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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
Zounds, that's the best $100 deal I've seen in a while.
You know, some people would pay extra for a blonde cabinet. They can be tricky to refinish, though.
You get bonus points for that Euro radio in the background. Reminds me of my Telefunken Gavotte 9 (and 90% of all other Euro radios of the same vintage  ).
Phil Nelson
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Phil,
You have a good eye, That's a Telefunken Gavotte 7!
I grabbed it at a local antique mall two years ago for $30 because it was "dead." The main filter caps were shorted, the weird AEG bridge rectifier can was open, and the fuse was blown. New filters, a fresh bridge rectifier, dropping resistors, and a new fuse was all it took to bring it back. I replaced some paper caps and the Magic Eye too.
Also, the intermittent video loss on the Philco is frustrating as all hell. The tube sockets are wonky, but that doesn't seem like the only problem since they are all fully intact. None of them have the common Predicta broken pins, but the sockets are really loose. Is there any way to retension these sockets without destroying them?