bought 2 Philco model 70s - Videokarma.org TV - Video

Marantz7t15 · #1 02-20-2009, 06:31 PM

Bought 2 model 70 philco cathedrals, one is in very nice shape with a pristine speaker and underside. The other is missing a speaker and the cabinet is not the best, and the underside has seen some mods and some parts such as the main electrolytics are unhooked. Which is pretty amazing, because the seller said the unit played well. Huh? E bay strikes again! My question is this. I am gonna list this on e bay as a parts rig, but what parts should I remove beforehand, That would likely be hard to find or is likely to fail, so I have a stand by stock of these parts? I already yanked the tubes. What else should I grab before selling this parts unit?

gadget73 · #2 02-21-2009, 01:20 PM

Its not uncommon to unhook the old electrolytics and wire in modern pieces. I have a '39 Philco console that had 2 of the 3 main filter caps removed from the chassis, and replacements wired in sometime in the mid 1950s.

Marantz7t15 · #3 02-21-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gadget73

Its not uncommon to unhook the old electrolytics and wire in modern pieces. I have a '39 Philco console that had 2 of the 3 main filter caps removed from the chassis, and replacements wired in sometime in the mid 1950s.

What about the transformers or say the volume control? Is this something that would be impossible to get a reproduction part?

gadget73 · #4 02-21-2009, 07:55 PM

Both are probably not the easiest to get. Honestly if the radio with the unhooked 'lytics is complete and restorable, I'd suggest either restoring it, or selling it to be restored rather than stripping it down. If its a total wreck, then it might be parts but if the cabinet is solid and all there, someone may want it as a project.