10-11-2025, 11:14 PM
Hi Matt,
Welcome to the Philco Phorum, a phamily phriendly place phull of phine pholks, phun and philco phacts. (Notice a pattern here?). Take some time to explore the Phorum, please read the Phorum Rules and "What not to post on the Phorum. Please note the different categories. Note that we have sections for electronic restoration, cabinet restoration, and a section for non-Philco radios as well as a section for audio / HiFi, TV and test equipment. We have sections for selling items, and a want to buy section also.
Be sure to check out Old Ron's Bar and Grill and belly up to the bar for a virtual burger and brew, and shoot the breeze (Iops, naybe a bad term; we are expecting a "Nor'easter" here.
I too, am a 1955 model, having retired from a career as a field engineer, applications specialist and customer tech support specialist for a manufacturer of high throughput clinical laboratory instrumentation. I started my career as a clinical laboratory technologist what my BS degree was in), then using my education and my hobbies, developed at a very young age, morphed into the above positions. I broke my first TV at age 3, fixed my first TV at age 11 or 12, and instead of playing sports, I had an obsession with how things work.
To your radio, this is an interesting set. This set is the basic 5 tube superheterodyne set, complete with pentagrid converter, IF amp, diode / triode detector / AVC/1st audio amp and a substantial pentode output tube; certainly not an obsolete set, as good a set as any plastic 5 tube AM radio from the 1960s, and given the speaker, power transformer and 2.5 - 4 Watt output, superior to these modern transformerless "AA5" sets.
Morzh already gave you a link to several schematics and versions of this set. Based on the cabinet pictures, you have an earlier set.
Here is a link on "restuffing" Bakelite capacitor blocks.
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...soldering/
Here is a link n Philco coils:
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...lco-coils/
Hope this helps, and again, welcome! Post often, let us know your prograss and don't be afraid to ask questions!
Welcome to the Philco Phorum, a phamily phriendly place phull of phine pholks, phun and philco phacts. (Notice a pattern here?). Take some time to explore the Phorum, please read the Phorum Rules and "What not to post on the Phorum. Please note the different categories. Note that we have sections for electronic restoration, cabinet restoration, and a section for non-Philco radios as well as a section for audio / HiFi, TV and test equipment. We have sections for selling items, and a want to buy section also.
Be sure to check out Old Ron's Bar and Grill and belly up to the bar for a virtual burger and brew, and shoot the breeze (Iops, naybe a bad term; we are expecting a "Nor'easter" here.
I too, am a 1955 model, having retired from a career as a field engineer, applications specialist and customer tech support specialist for a manufacturer of high throughput clinical laboratory instrumentation. I started my career as a clinical laboratory technologist what my BS degree was in), then using my education and my hobbies, developed at a very young age, morphed into the above positions. I broke my first TV at age 3, fixed my first TV at age 11 or 12, and instead of playing sports, I had an obsession with how things work.
To your radio, this is an interesting set. This set is the basic 5 tube superheterodyne set, complete with pentagrid converter, IF amp, diode / triode detector / AVC/1st audio amp and a substantial pentode output tube; certainly not an obsolete set, as good a set as any plastic 5 tube AM radio from the 1960s, and given the speaker, power transformer and 2.5 - 4 Watt output, superior to these modern transformerless "AA5" sets.
Morzh already gave you a link to several schematics and versions of this set. Based on the cabinet pictures, you have an earlier set.
Here is a link on "restuffing" Bakelite capacitor blocks.
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...soldering/
Here is a link n Philco coils:
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...lco-coils/
Hope this helps, and again, welcome! Post often, let us know your prograss and don't be afraid to ask questions!
"Do Justly, love Mercy and walk humbly with your God"- Micah 6:8
"Let us begin to do good"- St. Francis
Best Regards,
MrFixr55
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