Welcome Guest! Be sure you know and follow the Phorum Rules before posting. Thank you and Enjoy! (January 12, 2025) x

Thread Closed

Philco model 70 rebuild - by Tim P.
#25

I also use a tubing cutter for e-cap cans. It gives me a nice smooth, even, cut, which I'm not able to do with either hack saw or Dremel tool. The edges of the cut are dimpled in a little, but I fix that by rolling the dimpled edges on my workbench with a short piece of scrap copper pipe. It smooths out the edges very nicely so they rejoin with only a little visible seam.

The JB Weld holds the edges together at least as well as necessary. One time I had to take a re-stuffed cap apart and re-re-stuff it (long story about a bad decision), and the JB Weld held so well that I had to use a hack saw and make an new cut to open it again. (This one was too thick for my tubing cutter.) A good argument for using metalized tape, I guess.

I nearly always clamp the restuffed capacitor very lightly in a vice until the JB Weld dries.

John Honeycutt


Messages In This Thread
Philco model 70 rebuild - by Tim P. - by TV MAN - 01-29-2014, 11:46 AM
RE: Philco model 70 rebuild - by Tim P. - by Raleigh - 02-11-2014, 08:41 PM



Users browsing this thread: 5 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
HiFi (Chifi) tube amp build - but my own design.
It's the other forum. I'm also in DIY, but mostly read there. Honestly, I kinda jumped into this without much thought to...TV MAN — 10:43 AM
Philco 71 Code 125
Hello,  I am in need of a schematic for this radio. Mine has the three separate circular tube shields and a shadow me...dconant — 08:06 AM
Stromberg Carlson 1500 Squeal
And life just keeps getting more complicated.dconant — 07:57 AM
54C Complete Teardown/Rebuild
Hello Roy, here is this one sincerely Richardradiorich — 12:45 AM
54C Complete Teardown/Rebuild
Richard, Had grabbed it already but thank you just the same.  I find myself wanting to find some way to block out the...glyphmon — 12:03 AM
54C Complete Teardown/Rebuild
Hello roy, here is a link to the schematic . Sincerely Richardradiorich — 11:54 PM
54C Complete Teardown/Rebuild
Richard, The Silvertone 2014 also is a transformerless set, so I am incorporating a 1:1 600 ohm audio isolation transfo...glyphmon — 11:37 PM
Preliminary work on wife's Silvertone 2014
Did an alignment today which was interesting.  IF alignment went great, almost all was already spot-on.  Adjusting on th...glyphmon — 11:35 PM
54C Complete Teardown/Rebuild
The main problem with adding a Bluetooth input is that this set lacks a traditional power transformer to isolate it from...radiorich — 11:19 PM
54C Cabinet Refinish
I started stripping this cabinet before it got super chilly out because I knew I wasn't going to be able to work on ...glyphmon — 11:18 PM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently 4124 online users. [Complete List]
» 3 Member(s) | 4121 Guest(s)
AvatarAvatarAvatar

>