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Another project - Philco Tropic 42-788
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Progress report:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...88_008.jpg]

Usually when I start working on a Philco that requires replacement of rubber-covered wiring, I just pick a spot and jump in.

As you can see above, my work has been concentrated on the center of the chassis. Six paper caps, two micas, and a dozen resistors have been replaced so far.

A closer look:

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...88_009.jpg]

Yes, those old paper caps in the center of the chassis are restuffed.

As John (Eliot) said earlier, this has been no "walk in the park," and I knew it wouldn't be. So far, I have had to carefully resleeve two wires that run under the permeability tuning unit to the band switch - with more of those to come. This is what is really slowing things down. Once I get past that and start working towards the left, things should pick up as far as speed of work goes.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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RE: Another project - Philco Tropic 42-788 - by Ron Ramirez - 01-13-2015, 11:58 AM



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