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unclemanly · 14th Oct 2018, 2:03 pm

All very interesting, especially the information that Bela Radio was wound up in 1937.

The speaker is actually a replacement. When I got the set twenty years ago the speaker cone had completely disintegrated and the rest of the radio was in quite a state. The people who overhauled it fitted a replacement speaker instead of trying to repair the old one. The speaker is the same size though, it fits the original bolt holes and is the correct mains energised type.

The bulgin socket is also a replacement, but it predates my ownership of the set. Originally the mains cable entered through a slot in the back of the cabinet. Behind the slot is a bakelite connecting block with a cover, now unused.

Heres a picture of the one of the original psu capacitors (now disconnected of course). The rectifier is an Osram MU14.

14th Oct 2018, 2:03 pm	#14
unclemanly Triode Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 36	Re: What is this 1930s Cabinet Radio? All very interesting, especially the information that Bela Radio was wound up in 1937. The speaker is actually a replacement. When I got the set twenty years ago the speaker cone had completely disintegrated and the rest of the radio was in quite a state. The people who overhauled it fitted a replacement speaker instead of trying to repair the old one. The speaker is the same size though, it fits the original bolt holes and is the correct mains energised type. The bulgin socket is also a replacement, but it predates my ownership of the set. Originally the mains cable entered through a slot in the back of the cabinet. Behind the slot is a bakelite connecting block with a cover, now unused. Heres a picture of the one of the original psu capacitors (now disconnected of course). The rectifier is an Osram MU14. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by unclemanly; 14th Oct 2018 at 2:16 pm.