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Originally Posted by Eric H
It's a 1950 model, the "50" in the model number indicates the year. Philco sure had a mix of tubes in that era...
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Yep, it has two 5Y3s instead of one 5U4, and on further investigation I found the CRT is mounted to the chassis unlike the 12 inch versions.
There is a date stamped on the focus coil, May 20, 1949.
The bakelite cabinet is cracked on the bottom with a big chunk out of the left rear corner. Neither the crack nor the chunk are visible at all from the front or the sides, and I have the whole chunk. Lots of surface rust and LOTS of dirt.
This one will take a good while to make look show-room presentable. No back.
I just need to find out what the best glue is for bakelite and what sort of cleaner or ??wax?? to use to restore the surface so it regains it's depth and sheen. Anybody know if Gorilla Glue works on bakelite, or is there something else better? Didn't G-C make glue specifically for bakelite at one point?
Thanks for any help.
Cliff