Five Tube Radio

[Cygnus X1]

Went along with the family on their regular Saturday flea market run and scored a couple of cool pieces for cheap.

One a 50's home audio tape deck with 6V6 SE amp inside, complete with power and output transformers.
Gutted that and kept a few good cosmetic parts.

But the home run is a working 5-tube AM radio.
Yes, it works!



It will make a very cool little guitar amp combo though, easy and very cool looking.

[KramerBassFan]

I nearly bought a 40's Gretsch Lap Steel today, but didn't.... price was about average, and condition was poor... cool to play though.

[Cygnus X1]

That would be cool to hang on the wall!

How did your amp build go?

[fett]

I HATE YOU.

[Cygnus X1]

I HATE YOU.

[KramerBassFan]

Well, i've got the Preamp wired up since last summer, haven't touched it since.

Or do you mean that old SS VOX monstrosity i got?

[Cygnus X1]

No, I mean the Univox guts.



BTW, the radio will be removed intact and I will use the cab only.
5 tube radios are not safe to use as instrument amps unless an isolating transformer is installed...etc.
Might as well preserve what works for someone else to enjoy.

[Cygnus X1]

Radio is pulled, intact.
Found a cool little SS chassis and gutted it with no regrets.
Built a 5F1 Tweed Champ onto it and here's a couple of initial gut shots,
upside down.

She works but has a bad pot!







Mounted the "preamp" on the front panel.
The power switch, vol control, and input jack are all outboard, forward and mounted on the old radio box.

[Cygnus X1]

Back view.
Who knows if that old speaker will do the trick.
You can see it's 8 ohm!

[Cygnus X1]

Had it together, sounded real good, then it farted out.
I had to put it on the test rig.
Long story short I thought the recycled power transformer was bad.
But it was just that I had the secondaries pinched.

Re-insulated the leads, now time to reinstall everything.

Tested with a monster PT on the "rig":

[Cygnus X1]

Just about done.

Sounds great!

[pel666]

Just about done.

Sounds great!

I luuuuuve it...yeahaah, old skool baby!

[Cygnus X1]

Thank you pel.
That white diamond is actually brass.

And the airplane is a Motorola logo.
It seemed to fit, so there it is!

[escopunk]

Nice job Cyg, I remember building a super hetrodyne tube radio in high scholl They dont teach that anymore, so people like us are a dying breed, keep doing what U do, BTW your test fixture likes like a cobra waiting to strike!! I should know, been bit by HV a few times

[fett]

Some member got a great snag. See Klassifieds.

[Cygnus X1]

Some member got a great snag. See Klassifieds.

Not a member here.
I will post what transpired when it gets here though!

[Cygnus X1]

Tacking on to this thread to report I got another couple of very cool antique radios.
One is working as I type, the other looks really great but will need work.

Also scored a 60's Tiesco guitar,or something like it.
All for cheap of course.

Pics soon, maybe tomorrow.

[pel666]

If you make a SE EL84 amp looking like something like this...I am game! 2 12AX7's and an EL 84 in an old radio outfit hooked up to a 1960 4x12..ain't get more Rawk & Roll than that AB would even be better...but that's not youre regular radio setup

[Cygnus X1]

If you make a SE EL84 amp looking like something like this...I am game! 2 12AX7's and an EL 84 in an old radio outfit hooked up to a 1960 4x12..ain't get more Rawk & Roll than that AB would even be better...but that's not youre regular radio setup

We'll see what fits.
Those radios are bigger than what you might think!
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