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Default 1947 RCA radio help

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:59:52 -0700, Golf wrote:

On Jul 25, 5:41 pm, Don Bowey wrote:
On 7/25/07 3:29 PM, in article
. com, "Golf"

wrote:
A friend has this in a cabinet with phono player. The chassis # is
RK-117. The amp/power supply seems to be missing. He said he found a
number for the amp - CS-123 (or 125). The radio has AM, short wave,
and FM. He wanted to try to get this going, so I told him I would ask
this group for info on the power supply/amp parts availability and any
other general knowledge about this particular radio. I would think we
could install a modern PS and amp if we knew the requirements. Of
course he also told me the radio has tubes in it, which I have no clue
if replacements could be found in this old thing? If anyone here has
some info, please feel free. I told my buddy I guarantee someone in
this group will know something about this. Thanks as always.


The chassis probably has the radio, PS and amp, and he just doesn't
recognize the parts. 1947 stuff wasn't terribly sophisticated by modern
standards.

See if you can get the tube lineup.


Thanks for reply. My buddy thinks an amp is missing since there is a
round plug (more than 2 pins) hanging off the back of the receiver
with no place to plug in and he saw a number for an amp. I haven't
seen this thing yet, but we will give it our best to get going. He
originally bought this simply because he liked the cabinet!


Consider that round plug went to the speaker, which had a 'dynamic'
magnet (which served as the choke in the power supply).