[Boatanchors] Philco table radio

[Tom NØJMY - AAR7FV]

That's S.O.P. for Philco, or was.  They used part nos. and kept the values a
secret.  Fortunately for us, there is the wild and zany Ron Ramirez, at:
http://www.philcoradio.com/
who knows more about every Philco ever made, than Philco ever did.  Go to
his site and you should be on your way.  E-mail him for specifics.

BTW, in the late 30's thru sometime in the 50's most of the model numbers
were, as Glen said, two digits, a hyphen, and then three digits, a 42-380,
for example.  I believe Philco had model numbers for the chassis as seperate
from the whole radio, too, IIRC.  Earlier, like back in the early 30's they
used two-digit numbers
like the 70 and 90 (cathedrals) and I know they made a 41 and a 43, but
haven't seen anything about a 42.  I think that would have been pretty early
to have SW on it, but don't know.

In the 30's and 40's the two-digit + three digit model nos. did indeed
indicate the model year.  They had model years for radios like we have model
years for cars. A 42-xxx would most likely have been introduced in late
summer or early fall of '41.

Anyway, Ron is The Man.

Vy 73,
Tom


----- Original Message -----
From: R.J. Keller <rkeller@ij.net>
To: <boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Philco table radio


> Hi gang,
> Need a little help here with this restoration of a Philco Model 42 table
radio
> (does the 42 refer to the year?). I have the Rider schematic and alignment
> page. Included is the parts list which leaves a bit to be desired.
>
> All of the paper condensers are listed with a voltage listing from 200V to
as
> high as 800V but on the schematic, the highest voltage marked is 100V at
the
> tube plates and at the PS filter electrolytic. Not sure if these condenser
> voltage specs are meaningful or not. They are all paper so I will replace
all
> with orange drops of one voltage, probably 200V, unless somebody has some
> insight into why there is an assortment of voltage markings in the parts
list.
>
> All of the micas in the parts list have no voltage marking at all. What
would
> be a good voltage value to use for these when I replace any bad ones with
> silver micas?
>
> The tubular (not a can) filter cap, a 10-20-20, also has no readable
voltage
> marking and no mention on the parts list. I am sure this is MUST
replacement
> (3 separates actually) but again I have no idea what voltage to select.
>
> This is a beautiful looking wood radio with AM plus a short wave band.
Can't
> wait to get it restored.
> Thanks for any help you can give.
> 73, Dick KF4NS
> St. Petersburg, FL 33714
> Keep the glow!
>
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