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WORLD's UGLEST Vintage Valve Radio !!
GlennSprigg:
--- Quote from: Circlotron on June 08, 2020, 01:17:41 pm ---Tuned RF stage! Woot!
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Yep!!... I was surprised to see the Triple-Gang tuner in this Broadcast only unit. ;D
GlennSprigg:
--- Quote from: Cyberdragon on June 08, 2020, 09:40:39 pm ---Rectifier?
You mean output driver...
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Oops. Corrected now.. Don't know what I was thinking!, thanks... ;)
GlennSprigg:
--- Quote from: Pinkus on June 08, 2020, 10:30:00 pm ---Just by looking at the photos of the electronics I can smell it. ^-^
I will probably never forget this smell of >60 years old electronics even if I haven't opened such old treasures for ages.
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Yea... I touched on that aspect recently, in answering another post. It never goes away!! ;D
GlennSprigg:
--- Quote from: Lamé Üsernåmê on June 09, 2020, 12:35:49 am ---
--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on June 08, 2020, 01:02:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: Lamé Üsernåmê on May 26, 2020, 07:58:14 am ---Tecnico 859, or something around that number I believe. Not 1940 - style is later than that; I would've said late 40's, maybe early 50's - and the 859 is from 1948.
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Turns out you were right mate!!! I just finally received it in the post, and inside the 'battery' compartment, there is a view of the chassis, and yes it's a 1948 Tecnico Aristocrat Model-859. How did you suspect that is what it was!!! Valve lineup... 1T4, 1R5, 1T4, 1S5, 3S4.
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* I've seen one before, so I knew the make was correct & that the cabinet was original. Couldn't remember the model though.
* Most Australian radios are pretty easy to date from outside, so I knew it wasn't 1940, but late 40's - maybe early 50's at the latest.
* It's the only Tecnico on any of the lists - HRSA, Radiomuseum, etc - of that era that has a canvas-covered wood cabinet.Schematic etc can be found in AORSM '48. Otherwise, it should be very close to sets with similar valve lineup (give or take some minor details e.g. how the bias V is derived in some of the Astors e.g. KQ).
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Thanks for that info mate!! ;D
SpecialK:
Any sneak peeks of your restoration progress?
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