Did I just ...... my 1950s Philco TV set?

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by stromberg6

I noticed the use of "scru-lox" head screws. Could this TV be a Canadian model? Did a Canadian Admiral back in the 70s, and it had those bleepin' screws. I didn't have a driver at the time, and had lots of "fun" with them LOL.

Huh? Those are very common here and I had never heard them called that before, just Robertson or "square head". I had to Google it to find out what they are. I find them to be among the easiest screws to work with.

Originally Posted by Marzutra

"IIRC I've got a spare 17BZP4 in my stocks."
Thanks Electronic. I'm guessing you're located in the States. The costs of shipping one of them to Canada would probably be killer.... We lose over 30% right off the bat thanks to our horrible dollar... Good God!!!

Well, not quite, but it seems that way doesn't it? I just checked, things have changed in our favor a TINY bit, but because of the crazy exchange rate and outrageous shipping costs through eBay I rarely get anything from the US anymore. Good thing I got most of my equipment a while ago. Fortunately shipping from Mouser is still reasonable.

[Marzutra]

Originally Posted by Jon A.

Well, not quite, but it seems that way doesn't it? I just checked, things have changed in our favor a TINY bit, but because of the crazy exchange rate and outrageous shipping costs through eBay I rarely get anything from the US anymore. Good thing I got most of my equipment a while ago. Fortunately shipping from Mouser is still reasonable.

It certainly does. No question, especially if you're living in rural NS. Shipping anything here is pretty expensive. Wanted to purchase a pair of Epi M400 speakers from BC but the shipping kills the deal. Was thinking of posting "anyone heading east?" advert..LOL
My tech used Mouser for a number of parts when he restored my monos. I believe Digi-key was another company he uses.
I am waiting for my tech to get back from his vacation in Germany. Perhaps he'll look at and give a service to this ol-Phillips...

[Jon A.]

Alrightie, never mind.

[Marzutra]

Originally Posted by Jon A.

Well, I'm in Halifax (nothing to be proud of I know) and am willing to lend a hand. I'm the kind who will keep going until a problem is licked and am only satisfied with my work when I've given it my all.

Ah, nice. I used to use Hamblen's for my audio gear however after taking a Pioneer SA9900 to them for servicing - it went back 3 times because the problem was never repaired -but they told me they wouldn't work on it any more. Nice guys though.
Took this same piece to Peak Audio and was told 5-6 different stories (lies) from the sales guy that was different from their tech, who seemed to be pretty good however the same 9900 ended up being totally mangled. Had to sell this, formerly mint piece, for parts and or repair because the lost the top cover plate...(and it was still crap...) Here in Truro, there's one elderly gent who runs- ran - a tv repair shop but I think he's retired now and he's a very disgruntled person...for right or wrong..lol

"So that set is probably from 1958. Another clue would have been that it uses Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), they stared appearing around that time. Early PCB weren't very good. The copper traces tend to come loose when re-soldering/replacing parts. Your restorer guy may know about this. Its probably safer to clip the leads of the old components and solder the new ones to the stubs. Another problem was that the tubes and other heat producing parts weren't spaced away from the board material and it scorches after a while."
Very interesting. Don't know if he does. I'll mention it to him. I did notice a piece was very hot. Don't know what the piece is but it was hot...lol I know absolutely nothing about electronics...