Philco 49-1040 restoration

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Yeah, a paint booth sure would be nice

I picked up some reproduction rubber corner mounts. I've used these in radios before and they work great but was wondering how well they would work on this heavy chassis.

Mystery solved as soon as I pried off one of the rock hard old ones. There are metal insert reinforcing them.
I slid these into the new mounts and they work great! The control shafts line up perfectly with the cabinet holes now.


Next up, I'm cleaning the knobs. It's nice to have a complete set for a change.


Note that this set has an aftermarket "channel adjuster" control added onto the contrast control
That's a potentiometer with a switch wired up like this.