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That coil was open in both chassis. Same old issue. primary wound over a celluloid insulator that had hardened and warped.
Luckily, the break was easy to find and repair. I did not need to rewind 
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Yep, that fixed it. It must have been barely hanging on and would open up when it got warm.
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Hello Bob,
That is great news now the radio should work fairly well !
Sincerely Richard
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I performed a minor surgery on the Philco 20 PP speaker I have so that the field coil is connected to one end of the OT primary rather than the center tap.
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Viola - it works. Sounds a little hollow and dull, but it works fine. I'll use it for now until I can get the 90 speaker field coil repaired.
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Unless I missed it - does the field coil work now?
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I have two speakers. A single ended one for a Philco 90 with an open field coil and missing output transformer.
The one shown above is for a Philco 20 with push-pull 71A driving it. I disconnected the center tap and tied one end of the output transformer to one side of the field coil to make it compatible with my 90.
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Hello Bob,
good thinking far as the speaker goes !
sincerely Richard
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I found a cheaper source of magnet wire, can't vouch for the seller of course: https://www.ebay.com/itm/363090262105
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Thanks for the tip. I just placed an order.
I'll try the techniques described in this thread to get the pole piece out and back in.
https://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=15792
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Hey, finally found a currently made audio taper 500K pot with a 2" round shaft. 2W rating.
Not exactly cheap at $17.76, but at least there's an option from a decent brand. Shaft can be cut or filed down as needed.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CTS...364R504A21
Also available from Digi-Key for a bit more.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/deta...1/11617375
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Hello bob,
man I wish you were not in a hurry because when i visit my family in dec. i could check my NOS stock of controls .
sincerely Richard
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Oh, I'm not in any particular hurry. I might very well have one in my stash too. I've seen many radios with a replacement volume control of the wrong value or taper type. It's nice to have options.
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Magnet wire arrived today. Looks like the real deal. We'll soon find out how well it works.
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Hello Bob,
that is great news I do have some but I don't think that gauge thou.
I have a new project to rebuild a huge RCA like 10 tube count chassis with the magic brain .
Sincerely Rich
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The new volume control has arrived and works very well. Perfect fit too.
It's just temporarily wired in here as I still need to cut the shaft down.
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I also installed the new arch support. Before gluing I painted with this very flat camo paint. It's a great match for the old dark interior wood.
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The arch is far stronger now and that's a big load off my mind.
Sorry about the blurry photo. Bad lighting in the basement.
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