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02-04-2013, 08:33 PM
It's more then likely that someone in the purchasing department got a deal on some 35C5 tubes, which they also would have used in a transformerless AM/FM set, they were also used in inexpensive radio-phonograph consoles in push pull sometimes. I've noticed this with some older Philcos, they will have a multiple code numbers of the same model where they will substitute one tube for another, like a 50L6 for a 50A5. The set you have may have shared it's cabinet and chassis with an AM/FM set, or at least some mechanical parts with an AM/FM set, there isn't really any reason to have vernier tuning on an AA5 at all.
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Neat Philco AA5 - by dixierat - 02-04-2013, 03:25 PM
RE: Neat Philco AA5 - by dixierat - 02-04-2013, 03:55 PM
RE: Neat Philco AA5 - by Arran - 02-04-2013, 08:33 PM
RE: Neat Philco AA5 - by dixierat - 02-04-2013, 10:27 PM
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