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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 8:55:16 PM on 1 April 2020.
	Scotty Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 26 December 2010 Member #: 794 Postcount: 387
Hi folks, Not sure if anyone can help, I’m looking for the radio/gram/power push button unit for a Philips RF4 Hopefully someone has an old one laying around. Cheers Scott

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 9:57:24 PM on 1 April 2020.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6687
Like these? https://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/philips_australia/recordergram_nova_sonic_rf4_2034613.jpg

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 10:28:22 PM on 1 April 2020.
	Scotty Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 26 December 2010 Member #: 794 Postcount: 387
Hi there GTC, yes like those ones

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 3:50:10 PM on 2 April 2020.
	Ian Robertson Location: Belrose, NSW Member since 31 December 2015 Member #: 1844 Postcount: 2370
You'd be lucky. If you can modify to use a Schadow 4 pole per button, 4 or 5 switch array, I have some. Like these, only 4 or 5 gang. https://www.westfloridacomponents.com/SW096PD/Gang+Switch+Push+Button+4PDT.html

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 6:26:14 PM on 2 April 2020.
	Scotty Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 26 December 2010 Member #: 794 Postcount: 387
Thanks Ian, there’s only enough room for a 3 gang switch. If you have one with 3 switches I could probably use it Cheers

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 9:49:08 PM on 2 April 2020.
	Ian Robertson Location: Belrose, NSW Member since 31 December 2015 Member #: 1844 Postcount: 2370
I have 4 and 5 way but you can cut them down or just remove the 4th switch by bending the tabs up. Email me your details and I'll pop one or two in the mail. Complete with the lamp holders and pretty coloured buttons (which come off, of course. Does this switch mains though? The switches are not mains rated. Many years ago I had some matching Schadow mains switches that would have fitted the same frame. They were used in Pye TVs. But that was many years ago.

Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 7:50:36 AM on 3 April 2020.
	STC830 Location: NSW Member since 10 June 2010 Member #: 681 Postcount: 1256
I have a switch from a fan somewhere. This switched mains and the output from an autotransformer. Off, lo, mid, hi speed. I'll have a look and see if it modifiable to three buttons. Another possibility if you have an old fan to sacrifice. Yours if I can find it.

Return to top of page · Post #: 8 · Written at 9:59:52 AM on 3 April 2020.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6687
Scotty: what is the actual issue with the original switch (assuming it's not missing entirely)? Sometimes, with a bit of fiddling and ingenuity, switches can be brought back from the dead.

Return to top of page · Post #: 9 · Written at 3:44:19 PM on 3 April 2020.
	Scotty Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 26 December 2010 Member #: 794 Postcount: 387
Hi GTC, it’s been snapped off so the mains is there if radio/gram isn’t Cheers

Return to top of page · Post #: 10 · Written at 4:44:58 PM on 3 April 2020.
	Ian Robertson Location: Belrose, NSW Member since 31 December 2015 Member #: 1844 Postcount: 2370
If it's one of those Philips switches with the flat brown phenolic shafts, we could make a new shaft out of fibreglass PCB FR4 (without the copper of course) If you could sketch the dimensions (use verniers and make it accurate) I could make a Gerber file for my friendly local PCB maker George to route out. It would give me the incentive to replace a broken one in one of my radios. Much stronger than the original material too.

Return to top of page · Post #: 11 · Written at 5:05:24 PM on 3 April 2020.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6687
Maybe some photos of the broken switch, removed from the set, would help (well-lit and in focus, of course).

Return to top of page · Post #: 12 · Written at 6:36:18 PM on 3 April 2020.
	Scotty Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 26 December 2010 Member #: 794 Postcount: 387
Thanks Ian and GTC I’ll have a closer look at it in the next few days and post some pics Cheers Scott

Return to top of page · Post #: 13 · Written at 6:38:06 PM on 3 April 2020.
	Scotty Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 26 December 2010 Member #: 794 Postcount: 387
Thanks also STC830 I’ll post some pics

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