Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 - Page 3 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Leningrad T2 · 21st Aug 2021, 10:19 pm

Hello all,
I have a Philips 663A which is in very good condition. I plan to start its renovation in a few months. What I will say will not be very helpful, but it is an "armored" TV set. Once he traveled a long way to me in the side position and nothing was damaged, all the tubes remained in place, even the picture tube

. I keep my fingers crossed for the success of the current project.

Adam

matspar · 29th Sep 2021, 9:53 pm

The 663A rebuild is now nearing completion after nearly 6 months.

She is now working beautifully and over the last week I have restored the scratched and battered cabinet.

I have stripped and repolished the top, let some new veneer into the front lower corners and retouched a lot of the damaged areas before a long polishing session.

Over the next few days the pair of chassis and crt will be reinstated!

German Dalek · 30th Sep 2021, 5:09 am

Great job done!

I would like to learn from you how you made this cabinet work....
We have here in these forums a good technical support, but the
bigger problem is the cabinet work.

If you give these kind of jobs to a "woodworm", you are going to pay awful lot of money.

They promise you everything

but sometimes the result
is between worse and lousy.

Regards,
German Dalek

Jac · 30th Sep 2021, 6:08 am

Fantastic work Matt!

The cabinet looks fabulous.

Jac

Heatercathodeshort · 30th Sep 2021, 7:04 am

Nice work matt. John.

wd40addict · 30th Sep 2021, 7:19 am

So what was the cause of the foldover in post #34?

peter_scott · 30th Sep 2021, 7:35 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jac

Fantastic work Matt!

The cabinet looks fabulous.

Jac

Absolutely!

Peter

21st Aug 2021, 10:19 pm	#41
Leningrad T2 Diode Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Szczecin, Poland. Posts: 2	Re: Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 Hello all, I have a Philips 663A which is in very good condition. I plan to start its renovation in a few months. What I will say will not be very helpful, but it is an "armored" TV set. Once he traveled a long way to me in the side position and nothing was damaged, all the tubes remained in place, even the picture tube . I keep my fingers crossed for the success of the current project. Adam

29th Sep 2021, 9:53 pm	#42
matspar Pentode Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 228	Re: Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 The 663A rebuild is now nearing completion after nearly 6 months. She is now working beautifully and over the last week I have restored the scratched and battered cabinet. I have stripped and repolished the top, let some new veneer into the front lower corners and retouched a lot of the damaged areas before a long polishing session. Over the next few days the pair of chassis and crt will be reinstated! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Matt https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGj...D79hH9a_kMowcA

30th Sep 2021, 5:09 am	#43
German Dalek Hexode Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Düsseldorf, Germany. Posts: 287	Re: Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 Great job done! I would like to learn from you how you made this cabinet work.... We have here in these forums a good technical support, but the bigger problem is the cabinet work. If you give these kind of jobs to a "woodworm", you are going to pay awful lot of money. They promise you everything but sometimes the result is between worse and lousy. Regards, German Dalek __________________ And now something completly different: MARC BOLAN, he was/is the real king of Pop Music!

30th Sep 2021, 6:08 am	#44
Jac Heptode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands. Posts: 586	Re: Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 Fantastic work Matt! The cabinet looks fabulous. Jac

30th Sep 2021, 7:04 am	#45
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 8,832	Re: Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 Nice work matt. John.

30th Sep 2021, 7:19 am	#46
wd40addict Octode Join Date: May 2009 Location: Stevenage, Herts. UK. Posts: 1,241	Re: Philips 663A combined radio/television 1948 So what was the cause of the foldover in post #34?