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Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256
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Congratulations!  They are great looking units!  The knobs are stuck.  They should pull off with little effort.  Try gently prying them up with a teaspoon being careful not to ding the cabinet.  I'm working on one of those now.  (See my avatar) I'll tell you now the chassis is a sardine tin!  It's very cramped in there but I'm managing to get it done.  I should be done with the recap in a day or so.  I'm happy to say I've only had to replace a few resistors. Most have tested within tolerance which is great because some of them are buried!  Your D-10 record changer will need an overhaul and will need the original crystal cartridge replaced.  They are always dead and aren't made anymore.  You can have the original rebuilt or with a slight modification you can replace it with a Pfansteihl P51-3.  It will also need a new idler wheel.  Both items are available through the Voice of Music website.


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RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-13-2015, 10:09 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-13-2015, 12:37 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Arran - 10-14-2015, 09:13 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-16-2015, 03:21 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-16-2015, 06:36 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by Squire - 10-18-2015, 05:06 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by Squire - 02-07-2016, 02:32 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by GarySP - 10-28-2024, 08:08 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by morzh - 10-28-2024, 08:22 AM



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