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Philco 90 question
Eliot Ness
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08-14-2015, 07:04 PM
Those two holes were electrolytic capacitors.  They most likely removed the old ones and put the new ones under the chassis.  It's too bad they didn't re-stuff the old capacitors and leave them because they were possibly Mershon capacitors that polish up nicely.  You can see them in this thread:

http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=1031

That's a pretty nice looking model 90.  I'd replace the line cord with a cloth reproduction and then advertize for a couple of Mershon caps to fill those holes.
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Philco 90 question - by SteveG - 08-14-2015, 06:02 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by KCMike - 08-14-2015, 06:39 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by SteveG - 08-14-2015, 06:44 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by SteveG - 08-14-2015, 06:57 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by Eliot Ness - 08-14-2015, 07:04 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by morzh - 08-14-2015, 07:04 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by Nathan Slingerland - 08-14-2015, 07:15 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by SteveG - 08-14-2015, 07:25 PM
RE: Philco 90 question - by Eliot Ness - 08-14-2015, 08:02 PM



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