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Philco 643 color scheme and modification
TA Forbes
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07-11-2011, 06:29 PM
That's some great news. The 643 is one that I would like to find too. Let me know If you need an escutchion for it, as I have several of the larger non shadow meter variety that are in nice shape.

Agree with the advice about a power supply for your radio that will run off of AC. I have one that provides proper and adjustable A, B, and C voltages, and makes it convenient to listen to your battery sets. Agree with Arran in that battery sets are usually cheaper and in better condition than their AC powered cousins.

There are also several people out there who make batteries for your battery sets by combining modern dry cell batteries and packaging them in retro labelled containers. Although I do not have any of them, I think it would be both neat and practical (in the case of a power outage) to have battery power available.
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