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Post by MonkeyMan on Nov 6, 2016 18:40:14 GMT -5
Not really my thing but I just brought home a circa 1940-ish Philco floor model radio. Well worn but not terrible and it works! Best part was that it was free and I rescued it from the landfill... (file photo)  |
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Post by spitfire441 on Nov 7, 2016 7:42:20 GMT -5
Not really my thing but I just brought home a circa 1940-ish Philco floor model radio. Well worn but not terrible and it works! Best part was that it was free and I rescued it from the landfill... (file photo) Very similar to one I just restored. Be sure to replace the filter caps at a minimum as when the go, and they will, it could do more damage. I love radios that are furniture. Beautiful rich tube sound. You should be able to find a schematic for it here; www.antique radio schematics.org.  |
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Post by Sandbagger on Nov 7, 2016 8:05:41 GMT -5
Not really my thing but I just brought home a circa 1940-ish Philco floor model radio. Well worn but not terrible and it works! Best part was that it was free and I rescued it from the landfill... (file photo) Wow, that's a nice piece. Like Pete said, it'll probably need some work if you plan on using it regularly. The good news is that there aren't that many caps that need to be replaced. There might be a weak tube as well. But boy the sound is worth it. |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Nov 7, 2016 8:44:52 GMT -5
I have way too many irons in the fire to take on another project so I may just clean it up and place it in the addition (once we're done) as a conversation piece, or turn it over for a couple bucks. And it does sound amazing. Nothing beats that warm, tube sound.  Snapped a quick pic as I was heading out the door this morning...  |
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Post by spitfire441 on Nov 7, 2016 10:40:09 GMT -5
I have way too many irons in the fire to take on another project so I may just clean it up and place it in the addition (once we're done) as a conversation piece, or turn it over for a couple bucks. And it does sound amazing. Nothing beats that warm, tube sound. Snapped a quick pic as I was heading out the door this morning... Let me know if you plan to turn it over, I'll give you a fair price for it. Alternately I'll also fix it up electronically for a fair price |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Nov 13, 2016 19:15:30 GMT -5
I listened to the entire Eagles game on this bad boy today while installing exterior lights on the addition and it didn't skip a beat. |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Dec 12, 2016 13:42:07 GMT -5
I have way too many irons in the fire to take on another project so I may just clean it up and place it in the addition (once we're done) as a conversation piece, or turn it over for a couple bucks. And it does sound amazing. Nothing beats that warm, tube sound. Snapped a quick pic as I was heading out the door this morning... Let me know if you plan to turn it over, I'll give you a fair price for it. Alternately I'll also fix it up electronically for a fair price Would you be interested in this as partial payment for servicing a Sansui G 6700 receiver? At minimum it has some obviously leaky caps. Previously it would turn on, play for a while, fade out to silence then gradually come back on. Last time I fired it up it played for a while, faded out and never came back. |
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Post by spitfire441 on Dec 12, 2016 17:09:10 GMT -5
Let me know if you plan to turn it over, I'll give you a fair price for it. Alternately I'll also fix it up electronically for a fair price Would you be interested in this as partial payment for servicing a Sansui G 6700 receiver? At minimum it has some obviously leaky caps. Previously it would turn on, play for a while, fade out to silence then gradually come back on. Last time I fired it up it played for a while, faded out and never came back. Well, I could certainly give it a look, but I am by no means as confident in solid state electronics, espe ially one as complex as that, as I am confident in tube radio repair. I am no Sandbagger level technition. I could recap some of the major capacitors,IE, power supply and audio circuits but that does not garuntee it will fix your problem. I would hate to waste both our time. I still want that tube radio 😁 |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Dec 13, 2016 11:54:48 GMT -5
Would you be interested in this as partial payment for servicing a Sansui G 6700 receiver? At minimum it has some obviously leaky caps. Previously it would turn on, play for a while, fade out to silence then gradually come back on. Last time I fired it up it played for a while, faded out and never came back. Well, I could certainly give it a look, but I am by no means as confident in solid state electronics, espe ially one as complex as that, as I am confident in tube radio repair. I am no Sandbagger level technition. I could recap some of the major capacitors,IE, power supply and audio circuits but that does not garuntee it will fix your problem. I would hate to waste both our time. I still want that tube radio 😁 Make me an offer on the Philco? Good point on the possible wasting of time. Reading up a little this morning, apparently Sansui used some nasty type of glue under the caps that is corrosive over time, so the caps I assumed were leaking may not be. The problem could be that the glue may have effected other components it is in contact with.    |
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Post by spitfire441 on Dec 13, 2016 18:27:30 GMT -5
Well, I could certainly give it a look, but I am by no means as confident in solid state electronics, espe ially one as complex as that, as I am confident in tube radio repair. I am no Sandbagger level technition. I could recap some of the major capacitors,IE, power supply and audio circuits but that does not garuntee it will fix your problem. I would hate to waste both our time. I still want that tube radio 😁 Make me an offer on the Philco? Good point on the possible wasting of time. Reading up a little this morning, apparently Sansui used some nasty type of glue under the caps that is corrosive over time, so the caps I assumed were leaking may not be. The problem could be that the glue may have effected other components it is in contact with. From what I can see of your caps, it does look like they are leaky. Most of my supply of parts are geared towards tube radio repair. High voltage parts. To attempt repair of that stereo would require me to order lower voltage caps and a lot of them. It would be a shotgun approach and not necessarily a cheap approach. Knowing that your tube radio would need a recap and some other possible work, I feel $ 100 is a reasonable offer. What do you think? Open to haggle. |
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Post by BBB on Dec 13, 2016 19:09:28 GMT -5
Yes, those caps are bad  Especially when they are "leaners" like that one on the right. The funky brown glue can be scraped off carefully with a dental pick. Just did that removal/ repair on a Sunfire sub-woofer plate amp. |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Dec 16, 2016 16:13:04 GMT -5
Knowing that your tube radio would need a recap and some other possible work, I feel $ 100 is a reasonable offer. What do you think? Open to haggle. You have been PM'd |
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Especially when they are "leaners" like that one on the right.