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Jan 20, 2025 · But "aligning condenser potentiometer" has no meaning in old radio circuit lingo. At least in the USA. But yes, the common style trimmer capacitor used for IF transformers had a ceramic body, several plates of mica dielectric, flexible metal plates, and a screw to squeeze the plates and mica sheets together against the body.

Apr 2, 2020 · last night for kicks i attached aapprox 40foot piece of 20awg wire. i ran it out a nearby door and tryed to tune in stations. it was superior by far to the rabbit ears in that not only could i pick up more stations but the stations i picked some were far away. i am i new orleans i picked up st. louis although quite a bit lower in volume to ...

Jul 30, 2018 · Select it to pair. Then test by playing music or audio from your phone or whatever. The amount of volume varies from radio to radio. Start with the volume of both the radio and the phone at about 50% and then adjust both to suite your needs. 10: With this completed its time to install the USB and bluetooth device to the radio.

Jan 9, 2025 · I have a 42-322 in similar shape. The only things not original about mine: 1 tube that's non-Philco, but with a neat radio service shop label, and penciled note on the chassis with tube replacement date in 1949. Well, the brown reverse paint on the glass dial flaking off is certainly not original, either. I don't power it up; it sits on the shelf.

PHILCO marketed their first radio in 1928 with the model number of 511 and used 2 and 3 digit numbers up until 1937, when they started using suffixes for cabinet styles. So if you had a 95 chassis, that could be in any console cabinet with 65 being a 6 tube chassis, 76 being a 7 tube, 86 or 87 being a 8 tube and a 95 being a 9 tube chassis.

Feb 11, 2025 · I tried the freeze spray on another radio, but it will make a good IF go bonkers briefly, too. I removed the old mica wafer, checked the coils and contacts and put back into the circuit and added the 120pf and 180 pf caps underneath, but can't get the IF to peak at 455khz, as a matter of fact I can't get a clear tone to pass from the signal ...

Jan 11, 2025 · If you have the space, I would, hang on to all the new boxed tubes where the tubes match the boxes. I some cases, you will find old used and pull tubes in those boxes. Most TV tubes which had no, or little value have had a resurgence in value in the last 5 years.