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Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair
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A charity organization, St Vincent de Paul Society in Geneva Illinois ask if I can repair a 1931 Philco 90 Highboy that was donated.  They sell the donated items to help families in need.  I've repaired radios for them in the past.  I do not charge for the service or parts.    This radio has me a little stumped.  The speaker cone disintegrated.  I wanted to replace it with an aftermarket but was wondering on the impedance matching coil.   I will still use the filter choke from original speaker.   I will also replace all capacitors and check resistor values and condition of tubes.   The dial bezel and a knob is also missing.   Can someone advise on how to tackle the speaker issue.   Thanks[Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5HU3Pa...authuser=0][Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yrMk3U...authuser=0][Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BosZ7F...authuser=0][Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4JYlXW...authuser=0]


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Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 06-02-2021, 10:48 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by Arran - 06-02-2021, 11:31 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RodB - 06-03-2021, 08:17 AM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 06-03-2021, 11:22 AM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 06-12-2021, 11:43 AM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by morzh - 06-12-2021, 08:16 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 06-19-2021, 02:33 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-15-2021, 11:09 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by morzh - 07-18-2021, 10:22 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-21-2021, 08:22 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-21-2021, 10:10 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-22-2021, 03:03 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-22-2021, 05:55 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-22-2021, 07:30 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-22-2021, 09:28 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-22-2021, 10:44 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-22-2021, 11:41 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-25-2021, 11:38 AM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-25-2021, 01:55 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-27-2021, 04:26 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-27-2021, 08:29 PM
RE: Philco 90 Highboy Middle Repair - by RCFlyer - 07-27-2021, 09:38 PM



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