Tues. show and tell pics

[gadget73]

Ah you have an actual Phillips. Those are sort of rare here since they weren't sold in the US under the Phillips name. I have a Norelco, which is what Phillips radios were branded as for sale in the US.

My two Euro rigs. The Norelco is on the bottom, and a Schaub-Lorenz Goldy 250 on top. . Got the pair plus a variac for $50. Neither was working. The Norelco had 2 bad resistors in the FM IF strip and the main speaker is shot. The second is fine though. The Schaub had a bad selenium bridge. The dial for AM and SW is off, probably just needs the pointer moved. AM and SW sensitivity on the 250 are impressive.



My most expensive radio, a 1928 RCA Radiola 18. Paid $75 for this one just this past weekend. I have a correct speaker hooked to it, but its in poor shape. The speaker I've had for ages, got that one for free someplace. This has 3 non-original tubes in it, and all original capacitors. The first audio interstage transformer (it uses transformers between stages instead of RC coupling) failed so I bypassed it with a cap and a resistor stuck inside the box tht normally contains the transformers. Its been re-assembled since these pics earlier in the week. Sensitivity is much better than I expected, selectivity not as bad as I expected but its definitely no superhet.




I also have a Philco 39-116 that I've electronically restored and replaced the grille cloth. I don't have any pics of that handy, and none since I finished with it at the moment. Its a nice performer. I regularly listen to CHWO out of Toronto on it, though this week I've been using the Radiola for that just because its the new guy. The Philco I got for free, someone was going to toss it out.