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Philco Model 89 - 123
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11-14-2022, 09:52 PM
Tonight I began work on a radio which has been sitting around waiting for me to start work on it since before I moved from Rhode Island, a Philco Model 89-123. The cabinet is in very nice shape, and should clean up very well with the usual GOJO treatment and then some wax. The radio itself has not had much work done. It appears that one of the filter condensers was bypassed back years ago, and some tubes were replaced. Other than that it seems unmolested. There were no signs of the power transformer overheating, and there are no visible signs of corrosion, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that this will be a straightforward restoration. Here are some "before" pictures.

[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/436dd69f2cad...d35d67.jpg]

[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/73d02d2a7d3d...72b900.jpg]

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Philco Model 89 - 123 - by mikethedruid - 11-14-2022, 09:52 PM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by radiorich - 11-14-2022, 11:01 PM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by mikethedruid - 11-15-2022, 12:46 AM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by Brad Winder - 11-15-2022, 10:56 AM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by Paul Philco322 - 11-15-2022, 11:12 AM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by Simon Wa3uay - 11-16-2022, 06:49 PM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by mikethedruid - 11-18-2022, 01:30 AM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by radiorich - 11-18-2022, 10:21 AM
RE: Philco Model 89 - 123 - by mikethedruid - 11-19-2022, 12:33 AM



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