Philips 206a I.F.T problems - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

telstar · 16th Jan 2008, 8:41 pm

Hi. I have a Philips 206A radio which had suffered from damaged I.F transformers (the cores and formers were damaged by previous repairers). I managed to obtain some replacement transformers, but the problem was securing them to chassis - they are held in place on chassis by two metal clips (on each transformer), which don't seem to respond very well to pliers, and other tools.
I recently found a tool, which I bought in the Merrion Market in Leeds. It is a carpet tack remover, made by Draper Tools. It is a bit like a flat screwdriver with the middle part taken out, and also curved. I had the tool modified to suit the size of the clips, by grinding it to size. It is a really useful tool for this purpose - I managed to tighten the transformers successfully.
Philips may have made tools for such operations when the set was new, but finding them would be hard to find today

16th Jan 2008, 8:41 pm	#1
telstar Octode Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,588	Philips 206a I.F.T problems Hi. I have a Philips 206A radio which had suffered from damaged I.F transformers (the cores and formers were damaged by previous repairers). I managed to obtain some replacement transformers, but the problem was securing them to chassis - they are held in place on chassis by two metal clips (on each transformer), which don't seem to respond very well to pliers, and other tools. I recently found a tool, which I bought in the Merrion Market in Leeds. It is a carpet tack remover, made by Draper Tools. It is a bit like a flat screwdriver with the middle part taken out, and also curved. I had the tool modified to suit the size of the clips, by grinding it to size. It is a really useful tool for this purpose - I managed to tighten the transformers successfully. Philips may have made tools for such operations when the set was new, but finding them would be hard to find today