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

Thread Closed
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Help with a Philco 89B
#1

Hi guys, I'm restoring an old 89B that I got a while back (its in terrible shape, but I'll get there).  I've done a thread over on ARF - would it be helpful having it here as well?  Its a full strip and rebuild - I'm happy to repost here, orjust the highlights with my questions (given it is a Philco).  This is what I started with:
[Image: http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff222...ca96fj.jpg]

[Image: http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff222...miqvh1.jpg]

[Image: http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff222...rcem03.jpg]

[Image: http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff222...fmcihb.jpg]

I have a couple of problems, and I'll need a couple of parts that I haven't managed to track down here in New Zealand yet too.

First request is for a decent hi res scan of page 3 of Philco Service Bulletin 146-B if anyone has a copy - I have everything else I need, and I'm working from this 2nd-to-last-run circuit diagram http://www.philcoradio.com/tech/images/89v9.jpg (thankyou Ron Icon_smile ) as the actual run was questionable, although its a code 123.  It just didn't fully match any run when I was checking the circuit but it had been monkeyed with quite a bit - so I made the call to push it up to a near final run spec (and if I could find a nice 350k switched pot I'd go to the final run) just because I didn't want the hassles of the 36 tube as an oscillator, and because I was going to have to fully strip it anyway.  Surprisingly, all the coils were good except the 1st IF, which I got a new old stock replacement for.

Anyway, I'm hoping a decent image of the chassis layout will help me figure out where all the 0.05 and 0.09uF caps come from and go to because its a little confusing at the moment and certainly doesn't match the photos or notes I took to begin with (all the caps were bypassed with externals and the wiring was a huge mess).

I'm also after a tube shield - I have 2, just need to find a third...

And finally - I'm replacing the 2-wire power cord with a three-wire - adding an earth.  Is it ok to just earth the chassis?  Is there anything else I should do before doing that?  I've replaced the original line filter caps with an X/Y safety cap block.

I'm sure there were more questions, and I'm sure there will be more yet Icon_smile

Cheers

Steve


Messages In This Thread
Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-26-2015, 03:07 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-26-2015, 03:34 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by Steve Davis - 07-26-2015, 05:11 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-26-2015, 09:54 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by klondike98 - 07-26-2015, 10:02 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 07:44 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 07:59 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-27-2015, 10:44 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 02:33 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 02:40 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-27-2015, 03:14 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-27-2015, 05:42 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-28-2015, 02:51 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by sam - 07-28-2015, 03:00 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-28-2015, 05:18 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by morzh - 07-28-2015, 09:49 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-29-2015, 08:06 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by GarySP - 07-29-2015, 08:35 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 07-29-2015, 05:10 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-01-2015, 07:48 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 12:16 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 01:11 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 02:27 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 08-30-2015, 08:54 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 09-02-2015, 06:39 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by Arran - 09-03-2015, 01:03 AM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 09-03-2015, 04:28 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 09-22-2015, 05:18 PM
RE: Help with a Philco 89B - by kiwi_steve - 10-20-2015, 12:19 AM



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
Well here it is. It ain't pretty, but hopefully it'll work. I checked it with my DMM on continuity and it keeps and r...Stormlord5500 — 08:56 PM
Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
Yes, 57 is an electrolytic cap that should be 12 mfd 400 volts according to the parts list from the Phorum library schem...RodB — 06:01 PM
Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
Looks like if I am reading it correctly it looks like the silver capacitor#57 that appears to be a replacement is of a l...osanders0311 — 05:09 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
Thanks Arran. Yeah this plastic is pretty thin. It's a little thinner than the original stuff. It kinda reminds me of p...Stormlord5500 — 04:37 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
The equivalent of one short turn is basically the same as that of a shorted load. If it is the primary's turn, then the ...morzh — 03:53 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
I've never had an output transformer become shorted, the failure mode is usually an open primary, or in a center tapped ...Arran — 03:52 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
As long as the plastic sheeting isn't too thick, I think that the thickness of photographic film would be just about rig...Arran — 03:19 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
Well why not! :lol:Stormlord5500 — 03:14 PM
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
Good luck next thing you know you will be winding coils just for the fun of it. DavidDavid — 11:29 AM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
morzh Short-circuited turns can be considered as a half-dead transformer. But on this case transformer will hot and s...Vlad95 — 11:01 AM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently 494 online users. [Complete List]
» 3 Member(s) | 491 Guest(s)
AvatarAvatarAvatar

>