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The lamp for the shadow meter has been bent back and the bulb is missing. I hope that's not a sign of trouble.
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Someone penciled in many call letters on the dial. I wonder if those can be cleaned off ?
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The first thing I'm, going to do is replace the line filter caps and try firing it up without the 80 rectifier. That should tell me if the power transformer is good or not.
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2012, 12:43 AM by Bob Andersen.)
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RE: Philco 15DX restoration - by Bob Andersen - 05-06-2012, 12:41 AM
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