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Tubes

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Glowing radio. Glowing radio. IMG_1156.JPG IMG_1156.JPG IMG_1160.JPG IMG_1160.JPG Rebuilt filter block Rebuilt filter block Almost finished! Almost finished! Too short! Too short! Resistors Resistors Generated AM signal! Ready for tuning by tube radio. Generated AM signal! Ready for tuning by tube radio. Holy feedback! Holy feedback! Tuuuubbbbeeeessss. Tuuuubbbbeeeessss. Same shot of radio. This time with polished tubes. Same shot of radio. This time with polished tubes. IMG_1268.JPG IMG_1268.JPG IMG_1274.JPG IMG_1274.JPG Reinstalled Reinstalled Soldered and trimmed. All done! Soldered and trimmed. All done! Sticky outtie bits. Sticky outtie bits. They fit! They fit! Components for bakelite condenser rebuild Components for bakelite condenser rebuild Shiny close. Shiny close. Shiny... Shiny... Philco 112 tone control Philco 112 tone control Crazy Philco volume control Crazy Philco volume control IMG_0972.JPG IMG_0972.JPG IMG_0959.JPG IMG_0959.JPG IMG_0951.JPG IMG_0951.JPG IMG_0950.JPG IMG_0950.JPG IMG_0949.JPG IMG_0949.JPG Regluing veneer. Regluing veneer. The inside of a crappy old capacitor! The inside of a crappy old capacitor! Philco 112 Condenser Block Philco 112 Condenser Block Crappy old capacitors! Crappy old capacitors! Philco 112 condenser block case free of crappy old condensers! Philco 112 condenser block case free of crappy old condensers! IMG_0881.JPG IMG_0881.JPG IMG_0905.JPG IMG_0905.JPG IMG_0885.JPG IMG_0885.JPG IMG_0878.JPG IMG_0878.JPG IMG_0895.JPG IMG_0895.JPG IMG_0894.JPG IMG_0894.JPG IMG_0902.JPG IMG_0902.JPG IMG_0900.JPG IMG_0900.JPG IMG_0897.JPG IMG_0897.JPG IMG_0896.JPG IMG_0896.JPG Bottom Bottom Top Top My new Philco 112 Lowboy radio My new Philco 112 Lowboy radio Electron gun Electron gun View down crt View down crt side of crt, with flyback anode side of crt, with flyback anode Opened up. Opened up. Top of crt Top of crt Scope clock! Scope clock! IMG_2609.JPG IMG_2609.JPG Radio Sigrun transmitter and Antenna Radio Sigrun transmitter and Antenna Radio Sigrun antenna detail Radio Sigrun antenna detail Westy, night vision. Westy, night vision.