02-06-2024, 08:15 PM
Hi and welcome to the Phorum!
I'm VW friendly and Philco phriendly. Sold VW parts for abt 6 years till abt '81 or so. Had a bunch of early ones '51, '55, conv, 3-'56, & '66 Ghia conv.
Mike, The 116 is different from the 4 band 16. 116 has 5 bands and the 116B (tombstone) uses p/p triode connected 42's. The 116X same chassis but bigger pt uses p/p 6A3's. About the only different between it and the 37-116X are the mag tuning and the variable selectivity. Oh and the QAVC circuit Philco only used it in '33-'34.
There are lots of smart guys around here that can help you out with any question you may have about your set. I've worked on a few of them over the years.
OBTW You mentioned the bandswitch knob isn't the proper one but it is. It was used on some of the 1936 sets. It's also seen on some of Philco's test equipment. I have them on all of my 116 sets (3 of them).
Have fun w/your new acquisition!
I'm VW friendly and Philco phriendly. Sold VW parts for abt 6 years till abt '81 or so. Had a bunch of early ones '51, '55, conv, 3-'56, & '66 Ghia conv.
Mike, The 116 is different from the 4 band 16. 116 has 5 bands and the 116B (tombstone) uses p/p triode connected 42's. The 116X same chassis but bigger pt uses p/p 6A3's. About the only different between it and the 37-116X are the mag tuning and the variable selectivity. Oh and the QAVC circuit Philco only used it in '33-'34.
There are lots of smart guys around here that can help you out with any question you may have about your set. I've worked on a few of them over the years.
OBTW You mentioned the bandswitch knob isn't the proper one but it is. It was used on some of the 1936 sets. It's also seen on some of Philco's test equipment. I have them on all of my 116 sets (3 of them).
Have fun w/your new acquisition!
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 it!
Terry
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