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Restoring Philco 38-12 in a white wood cabinet
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Turned it on, got reception, then aligned.
Unlike the previous one 2 weeks ago, this one was quite a bit out of alignment, though I got the beep at 470kHz. But all three padders added to the strength quite a bit.
I also adjusted the pointer position and realigned the tuning cap's padders.
Unlike on the previous radio, the dial of this one does not have the lines denoting the missing numbers, so I used the photo of the previous dial and made the alignment using the same position of the pointer at 1500kHz.
It receives well, all across the dial.

I also made a video, similar to the previous one, to show reception in the basement with short wire for the antenna.

This is the link to the video.

https://youtu.be/1b5fTfGY5vs

This concludes this radio's restoration, unless I get my hands on an original 38-12 speaker in full working order.

Now I have a 38-15 in brown backelite case to deal with.

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RE: Restoring Philco 38-12 in a white wood cabinet - by morzh - 09-08-2024, 06:25 PM



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