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PHILCO 46-420 HIPPO - Gimmick on cap?

BOB C.
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10-01-2007, 09:23 PM

Thanks for the tips on that pesky gimmick. I finished the radio without replacing the cap in question and played it for 15 minutes or so. Then I clipped out the gimmick cap and replaced it with the equivalent .2 and fired her back up again. No difference what so ever, if not better. This is a hot little set. Picks up lots of stations across the dial. Most likely one of the best performers I have to date. I appreciate the quick response, Bob

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PHILCO 46-420 HIPPO - Gimmick on cap? - by BOB C. - 09-30-2007, 09:33 PM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 09-30-2007, 11:09 PM

[No subject] - by Carl Travis - 10-01-2007, 06:51 AM

Restoration complete! - by BOB C. - 10-01-2007, 09:23 PM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 10-02-2007, 10:50 PM

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