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New to the Philco Family..thanks for having me now help me :)
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First, Welcome.

Second, how are your electronic skills in general? Any? None? Some? Familiar with sch reading, basic soldering, basic electricals?

Now, assuming you know enough to be dangerous and can hold a soldering iron in your hands, you will need to


1. Remove everything, make sure your power cord is good and, using a variac or a table lamp (with incandescent bulb ) in series check if your transformer is good. If not, you might not choose to proceed.

2. recap the radio. Which means, replacing every single electrolytic and paper cap that is there. You can leave the mica caps (they are usually inside some cans so you won't see them unless you look for them).
3. Check resistors, replace those badly out of tolerance.
4. Once having recapped the radio and checked the wiring for shorts etc, you need to check your tubes.
5. Check your speaker, both field coil and the transformer.
6. Plug in, measure voltages, smoke test, try to pull in stations.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.





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