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Philco 39-45 Retrofit to 40-201 Cabinet Vintage Radio Repair
Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: A local customer approached me with his family’s Philco 40-201 vintage radio to be restored back to working condition. It had sat for several decades,...
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Philco 42-365 Antique Radio Repair
Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This Philco 42-365 came to the shop in need of major repairs. It was missing its dial string, lamps, and the power transformer had melted down due to...
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1940 Philco 40-185XF Antique Radio Restoration
I had the privilege of working on a very well preserved Philco 40-185XF recently. These are top performing pre-war sets featuring 8 tubes, an RF amplifier front-end and push-pull audio output into a...
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A Most Convoluted 1934 Philco 66B Antique Radio Repair
Recently, I took in a beautiful Philco 66B for repair. Manufactured in 1934, this chassis ended up in several different models – a couple of tombstones, a cathedral, and at least two console radios....
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Don’t Trust Everything You Read (On Old Radio Schematics)
Electrical drafting is primarily done on a computer today, with software such as EAGLE or KiCAD. This wasn’t the case back when tube radios ruled the airwaves, though – schematics were drawn up by...
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1938 Philco 38-C-12 “Coronation” Radio Repair
I’ve had this radio on my bench for a little while, and she’s finally back up and running – and it plays great! It’s a 1938 Philco 38-C-12, special edition to commemorate the crowning of King George IV...
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Welcome Back!
I’ve been offline for a bit as I’ve been too busy at my career to do much on the side. My workload has died down a bit and I’m back at it. Currently on my bench is a Philco 38-C-12 “Coronation” model....
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More Strange Coiled Wires [Mailbag]
I had an interesting call the other day with a gentleman about a radio he’s working on, among other topics: That’s a Philco 46-420. They’re nice little bakelite radios with 6 tubes designed to receive...
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Antique Radio in “House” Season 8 Episode 5
In “House”, Season 8 Episode 5 (aired 11/7), we can see that the good Doctor has a 1937 Philco 37-620 Radiobar in his office. Unclear whether or not it has the original glassware. I’d love to have one...
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Ruined Antique Radio Photo Roundup Redux
I thought I’d start the weekend off with some more photos of butchered antique radios for your viewing misery pleasure. This is the second-round photo roundup. Check out the first set of ruined...
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