[Philco281989]

Hi guys, its been a while since I have been on the forum, work is getting the best of me . I took a road trip out to Indiana last week to pick up this beautiful Philco 95 Deluxe console. I have wanted one of these for my collection, and I have to say it is one of the nicest cabinets I have come in Philco's early years. The tube shield is missing but I was able to locate a parts chassis, online, I am waiting for that still. The story behind this one, it's been in the same family since 1929, and still retains every original part except for one filter cap on the bottom, and the tubes. I did a initial test run of the radio just a few minutes ago, the transformer is good, all the tubes lit up, and I was able to pull in over 7 stations including the one on my SSTRAN. This set will need a recap though. I still have two projects in front of this one, but have a few questions for you guys.

Where there several different variations of the 95? Mine is the 7 tube model, some original Philco information shows a 95 schematic, but with 9 tubes. I have looked underneath the chassis, and the layout is different than the parts chassis I bought.

I notice this set does not have the Bakelite blocks, instead tubular capacitors with tar at each end, are these easy to re stuff?

Also, since I am still a novice, I wanted to test the transformer by pulling the rectifier 80 out. Can I measure the Plate and Filament voltages; how do I do that exactly?

One other thing, one of the audio transformers, by the push pull 45's is different than the others, is this a replacement?

Thanks for your responses, much appreciated.

Jon