Hi - I have a Philips AC/Battery set and the AC power cord for it. The bakelite socket is broken on the AC cord, and if possible I would like to find another one. Picture in link below - does anyone know what these were called, or does anyone have one I could buy from them?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/fjL14Bgjw1n8GkSbA

Thanks,
John

The Fleetwood 1054 has Assembly, power plug listed. The other Philips and Fleetwood model circuits don't seem to list the power plug. I haven't checked the Mullards.

If it makes you feel better, the plug of my Fleetwood is chipped too.

The critical thing lays in the risk of the live part being touched. If its make of unobtanium, It may rather than detract too far, disconnect the socket look at the viability of subbing it for a different socket or solid wiring it.

Marc

Hi,

I have restored and an avid collector of the Philips 148 that use this 240 VAC plug lead combination

I have never seen one come up for sale , and in my own buying experience of the Philips/Mullard 148 purchases over many years it is more often that this lead is not supplied.

regards Rob

p/s I relation to the top statement; I should have said I'm a technician and fault finder not a restorer.

I do a limited amount of cabinet restoration, I concentrate on chasses work as there are other interests (Farm).

Do beware of a whole generation of Philips mains transformers. I have seen several and repaired several that have windings coming out of the side of the wrap. 132L was one.

Marc

Yes Marc,

OP may have to hard wire it, but take extreme care with its execution, if that's the only option

On that vane with that same pin assembly........ I purchased a Philips 148 a few years back and the owner had soldered mains lead onto the tips of the mains socket pins on the transformer frame, then stuck insulation tape over the lot …then jammed the case shut !

It never ceases to amaze me what some will do. I have had sets come in with rubber figure eight wire with bare patches and a 6L6 metal in a KT66 's socket rendering the valves body alive and that's the tip of the iceberg.

IEC is big but gettable and if you can get a socket, figure eight is another option.

Marc

The Issue I expect is to get a plug to fit through the entry point in the case without enlarging it. There’s about 25mm behind the existing socket, so to fit up a 240VAC IEC320 C7 2 Pin FeMale Power Socket would mean you would have to drill out the 4 rivets holding the existing pins, remove that assembly and mount one of these up, might be a challenge for an owner just looking for a lead.
regards Rob

I think I have a good qty of fig 8 2 pin IEC sockets but they are PCB mounting. They do have a groove that locks them into a panel (or a metal chassis). You would need to make up a small sheet metal plate with a notch in one side and two holes to suit your chassis.

Any interest?

At a pinch your may be able to remove the mains pins on the riveted in Mains Phenolic panel and enlarge that area to suit the socket that Ian has available, It would be an interesting exercise and could be fruitful..
I wonder at what stage John is up to in a search for a Plug/Lead or whether this sort of intervention
would interest him.

The objective is to get it to run safely on the mains. Some times one has to compromise. IEC is a compromise but a standard, Figure eight may be a salvage job. There are mains cannon plugs & sockets.

Marcc