I picked up a Philco Model 16 (125/126) at a flea market on Sunday paid $18.00. This is a BIG radio eleven tubes. Plugged it in and brought the volatage up slow and got a lot of humming, looks like another project. The cabinet is not bad a lot of loose veneer but fixable.

Anyone know the year of manufacture???????

Has any one worked on one of these any tips??????????

Hi George

Change the filter caps. They dry out over time causing hum. Your radio was made in 1933. Information can be found here on nostalgiaair.

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Riders/

Norm

:I picked up a Philco Model 16 (125/126) at a flea market on Sunday paid $18.00. This is a BIG radio eleven tubes. Plugged it in and brought the volatage up slow and got a lot of humming, looks like another project. The cabinet is not bad a lot of loose veneer but fixable.
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:Anyone know the year of manufacture???????
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:Has any one worked on one of these any tips??????????
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HI

Thanks for the information, Started working on it the electro caps had been replaced long ago, so I replaced them. Then I pulled the first cap and all it has on it is a part number 30-4020 P, no MFD information.

I down loaded the schematic but can't read it too blurry.

Is there any where I can get cross the part to the MFD.

Thanks

George
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Hi George
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: Change the filter caps. They dry out over time causing hum. Your radio was made in 1933. Information can be found here on nostalgiaair.
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:http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Riders/
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:Norm
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::I picked up a Philco Model 16 (125/126) at a flea market on Sunday paid $18.00. This is a BIG radio eleven tubes. Plugged it in and brought the volatage up slow and got a lot of humming, looks like another project. The cabinet is not bad a lot of loose veneer but fixable.
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::Anyone know the year of manufacture???????
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::Has any one worked on one of these any tips??????????
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Hi George

See if you can get a better schematic here. Also information on parts.

http://www.philcoradio.com/tech/index.htm

Also try this one.

http://www.philcorepairbench.com/

These are two of the best Philco sires.

Norm

:HI
:
:Thanks for the information, Started working on it the electro caps had been replaced long ago, so I replaced them. Then I pulled the first cap and all it has on it is a part number 30-4020 P, no MFD information.
:
:I down loaded the schematic but can't read it too blurry.
:
:Is there any where I can get cross the part to the MFD.
:
:Thanks
:
:George
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:
:
:Hi George
::
:: Change the filter caps. They dry out over time causing hum. Your radio was made in 1933. Information can be found here on nostalgiaair.
::
::http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Riders/
::
::Norm
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:::I picked up a Philco Model 16 (125/126) at a flea market on Sunday paid $18.00. This is a BIG radio eleven tubes. Plugged it in and brought the volatage up slow and got a lot of humming, looks like another project. The cabinet is not bad a lot of loose veneer but fixable.
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:::Anyone know the year of manufacture???????
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:::Has any one worked on one of these any tips??????????
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George, 30-4020 is a .05 MFD.
Bill

:HI
:
:Thanks for the information, Started working on it the electro caps had been replaced long ago, so I replaced them. Then I pulled the first cap and all it has on it is a part number 30-4020 P, no MFD information.
:
:I down loaded the schematic but can't read it too blurry.
:
:Is there any where I can get cross the part to the MFD.
:
:Thanks
:
:George
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:
:
:Hi George
::
:: Change the filter caps. They dry out over time causing hum. Your radio was made in 1933. Information can be found here on nostalgiaair.
::
::http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Riders/
::
::Norm
::
:::I picked up a Philco Model 16 (125/126) at a flea market on Sunday paid $18.00. This is a BIG radio eleven tubes. Plugged it in and brought the volatage up slow and got a lot of humming, looks like another project. The cabinet is not bad a lot of loose veneer but fixable.
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:::Anyone know the year of manufacture???????
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:::Has any one worked on one of these any tips??????????
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