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Philco Canada 35A or 41-712 Tropic
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Here we go again...

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...e00001.jpg]

This is the chassis for a Philco (Canada) model 35A. It is almost identical to the USA-made-for-export Tropic 41-712.

You can read more about the 41-712 and see a photo here.

Back view of the chassis:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...e00002.jpg]

A close-up of the model number tag in back:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...e00003.jpg]

Someone had fun with the speaker, unfortunately:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...e00004.jpg]

You can see besides the holes which were probably poked with a pencil, a piece of cone was also glued on to cover a large hole in the cone.

Let's take a look under the hood.

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...e00005.jpg]

A previous owner replaced the AC cord and two of the electrolytics...and apparently nothing else.

The good news is that the only rubber-covered wire in the entire radio is the lead going up to the single dial lamp. I am surprised that it does not have a lamp on both left and right sides of the dial. I double-checked the schematic to be sure, and no, it only shows one dial lamp.

Even the IF transformer leads in this set are cloth-covered. Icon_thumbup

As usual, you can follow along with my progress by looking at the schematics for yourself.

Philco Canada Model 35 Schematic (623K)

Philco-Tropic Model 41-712 Schematic (661K)

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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Philco Canada 35A or 41-712 Tropic - by Ron Ramirez - 11-23-2014, 06:49 PM
RE: Philco Canada 35A or 41-712 Tropic - by Arran - 11-25-2014, 02:37 AM



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