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Steve McDonald
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04-11-2016, 12:57 PM
I would like to know what the wire colors were on early 1930s Philco sets. Specifically, I have an 89 THAT I CAN'T GET TO OSCILLATE. Today, they are all straw-colored. I'm sure one of the wires
Had a black leader stripe in it. I'll never find any of that! But I want it to look authentic. Which colors?
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04-11-2016, 02:07 PM
Hi Steve,

I'm not sure specifically about your 89 but I tried to assemble an authentic looking wire harness for my 16B in this thread:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=12753

You may be able to figure out the original wire colors from the portion on yours that was under the chassis - or look around the web for more pictures from better preserved examples.
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04-11-2016, 04:50 PM
Here's a picture of an 89B harness (not entirely faded):

   

And according to the service bulletin (#146B):

   

So the wires are green, white and green & white.
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04-11-2016, 06:07 PM
Hmmmmmm...I wonder if I could make that Green/white wire out of a white wire and a green Sharpie......? lol
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