[Phlogiston]

Sure, I kind if figured that, but knowing how a carbon comp resistor is built any lead movement should make for some bad measurements. There must be a large contact area for the lead.

[Phlogiston]

Sombody's going to tell me where all these wires go - - - right?!!

   

[AI2V]

Not to throw cold water on buying a 37-116, but as was pointed out consoles can often be very difficult to get rid of. A house with a console in every room certainly isn't going to please the spouses, nor would four consoles in one room make much sense- that would look more like a store.

The 37-116 is not an especially rare model; I would wait to find a more unusual console, one with striking design and performance. You may want a model that's easier to work on. The 37-116 is not really difficult once you have unsoldered about 8 wires to the RF deck, and then taken on the mechanics of the dial.

My house is large but I allow myself only one console (presently an Atwater Kent) but I have many tabletop radios of all sizes that are easily rotated for display and use. The current rotating "display" radio is a 37-670 tombstone.

[Phlogiston]

Our house is large too, but most of our radios are displayed in our 2000 sq ft shop. THIS ONE goes in the living room because both my wife and I like it. In our opinion it is very nice looking and classic, one of Philco's best, both visually and electronically (pre-WW II). And, no, it is not all that hard to work on.

And it weighs too much to "rotate" vey often.

About 17 wires counting the ground.

[Phlogiston]

Here is a picture of one of the caps that is "not really difficult" to replace - once you have pulled the sub chassis and all 17 wires. This one has been restuffed (of course) and remounted already. There are 2 in similar positions. Remember, this is also with the sides of the sub chassis removed. You can see the .05(mf).

   

[TA Forbes]

I tended to find the RF deck leaning more towards the difficult, but I am not what I would call a "skilled technician."

I have a model 116X, a 37-116X, and a 38-116X in my living room. Also have a 116B with 116X speaker/chassis installed and a custom highboy cabinet with a 116B chassis/speaker installed there as well. I would love to add a 116B non-shouldered tombstone. There are witnesses out there who have seen this. When I figure out how to use radios for furniture my victorian couch, chairs, and marble-topped tables will all be replaced with radios.