[NJARC] RE: philco speaker needed

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In a message dated 1/26/03 8:50:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20
BmerBOY98@aol.com writes:


> btw I have a lot of old vacuum tubes and phonograph needles so if you or=20
> anyone needs any let me know
> mike

Mike,
       What type of phonograph needles do you have?  Steel, diamond,=20
sapphire? =20
As for the capacitors, I've found that it is worthwhile to replace the paper=
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caps.  I can't give a timeline to follow for age, but if the radio is not=20
performing well, the caps and tubes are what I look at first. If your workin=
g=20
on a radio with the caps. packed into one unit, I've had success with=20
removing the old internal caps and replacing with new.  This way you preserv=
e=20
the original appearance.  Electrolytics... today's replacements are much=20
small than the originals, so you'll likely be able to take the original out=20
of the circuit and replace the new part without having a gaping hole in the=20
chassis.  Unfortunately, the previous owner of my Sparton did not follow thi=
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thought.  I have a nice 2=BD inch hole in the chassis. =20
       The club is a great resource for help.  If you need parts, other than=
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caps and tubes, I've found Antique Electronics Supply and Ocean State=20
Electronics good places to start.
Antique Electronics Supply   http://www.tubesandmore.com/
Ocean State Electronics       http://www.oselectronics.com/

Joe


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