Philco model number?? - Videokarma.org TV - Video

***Eric H*** · #1 07-21-2008, 02:41 PM

Does anyone know what model this 14" Philco Transitone is, (number's gone), and what Sams it uses?

Thanks!

Steve K · #2 07-21-2008, 02:44 PM

Eric:

We might need a little bit more info.

Steve

***Eric H*** · #3 07-21-2008, 03:04 PM

Heh, yeah, a picture might be nice!

Sorry, home with a cold and not too sharp today.

Steve K · #4 07-21-2008, 03:33 PM

Eric:

I think that it is a '57 model 7E10 but I am not sure. Try Sams 348-10. I don't have my Sams here so I can not look.

Steve

Big Dave · #5 07-21-2008, 09:19 PM

I was able to pull the model no. Go to my website, I think it's E2004SP or something like that. I actually found the number from Tom Genova's site.

***Eric H*** · #6 07-21-2008, 11:38 PM

Thanks guys, looking at Toms site it seems Philco only made 14" sets in 1957 so that narrows the choices to four models that all use the 348-10 Sams.

Would anyone have that Sams they could look at and see if it matches?
I don't want a copy just a verification that it's correct.

Don Lindsly · #7 07-22-2008, 09:31 AM

Chassis should be a 7E10.

The model number will be E2004 followed by a letter that indicates the color; G for green, F for red (flame) and S for sienna. A "U" indicates UHF.

That TV was introduced in fall of '56 for the 57 model year. It was carried over, with minor upgrades, for early '58.

***Eric H*** · #8 07-22-2008, 01:17 PM

Thanks Don,

The tubes all seem to be original in this set and are dated mid 1956.
It looks Brown to me but that must be Sienna since it's definitely not Green or Red.

Don Lindsly · #9 07-23-2008, 10:59 AM

I watched that set. It looked exceptionally clean to me. You made a nice buy.

Philco took some liberty with color names, just like the car guys.

***Eric H*** · #10 07-23-2008, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Lindsly

I watched that set. It looked exceptionally clean to me. You made a nice buy.

Philco took some liberty with color names, just like the car guys.

Thanks, it is pretty clean, a little corrosion in the paint around the bezel but the chassis, that's pristine and untouched except the afc diode has been replaced at some point, tacked on to the old leads above the board.
It shares some design ideas with the Predicta, i.e. PC boards soldered to a metal chassis and not easily accessible.

It was local to me that's why I bid on it.

Don Lindsly · #11 07-24-2008, 10:37 AM

Virtually all the IRC AFC diodes were replaced in the first couple of years. It was so common that service techs just tacked new ones on the board without removing the chassis. It made the most sense.

The PC boards are held on with 1/4 inch hex head screws. Make sure they're snug. In '58 models, Philco went to boards soldered to chassis lugs.