Philco 40-95 Farm Set

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Philco 40-95 Farm Set

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01-09-2024, 12:25 AM

That transformerless design is a little dangerous with the line connected to the B-. If the ant terminal ever came in contact with ground it's bye bye antenna coil poof gone in a flash. You may want to consider something like this:

It allows adjustable A voltage from 1.5v to abt 6v @ 1.5A.

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry

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Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-05-2024, 01:27 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Radioroslyn - 01-05-2024, 04:14 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by klondike98 - 01-05-2024, 04:15 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-05-2024, 06:53 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set Case - by 7chip7 - 01-05-2024, 07:08 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-06-2024, 04:49 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Arran - 01-07-2024, 02:36 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by David - 01-07-2024, 03:10 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-07-2024, 08:39 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-08-2024, 10:36 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by morzh - 01-08-2024, 11:31 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-08-2024, 11:57 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-08-2024, 01:04 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-08-2024, 03:14 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-08-2024, 07:43 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-08-2024, 07:46 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-08-2024, 08:51 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by David - 01-08-2024, 09:18 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Radioroslyn - 01-09-2024, 12:25 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-09-2024, 04:22 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by David - 01-09-2024, 06:52 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by RodB - 01-09-2024, 07:27 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Radioroslyn - 01-09-2024, 07:29 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Arran - 01-09-2024, 09:20 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-10-2024, 11:22 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-10-2024, 02:44 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Radioroslyn - 01-10-2024, 03:08 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-11-2024, 04:45 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by Arran - 01-13-2024, 03:39 AM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-13-2024, 04:52 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by David - 01-13-2024, 05:22 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-17-2024, 02:46 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by David - 01-17-2024, 10:07 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-18-2024, 02:09 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by 7chip7 - 01-19-2024, 01:54 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-27-2024, 11:28 PM

RE: Philco 40-95 Farm Set - by MrFixr55 - 01-27-2024, 11:36 PM

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