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Philco Type 60
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Welcome! There will be others on this phorum who have actually restored a 60 and can provide specific advice, but first advice is do NOT plug it in again until you have replaced all the electrolytic and paper capacitors in the set. There is a lot of advice available for new folks beginning this at http://www.antiqueradio.org/begin.htm . Here is some specific information on the various versions of the 60 along with some schematics http://www.philcoradio.com/tech/60evol.htm . You should also learn some basics about electricity because there are sufficient voltages and currents in these sets to be fatal if you are not careful. The cost to get the set going again can be as small as a $10-20 dollars if all it needs are the capacitors and some resistors replaced or quite a bit more if various components need to be replaced. Here's a series of 14 videos on youtube by Bob Andersen doing a complete Philco 60 restoration. Read, learn then ask questions on this phorum.

If you plan on having someone else restore the set for you then the price would be considerably more. Others on the phorum can recommend people if that's the route you want to take.


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Philco Type 60 - by scorpion - 04-26-2013, 10:09 AM
RE: Philco Type 60 - by klondike98 - 04-26-2013, 12:49 PM
RE: Philco Type 60 - by codefox1 - 04-26-2013, 01:36 PM
RE: Philco Type 60 - by scorpion - 04-26-2013, 06:37 PM
RE: Philco Type 60 - by Steve Davis - 04-26-2013, 09:01 PM
RE: Philco Type 60 - by Radio Phil - 04-27-2013, 06:05 PM
RE: Philco Type 60 - by scorpion - 04-27-2013, 06:39 PM



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