1. The PHILCO Phorum
  2. Philco Radio Discussions
  3. Philco Electronic Restoration

Welcome Guest! Be sure you know and follow the Phorum Rules before posting. Thank you and Enjoy! (January 12) x

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Threaded Mode
Philco 89 indicator light.
Jim Dutridge
Senior Member
****
Posts: 323
Threads: 62
Joined: Mar 2007
City: Toledo State, Province, Country: OH
#1

02-18-2025, 04:37 PM
Is there some trick to getting the indicator lamp evenly spaced between the frequency bands? Seems like no matter what I try the light is too far to the left. Seems to me it should be evenly spaced between the two.

   
(This post was last modified: 02-18-2025, 04:38 PM by Jim Dutridge.)
Find
morzh
Odobenus rosmarus
******
Posts: 16,506
Threads: 572
Joined: Oct 2011
City: Jackson State, Province, Country: NJ
#2

02-18-2025, 07:01 PM
I forgot how the pointer is formed: could you show the way it is formed and how you tried to change it?
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
Find
dconant
Member
***
Posts: 243
Threads: 37
Joined: Jun 2022
City: Marion State, Province, Country: NY
#3

02-18-2025, 07:36 PM
Hello Jim, I have done several 89s. The trick is to move the drum in or out on it's shaft. You will need to loosen a set screw on the drum to do that.

Dan
(This post was last modified: 02-18-2025, 07:37 PM by dconant.)
Find
Jim Dutridge
Senior Member
****
Posts: 323
Threads: 62
Joined: Mar 2007
City: Toledo State, Province, Country: OH
#4

02-19-2025, 02:18 PM
Thank you Dan, that was the trick. I kept trying to rebend the lamp bracket but that wasn't doing anything to help.
Find
morzh
Odobenus rosmarus
******
Posts: 16,506
Threads: 572
Joined: Oct 2011
City: Jackson State, Province, Country: NJ
#5

02-19-2025, 04:01 PM
Bending the lamp bracket (moving the lamp, that is) can possibly change the shape of the pointer a bit, but not its location.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
Find
Jim Dutridge
Senior Member
****
Posts: 323
Threads: 62
Joined: Mar 2007
City: Toledo State, Province, Country: OH
#6

02-20-2025, 05:21 PM
Well thankfully that did not happen.
Find
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »




Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Any reason for the 2nd copy of the thread?morzh — 10:22 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Sorry Murf, technical is what I do. OK, Unlike the Western Auto Tru-Tones, this True Tone is a Wells Gardner set. Th...MrFixr55 — 09:31 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
You should be able to inject an audio signal such as from a CD or mP3into the radio at the volume control. The set will...MrFixr55 — 08:14 PM
Testin a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Hey Murf, this shouldn't be too difficult if it happens all the time. I'm assuming this is the 1938 Wells Gardner A2 wit...RodB — 05:46 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Hello guy's, Have a Trutone A2-G teledial floor model radio that I am having issues with. Suspecting maybe speaker or ...murf — 03:25 PM
Testin a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Hello guy's, Have a Trutone A2-G teledial floor model radio that I am having issues with. Suspecting maybe speaker or ...murf — 03:24 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
Save the money on the Kapton tape. Just cut an insulator to size out of a clear plastic blister pack and attach it arou...GarySP — 01:13 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
The thing is when I touch or probe the antenna terminal, the volume control input, the wiper (output), and the primary t...Stormlord5500 — 12:53 PM
Two small radios from France. Restoration and review.
Hello, Vlad. I agree with your description of French radios. I might add that they are made like French cars – extravaga...RadioSvit — 11:08 AM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
I do thank you all for helping me out on this.Stormlord5500 — 08:01 AM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently no members online.

>
  1. The PHILCO Phorum
  2. Philco Radio Discussions
  3. Philco Electronic Restoration