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Old 25th Jan 2021, 11:49 am   #7
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Default Re: Philips Philetta

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Originally Posted by Joe_Lorenz View Post
Yes those little radios are nice but sometimes too many components crammed inside.

Though the Philetta models are still no hassle to fix, there are much worse sets around. The mains transformers tended to go open circuit in many cases as I remember.
The Philetta models are really nice radios, but for some reason Philips GB never made their own version or imported the German ones, so they were very rare sets in the UK. Some were bought by British military personnel stationed in Germany in the 1950s and 60s. They were allowed to buy them without paying German or British taxes.
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