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Philco 60 Total Rebuild
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05-26-2026, 06:49 PM
Have a friend trying to rebuild a complete 60:Rewinding coils, etc.  
 He asked if he could test the oscillator for function with just the power supply, Det Oscillator Tube and 80 tube.
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05-26-2026, 07:21 PM
He will need the speaker plugged in. Without Field coil there will be no B+.
The 42 tube is desirable. It will bring the voltages down and will quickly discharge the caps when the radio is off.
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05-26-2026, 08:23 PM
I'm guessing, the oscillator might work with the other tubes removed, but it might not. The problem I see is voltages are going to be higher than normal because there will not be the load of the output tube. The speaker field coil will have to be connected.

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