05-10-2011, 05:42 PM
AM I MAKING PROGRESS??
Well guys, I rewound the osc. coil on this Philco with 100 turns between #1 and #2 posts. I had to double-layer it---even with about 42 g wire-- to have that many turns.
I jumped the connections--no soldering yet-- and fired it up on my variac, connecting ext. antenna and ground.
I set another good radio next to it and tuned it to 1200 kHz where I heard no broadcast. Then I turned the Philco tuner from one end to the other. I hear nothing except at about 1350-1400 kHz I hear a nice squeal/sqawk. When I turn the Philco off, it stops squealing. When I turn it back on it starts squealing again. I am assuming the osc. is working!? (I hear no motorboating.)
Is it time to start adjusting the i.f.s????? Being a first-timer on this thing, I don't quite know what to expect.
Thanks for your help.
Well guys, I rewound the osc. coil on this Philco with 100 turns between #1 and #2 posts. I had to double-layer it---even with about 42 g wire-- to have that many turns.
I jumped the connections--no soldering yet-- and fired it up on my variac, connecting ext. antenna and ground.
I set another good radio next to it and tuned it to 1200 kHz where I heard no broadcast. Then I turned the Philco tuner from one end to the other. I hear nothing except at about 1350-1400 kHz I hear a nice squeal/sqawk. When I turn the Philco off, it stops squealing. When I turn it back on it starts squealing again. I am assuming the osc. is working!? (I hear no motorboating.)
Is it time to start adjusting the i.f.s????? Being a first-timer on this thing, I don't quite know what to expect.
Thanks for your help.
