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Old 11th Mar 2014, 12:17 pm   #1
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Default Philips Production Codes

There have been several threads (one current: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...030#post667030) referring to the suffix on Philips model numbers. For the record, does anyone have a list, or part list, of these?
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I am still in the process of compiling a list, but would be interested in any input for this as well.

There's two main eras each with their own set of suffixes and probably a lot of exceptions, variations and in betweens. For lack of knowledge of the exact year the system was changed, I call those eras "old" and "new". The old era started before WWII and the new era is still current.

One example that should be well known:

/05 for UK (new)
-15 for UK (old).

Another well documented example is:

/19 for France (new)
-19 for export/Sweden (old)

Philips had a habit of adding multiples of 10 to suffixes as well (multiples chosen in such a way that ambiguities were avoided - most of the time), to reflect important changes to a design (or even the packaging or other commercial detail of a set) that weren't important enough to justify a whole new model. In that context, /69 or /79 for Sweden were also observed.

Also, depending on the context (model number or what sort of equipment mostly), suffixes could either indicate a set for a particular destination or a set for a particular other brand (often within the same destination).

For example:
/03 (new) could either be a Philips branded set for The Netherlands (for example sattelite receivers used this suffix) or an Aristona branded set for The Netherlands.
/04 (new) was used for Erres branded sets for The Netherlands but was apparently discontinued after phasing out that brand name.

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Thanks Maarten
I can see why it's been a bit obscure, to say the least!
I was aware of the confusion between 05 and 15, but the "/" and "-" now explain their co-existence.
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To bring some more confusion (or to prevent it): The changeover from - to / apparently didn't coincide with the changeover from "old" to "new" suffixes but happened earlier.
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