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Anyone sell radio backs anymore?
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Looks like someone shot from the hip again, I'm sure most of us have done that at least once. It used to be Renovated Radios that made and sold them, but I've never bought one myself. Most of my sets that are supposed to have a back still had one, even if it needed repair, and with those that did have a back, but was missing, it was unnecessary, like with the Philco Hippo models.
 Speaking of the Hippo sets,apparently the repro backs don't really work properly, they are too thin, and are not rigid enough to stay in place with the factory clips, on some sets it doesn't matter but on those they clips are wedged between the Bakelite and the notches in the back. If you look at an original they are about 3/16'' of an inch thick, and are a lamination of wood veneer, and cardboard. I think that given the price they should be right mechanically, graphics don't matter if they won't actually fit.
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Arran


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Anyone sell radio backs anymore? - by Mechanism - 01-10-2023, 12:12 AM
RE: Anyone sell radio backs anymore? - by Arran - 01-19-2023, 04:54 AM
RE: Anyone sell radio backs anymore? - by JimSirt - 02-10-2023, 04:57 PM
RE: Anyone sell radio backs anymore? - by Arran - 02-14-2023, 02:05 PM
RE: Anyone sell radio backs anymore? - by Arran - 02-16-2023, 02:31 PM



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