Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 2965 Location: Poplar Bluff, MO USA
I picked this up for $15.00 at a yard sale, the 17 inch CRT is a replacement. I put the checker on the tube at it came up almost to the end of the scale in 20 seconds at 6.3 volts. The only thing missing is the tuning knob.
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Joined: Mar Mon 02, 2009 11:48 pm Posts: 2877 Location: 97381, USA
Early '50s sets have that "look" I love. I used to have a '51 Chevy half ton truck that I loved to death. It's not only the design, but the servicability too. Looking forward to a restoration thread? I'm here to learn..
Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 2965 Location: Poplar Bluff, MO USA
Thanks for your confidence all, It's going to be a little while before I can start on it. I've got a few sets ahead of it and have to make some room in my electronics shop and bench for it. I used to have a 21 inch version of this set in my room when I was a kid and remember that it was loaded with striped capacitors, it was also the set that I learned what selenium rectifiers smell like when they burn up. That set disappeared during the time I was away at school. I just hope this Philco is not as bad as this Zenith was, BTW it's still playing fine.
Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 3477 Location: Federalsburg, MD
I had one similiar to those NOS ones and it was a pretty easy fix. That split-chassis is one of the nicest of any to work on, as far as I'm concerned. The knob shouldn't be too bad to find; I wouldn't be surprised if I had one in the pile.
