08-14-2015, 05:25 PM
(08-14-2015, 09:32 AM)codefox1 Wrote: So you have an artifact of questionable heritage (like me.) We will help you to get if fixed and working if that's your goal.
I appreciate everyone who offered opinions on this.
Honestly, what attracted me to this was the idea of the clock radio, and this cabinet
Since then I've done a lot of research and found there were many makes and models of these.
Surprised me since i had never seen a single one before.
This one seems to have started life as a Sessions clock with a Zenith radio.
Factory made? there is no record of it. I have found another example of this model along with others that ALL
share the same radio (Zenith_Zenette)
After talking with the owner, and the thought that this might be just stripped and thrown out, I offered about 1/3 of what he was asking and he accepted.
BTW Ron is right, it is a 37-611 (with a variation from the schematics I've found)
Initially I will fix the cabinet and restore the 37-611...hopefully.
I'm trying to find the original chassis and possibly put it back to the way I believe it started out.
Though since no one seems to believe that it was made by the factory I'm not sure if I shouldn't just clean it up
and keep the philco with it. The Zenith has an RF stage so it most likely would be a more sensitive radio but the
Philco has 3 bands.
The photo attached is a unmolested version
In the short term I need to find a speaker for the Philco, right now it's connected to a AK speaker in poor condition.
Output transformer 200ohm primary (4000ohm imp)
I have ordered all the caps and some out of tolerance resistors I noticed.
As I mentioned above the chassis varies from the Philco factory 37-611 schematic.
In center of the chassis there is an additional bakelite cap not shown on the chassis layout or in the parts listing
Along with a few other components not listed. I looked for any updates but could not find any for this circuit change.