(This post was last modified: 09-18-2021, 01:23 AM by Bob Andersen.)

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Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-18-2021, 01:16 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-18-2021, 11:42 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-18-2021, 03:20 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-18-2021, 03:54 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by klondike98 - 09-18-2021, 04:36 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-19-2021, 12:22 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-19-2021, 12:32 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 09-19-2021, 02:02 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-19-2021, 02:30 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-19-2021, 03:53 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-19-2021, 05:18 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 09-19-2021, 07:55 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-19-2021, 08:40 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-19-2021, 09:44 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-19-2021, 10:06 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Simon Wa3uay - 09-20-2021, 04:42 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-20-2021, 05:35 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-20-2021, 05:56 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-21-2021, 12:23 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-23-2021, 06:52 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-23-2021, 08:31 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-23-2021, 10:39 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 09-23-2021, 11:53 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 09-24-2021, 10:12 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by madsowry - 09-26-2021, 09:12 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2021, 01:42 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2021, 07:39 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by mikethedruid - 09-27-2021, 08:34 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 09-27-2021, 09:02 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-01-2021, 04:49 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-01-2021, 06:12 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by MrFixr55 - 10-02-2021, 08:42 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Greg - 10-03-2021, 12:53 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-03-2021, 04:55 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-03-2021, 11:13 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-07-2021, 02:20 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-07-2021, 08:19 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 10-10-2021, 02:38 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-10-2021, 12:09 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-19-2021, 03:15 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Phlogiston - 10-19-2021, 03:39 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 10-21-2021, 02:25 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-21-2021, 12:19 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-23-2021, 02:20 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 04:16 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Paul Philco322 - 10-26-2021, 05:53 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-26-2021, 06:19 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 06:52 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 10-26-2021, 07:28 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 08:06 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 10-26-2021, 08:22 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 09:00 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 09:36 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-26-2021, 10:18 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by BrendaAnnD - 10-26-2021, 11:02 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 11:08 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 10-26-2021, 11:34 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-26-2021, 11:58 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-27-2021, 12:08 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-27-2021, 05:44 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-27-2021, 07:14 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-27-2021, 07:38 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-29-2021, 05:02 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 10-29-2021, 09:15 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 10-30-2021, 12:54 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 10-30-2021, 01:31 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 11-02-2021, 08:09 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-03-2021, 01:11 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-03-2021, 10:35 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-04-2021, 01:02 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-04-2021, 01:26 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-06-2021, 01:32 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-06-2021, 01:53 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by OZ4 - 11-06-2021, 07:22 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-10-2021, 02:21 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 05:35 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 06:13 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 06:55 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-17-2021, 07:45 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-19-2021, 11:58 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-19-2021, 12:24 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-19-2021, 12:37 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-19-2021, 02:11 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-19-2021, 04:33 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Phlogiston - 11-20-2021, 12:05 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-20-2021, 12:42 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-23-2021, 04:23 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-25-2021, 02:33 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-25-2021, 10:30 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-26-2021, 10:29 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 11-26-2021, 11:44 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 11-28-2021, 08:33 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-28-2021, 03:14 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-29-2021, 03:36 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-29-2021, 08:51 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 11-29-2021, 09:06 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-29-2021, 10:03 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by RodB - 11-29-2021, 10:43 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by mikethedruid - 11-29-2021, 10:44 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by RodB - 11-29-2021, 10:54 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-29-2021, 11:08 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 11-29-2021, 11:21 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by RodB - 11-29-2021, 11:57 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by morzh - 11-29-2021, 01:15 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 11-29-2021, 01:54 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 11-29-2021, 05:30 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 11-29-2021, 07:07 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 12-01-2021, 03:39 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 12-01-2021, 09:23 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 12-01-2021, 10:08 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Steve Davis - 12-01-2021, 10:47 PM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by cknob - 12-02-2021, 08:22 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Arran - 12-04-2021, 04:19 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Simon Wa3uay - 12-04-2021, 11:29 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 12-09-2021, 02:21 AM

RE: Philco 90 restoration - by radiorich - 12-09-2021, 02:29 AM

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