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What a specimen!

What a specimen!

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[–] 2 pts

I was fascinated with his process. If I saw this thing, I would have simply thrown it away. Amazing!

[–] 2 pts

This guy brings the impossible back to life. I love his commentary.

[–] 2 pts

Interesting looking at the build. Resistors soldered to each other. LOL. You'd never see this today even with point to point wiring. I can imagine the workers assembling this thing.

[–] 2 pts

That wasn't all that uncommon, especially if a production line change had to be made or some oddball value was needed, it's the antique equivalent of white wires on a PCB. That being said, Philco had a certain reputation for being cheap.

[–] 1 pt

Like his dry wit and the occasional roto-tweebler.