I did a DUMB THING... Philco 39-7 radio

[holmesuser01]

Thanks for the replies. I didnt see the power transformer until I got it home. It's a much nicer radio than I thought it would be when I grabbed it. For some reason, I was expecting something that would be terribly cheap.

The transformer on this chassis stands up sideways. Someone has replaced the OEM speaker with one off of an Operadio set. It fits, but I doubt it is right. Same for the audio output transformer. But, for now, this is the least of my problems.

I sure hope my transformer is not ruined. It was only turned on for about 3 minutes total, and was running thru a Variac with a 2 amp fuse on it. Nothing blew. Nobody before me could have run this set, as the cord, also rubber, was totally rotton.

Of course, this could be very old damage. It was nice, though, that I was getting a signal through most of the radio when the heat started.

I dont trust the 6Z4 in this set. Does anybody know if this tube suffered from the same problems that the early 6X5 rectifiers had? Killing power transformers? I made a tiny adaptor years ago so I could run a (thinking from memory here) 6X4 in place of the 6Z4. I did this for a while in an old Philco that I was playing with until I located a new 6Z4.