Philco Seventeener II

[Crist Rigott]

The paint is dry and then I installed the centering ring assembly. There are 2 small tabs on the brass parts that fit into the square cutouts. The cutouts are positioned so that the tabs are inserted into those slots they maintain some pressure on the centering rings. While this worked I installed an "O" ring to apply some more pressure. Worked well.





I then installed the chassis into the cabinet and installed the front panel. Next up is to do an alignment.

[Crist Rigott]

BTW, can anybody indentify the equipment in the shop as shown in the last picture of ALF?

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by Crist Rigott

BTW, can anybody indentify the equipment in the shop as shown in the last picture of ALF?

I see an EICO Am signal generator behind Alf's right ear. The scope next is definitely not a common EICO 460, but the knobs look EICO-ish. Good stuff, usually in kit form. I assembled 4-5 of their kits, notably a 950B capacitor bridge checker, in continuous use since 1976.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

I see an EICO Am signal generator behind Alf's right ear. The scope next is definitely not a common EICO 460, but the knobs look EICO-ish. Good stuff, usually in kit form. I assembled 4-5 of their kits, notably a 950B capacitor bridge checker, in continuous use since 1976.

I'm thinking Eico 465 for the scope, with An Eico signal tracer (147) to its left, and
a shortwave or c b radio to the right of Alfs head. The signal generator looks like an Eico 324.

jr

[Crist Rigott]

OK, I've got the IF strip aligned. Now onto the 4.5MC trap adjustment. For this adjustment, they require a test "set up" or test detector. It requires a 4.5MC adjustable trap and some caps, resistor, and diode. Here are the pictures of the procedure and the test detector from Sams. Same thing in Riders.





Anybody have any tips on how to do this without the test detector? I don't have a 4.5MC adjustable coil. Unless I can pull one from a spare chassis?

[Crist Rigott]

I found a 4.5MC trap on an old Motorola TS-89 chassis and it worked out well.

[Bill Cahill]

Looks like you're coming along fine.