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Repair of Philco 40-125 RF Coil
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I just pulled it back apart and made some measurements.

The plate voltage on the 7AH7 RF amp is 97.7 volts at full line voltage (122 the last time I measured it). On the other side of the 10K resistor, the B+ is 102.3 volts. So the resistor drops 4.6 volts @ under 0.31 mA (that's roughly 0.0014 watts), certainly acceptable here.

I forgot to mention earlier that the 7C7 in the radio was weak, and I did not have any 7C7 tubes here, so I substituted a 7AH7 for the 7C7 after conferring with the NJ7P tube database.
http://www.nj7p.info/Tube4.php?tube=7C7

Now, for your amusement, some photos.

A quick photo of the modified RF coil (10), showing the added 15K resistor and 250 pF capacitor:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125c.jpg]

How the underside of the rebuilt chassis looks:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125d.jpg]
What looks like brand new rubber insulation on the wires is actually heat shrink tubing in various colors, which I installed on the original wires (after I removed the old, rotten rubber) to replicate the look of the old rubber insulation.

Front view of chassis:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125e.jpg]
It's hard to tell that this 40-120 chassis originally had no pushbutton assembly, isn't it?

Top view of chassis:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125f.jpg]

Back view of chassis:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125g.jpg]

In this close-up of the back, you can see "MODEL 40-120" ink stamped on the chassis:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125h.jpg]

Finally, a picture of the assembled 40-125:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...0-125i.jpg]

I still need to sand it down, fill the grain, and refinish. It should be a pretty nice set when it's complete.

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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Repair of Philco 40-125 RF Coil - by Ron Ramirez - 08-25-2011, 09:05 AM
Re: Repair of Philco 40-125 RF Coil - by Ron Ramirez - 08-25-2011, 01:54 PM



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