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Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
osanders0311
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06-05-2025, 01:28 PM
Please correct me if I am wrong, while working on this radio I noticed under the chassis where the bottom of the tubes protrude through the socket a couple had a wire connecting pins. Should this wire be touching the bottom center of the tube? 

I have lifted the ones that were touching.
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RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 03-31-2025, 05:43 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 03-31-2025, 06:13 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 03-31-2025, 07:15 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by GarySP - 04-15-2025, 11:51 AM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 04-28-2025, 08:58 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by Vlad95 - 04-28-2025, 09:01 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by Vlad95 - 04-29-2025, 03:50 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 04-30-2025, 06:01 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 05-20-2025, 02:03 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 05-20-2025, 11:46 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by Arran - 05-21-2025, 04:07 AM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 05-27-2025, 01:48 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 06-04-2025, 10:42 AM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 06-05-2025, 10:34 AM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 06-05-2025, 11:08 AM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by osanders0311 - 06-05-2025, 01:28 PM
RE: Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair - by RodB - 06-05-2025, 03:32 PM



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