[WyTex]

Howdy guys -

Are there any Philco radios that contain asbestos?

Thanks,
Paul

[Ron Ramirez]

This is a good question and as such, I split it into its own thread.

Offhand, I can think of several. The 1935 version of the 16RX control unit has asbestos inside the cabinet.

Most if not all of the little Transitone/Philco Transitone models with five tubes crammed onto a tiny chassis have a sheet of asbestos under the chassis.

And there are probably others which I can't think of right now.

[WyTex]

Thanks Ron!

Would that then include the 35' 16x console?  Naturally, I have one and would want to be aware.  

Is the sheet in these cases glued down to the cabinet?  

Paul

[Ron Ramirez]

I used to own the 1935 version of the 16X, and it had no asbestos.

In the sets I have seen that had asbestos, the sheet was generally stapled to the cabinet.

[morzh]

I think when I got two of 40-120 (or 40-125) that I bought for Kirk at Sam's expense , cheap, to get Kirk a speaker, there was asbestos inside.

[Nathan Slingerland]

41-226C ('The Sled') has it.

http://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1941a/#Model_41-226C

[Ron Ramirez]

Back then, they thought they were doing their part to prevent forest fires. Or urban fires.

I've heard of guys replacing the asbestos sheets with that gray high-temp engine gasket material. They made no mention as to how they disposed of the asbestos, however.

[WyTex]

Thanks for the info Ron. Very appreciated.