06-10-2010, 06:49 AM
Hi Marcapra, and welcome! I see on the other forum that you also have found a 42-1008 with the Beam of Light changer - congratulations!
Whether or not you want a correct changer or not depends on how original you want the set to be, what kind of records you will be playing, etc. Sometimes these changers show up on eBay. Sometimes they can be found at radio swap meets. The original changer which was in your radio used a dynamic cartridge; sounds great when working properly, but as someone else has pointed out, finding the correct stylus for those is not easy. Plus the cartridge is easily damaged by forcing a steel needle into them; many were damaged this way. Philco ultimately offered a kit to convert the dynamic cartridges to a crystal cartridge(!).
Whether or not you want a correct changer or not depends on how original you want the set to be, what kind of records you will be playing, etc. Sometimes these changers show up on eBay. Sometimes they can be found at radio swap meets. The original changer which was in your radio used a dynamic cartridge; sounds great when working properly, but as someone else has pointed out, finding the correct stylus for those is not easy. Plus the cartridge is easily damaged by forcing a steel needle into them; many were damaged this way. Philco ultimately offered a kit to convert the dynamic cartridges to a crystal cartridge(!).
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
