Friday's find : a 38-10 Bullet
Posts: 71
Threads: 5
Joined: Nov 2005
City: Beaver Falls
State, Province, Country: Pennsylvania
Went antique store shopping with my wife and son; at one very cluttered store, I unearthed a 38-10 Bullet! Someone had pilfered the dial glass trim ring, the 6F6, and the tuning knobs, so I got it for $20. Reproduction knobs are available, so I have an ad on the Classified for another escutcheon.
Tim KA3JRT
Posts: 3
Threads: 2
Joined: Apr 2022
City: North Charleston
State, Province, Country: South Carolina
Wow, that's fantastic! One sold on RadioAttic in 2017 for $285 with a few parts missing and light damage.
Posts: 1,530
Threads: 95
Joined: May 2008
City: Omak
State, Province, Country: WA
Hello Tim,
Wow that is a great looking set I have that exact set mine also was missing the escutcheon but Luckly everything else was there and I bought grommets from ED's old site.
I paid $75.00 for mine few years back it has been sitting on the shelf waiting to get restored.
Sincerely Richard
P.S. I am grateful the cabinet is in good shape too.
Posts: 5
Threads: 2
Joined: Jan 2020
City: Minneapolis
State, Province, Country: Minnesota
Sounds like a cool project. And the price was right. Enjoy!
Posts: 71
Threads: 5
Joined: Nov 2005
City: Beaver Falls
State, Province, Country: Pennsylvania
I found an escutcheon with the trim ring and glass; also found a NOS Sprague electrolytic capacitor to replace the missing one on the chassis. Another restoration begins...
Tim KA3JRT
Posts: 1,935
Threads: 145
Joined: Jan 2013
City: Westland, MI
Looking forward to reading your progress. Take care and BE HEALTHY! Gary
"Don't pity the dead, pity the living, above all, those living without love."
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Gary - Westland Michigan
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand
State, Province, Country: Indiana
Glad you found what you needed. Good luck! 
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Posts: 1,530
Threads: 95
Joined: May 2008
City: Omak
State, Province, Country: WA
H**l Tim,
Nice !
mine was also missing that same thing,
Posts: 1,824
Threads: 114
Joined: Jul 2014
City: Sneedville, TN
Good luck with the 38-10, they are great little radios ! I restored one a little over a year ago. You can find my Phorum thread about it here: https://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=22318
I also made a YouTube video demonstrating it :
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCoEQwRGu6k]
I look forward to following your own restoration story.
Mike
Posts: 71
Threads: 5
Joined: Nov 2005
City: Beaver Falls
State, Province, Country: Pennsylvania
The chassis is finished; it's aligned and operational. I just need to order some knobs and rubber mounts for the tuning capacitor. I'm buried in a pile of restoration projects!
Tim KA3JRT
Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
|
|
Recent Posts
|
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| From what I read Philco went to using brown rubber power cords in 1936, so cloth was used in the 1935 and earlier models...Arran — 11:25 PM |
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| Hi Bruce,
I have not worked on an 84, but in general, power cords for almost any radio prior to 1938 was cloth covered...MrFixr55 — 08:34 PM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| OK, well, so after staring at the sch again, I realized the problem had to be the #12/12A padder.
I put a scope on the o...morzh — 08:15 PM |
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| Hello Bruce,
I mostly use brown far as my cloth powercords go !
Here is the plug that I have used bakelite Acorn style...radiorich — 08:05 PM |
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| Looking for as correct as can find the right Ac plug an the correct colored cloth line. Ive seen many old photos but mos...Bruce — 04:13 PM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Rod
Two Y-caps make sense if you use them from L/N to the chassis; this is only makes sense in the transformer radios...morzh — 10:11 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Mike, I'm curious about a specific use of he Y cap. Lately I've seen a single cap across the power transformer primary. ...RodB — 09:01 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| hello morzh ,
That sounds like a plan !
Sincerely Richardradiorich — 07:45 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Richard,
It helped some, but I still had the whining when engaging the rear power strip (I did not realize it was fro...morzh — 07:07 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Hello morzh,
Yes , that dreaded hum in my room where i do alighment I have my cable modem and router plus desktop plus ...radiorich — 11:25 PM |
|
Who's Online
|
| There are currently no members online. |
|
 
|
![[-]](https://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/bootbb/collapse.png "[-]")