Jun 29
The WE12985 with JYL metal plates captures the powerful dynamics of the 845 and the refined delicacy of the 300B to perfection.
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The WE12985 with JYL metal plates captures the powerful dynamics of the 845 and the refined delicacy of the 300B to perfection.
yesterday's free find: General Electric 250 Portable Radio
A vendor at Thriftapalooza was wanting to just be done with everything so offered a bunch of books and this 1946 General Electric 250 radio to a good home. The sucker is heavy to carry around. I was told it works but couldn't be tuned in; my observation is that the electrical relay hums fairly loud but the five vacuum tubes inside do not light up.
I think the culprit is this:
There is a lead-acid wet cell inside!! Radio Museum says that it has to be functional for the AC power to work(!) because it passively regulates voltage and filtering... hmm, unsure if I have the moxie to fix that, but will add water (and see if it needs some sulfuric acid) just in case. Also, replacing the tubes might be in order.
Today's tube radio, no name plates visible but it's a 1931 Philco Model 112A, with a bonus detail in the back so there's one thing we do know...
If you Google Norman Bel Geddes, you have to hunt for a minute to find that Philco, because the radio series he's best known for the design of is the Patriot.
Tube radios with multiple bands: shortwave, frequency modulation (FM), and "standard broadcast" (since amplitude modulation, AM, was the most common source of sound). The smaller one on the right is a Firestone "Air Chief"... which you could buy at your local tire dealer.
The Vacuum Tube’s Last Stand(s)
Today's tube radio of the day, a Farnsworth.
The big orange cylander on the guts shot? The "in-tenna".
Zenith superheterodyne tube AM radio.
Fair warning there are two more tube radios queued up for the blog.