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Joe_Lorenz · 27th Dec 2020, 10:09 pm

Hello,
This Christmas Eve drove my mother-in-law's 1962 Philips Philetta "kitchen radio" to me for service. "It is as always was: It may do it for a while, then it will shut up suddenly, and the other day it will do it all day long or not. Must be a minor fault, please have a look at it! It think it is becoming worse by the time"
It is the E-series valve type version (ECC85, ECH 81, EABC 80, EL 95), so indeed rather straightforward design. Well, about 20 years ago I did a recap and put new valves in. Today I found sticky pots and defective scale illumination bulbs. Nothing else? A close look behind the dial: The Dutch Philips crew did not solder the + and - terminals of the selenium rectifier! Just the wires put through and bent! And this way the set has been in operation ever since!

Soldering the terminals correctly did help: Now it does not shut up any more.

Regards, joe

27th Dec 2020, 10:09 pm	#1
Joe_Lorenz Hexode Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Hohenroda, Eastern Hesse, Germany Posts: 461	Philips Philetta Hello, This Christmas Eve drove my mother-in-law's 1962 Philips Philetta "kitchen radio" to me for service. "It is as always was: It may do it for a while, then it will shut up suddenly, and the other day it will do it all day long or not. Must be a minor fault, please have a look at it! It think it is becoming worse by the time" It is the E-series valve type version (ECC85, ECH 81, EABC 80, EL 95), so indeed rather straightforward design. Well, about 20 years ago I did a recap and put new valves in. Today I found sticky pots and defective scale illumination bulbs. Nothing else? A close look behind the dial: The Dutch Philips crew did not solder the + and - terminals of the selenium rectifier! Just the wires put through and bent! And this way the set has been in operation ever since! Soldering the terminals correctly did help: Now it does not shut up any more. Regards, joe Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Joe_Lorenz; 27th Dec 2020 at 10:10 pm. Reason: Typo