Philco Town and Country restoration

[Reece]

Yessir, really sharp!

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by bandersen

... I bet this pot fried and someone switch this wire to the other side to key it running....

...

I would bet you are right!

[mpatoray]

Bib,

WOW! It is looking great, another set brought back from the dead! And form the video you posted the sound seems to be pretty decent as well!

Matt

[bandersen]

Thanks. The sound is pretty good but seems odd projected out from the side of the set rather than the front.

The safety glass has some nasty scratches that I suppose I'll just have to live with.
The CRT is very nice though.

[AiboPet]

It's okay.....I call this "Survivor patina". The sort of thing MOST would pass up the set for, but wouldn't keep me from rescuing it and putting it RIGHT next to the pristine ones.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by AiboPet

It's okay.....I call this "Survivor patina". The sort of thing MOST would pass up the set for, but wouldn't keep me from rescuing it and putting it RIGHT next to the pristine ones.

My 1958 Philco with abrasions on the front. Someday , the right buffing wheel and compound will motivate me to try and fix it.

[Eric H]

Someday a clean cabinet will show up for it, until then it's the perfect prop for one of those post apocalyptic movies!

[Mal Fuller]

I well remember those sets as pretty good looking. I also remember there being problems with the contrast control. Philcos, while sometimes problematic, always had the engineering it took to produce a good sharp picture when all was well.

[mstaton]

[QUOTE=bandersen;3042360]Thanks. The sound is pretty good but seems odd projected out from the side of the set rather than the front.

The safety glass has some nasty scratches that I suppose I'll just have to live with.

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You can fill the scratches with automotive clear coat paint, the small brush on stuff you find at auto parts stores, fill, sand and buff. Maybe test it on other plastic first. It has worked on the plastic panels in front of plasma screens. had pretty good luck with it. hardly noticeable when done.

[mstaton]

Sorry, I thought it was plastic.

[Kevin Kuehn]

I've often wondered what one those windshield repair guys could do with a scratched safety glass.

[bandersen]

Dunno, but it could be worth experimenting with one of the windshield scratch kits available.
I also got a tip about using a felt buffer and Cerium Oxide powder mixed with water to polish them out.

[compu_85]

This might be a good use for a dead CRT... Put a scratch in the face then try to remove it.


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[bandersen]

I unmounted the CRT and cleaned off the remaining aquadag.
Then I masked it off and sprayed on a three coats of Slip Plate. The resulting resistance is very close to what I measure on other CRTs. Around 5K with probes 8" apart.

[ctc17]

You can measure the capacitance with an eye type cap tester. There should be a spec for that crt.