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PHILCO 46-420 HIPPO - Gimmick on cap?
BOB C.
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10-01-2007, 10:23 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, 10:33 PM
[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 10-01-2007, 12:09 AM
[No subject] - by Carl Travis - 10-01-2007, 07:51 AM
Restoration complete! - by BOB C. - 10-01-2007, 10:23 PM
[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 10-02-2007, 11:50 PM



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