08-14-2017, 10:48 AM
Hi all,
I finally got around to taking apart my newly purchased Philco 84 (1936). I saw this on the bottom of the inside of the cabinet (see attached picture).
I had not seen this bottom covering in any of the radios to my recollection. If they were in the radios I own - they had all been torn out years ago. I gather it was to keep the heat of the chassis from overheating the base of the cabinet (?). It didn't seem to been enough to cushion the cabinet.
At first, I thought it was merely a strengthened cardboard of the day in the mid-30's. Then I wondered... is it a sheet of pressed asbestos? Yikes!
I would just like to be sure of what it is... & whether I should remove it... before I go any further. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for being there for me!
So, in all of your vast experiences.... what is it?
Thanks!
Scott
I finally got around to taking apart my newly purchased Philco 84 (1936). I saw this on the bottom of the inside of the cabinet (see attached picture).
I had not seen this bottom covering in any of the radios to my recollection. If they were in the radios I own - they had all been torn out years ago. I gather it was to keep the heat of the chassis from overheating the base of the cabinet (?). It didn't seem to been enough to cushion the cabinet.
At first, I thought it was merely a strengthened cardboard of the day in the mid-30's. Then I wondered... is it a sheet of pressed asbestos? Yikes!
I would just like to be sure of what it is... & whether I should remove it... before I go any further. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for being there for me!
So, in all of your vast experiences.... what is it?
Thanks!
Scott
