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Philco 53C questions
OldRestorer
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09-05-2014, 02:15 PM
No reception, just the loud hum even with volume at zero.
I'll try the long antenna but the hum will still be there.
What could it be?

I'd let you get it working but I don't want that 116 cabinet Icon_lolIcon_lol
Plus you still have the Silvertone 45 to play with. Icon_mrgreen (when you decide to take on that challenge)

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Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 08-25-2014, 12:40 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 08-25-2014, 02:44 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Eliot Ness - 08-25-2014, 03:51 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Chuck Schwark - 08-25-2014, 04:01 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Eliot Ness - 08-25-2014, 04:04 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Chuck Schwark - 08-25-2014, 04:06 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 08-25-2014, 04:53 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 08-25-2014, 05:13 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 08-29-2014, 08:32 AM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Chuck Schwark - 08-29-2014, 09:00 AM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 08-29-2014, 11:32 AM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 08-31-2014, 01:03 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 08-31-2014, 01:55 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by PhilcoJohn - 08-31-2014, 06:46 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 08-31-2014, 07:01 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-01-2014, 09:47 AM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-01-2014, 12:37 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-01-2014, 01:06 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by sam - 09-01-2014, 02:13 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by tab10672 - 09-01-2014, 03:18 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-01-2014, 03:39 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-01-2014, 05:35 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by sam - 09-01-2014, 06:07 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-01-2014, 06:31 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Warren - 09-01-2014, 06:31 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Ron Ramirez - 09-01-2014, 07:30 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-01-2014, 07:32 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-01-2014, 07:37 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-01-2014, 08:06 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-01-2014, 08:40 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-05-2014, 01:12 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by Ron Ramirez - 09-05-2014, 01:15 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-05-2014, 01:33 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by OldRestorer - 09-05-2014, 02:15 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-05-2014, 02:46 PM
RE: Philco 53C questions - by morzh - 09-05-2014, 02:51 PM



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