UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post

Heatercathodeshort · 24th Oct 2019, 7:19 pm

It's an Ekco T161. Two versions were produced as this is the first version with the U25 mounted externally in a cradle with isolated heater winding. The heater winding of the early versions broke down to the core. The original heater winding for the EHT rectifier was then used to drive the small isolation transformer with a heavily insulated heater winding.
Later versions employed the familiar arched Perspex transformer. John.

24th Oct 2019, 7:19 pm	#2
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Anyone ID this Loptx ? It's an Ekco T161. Two versions were produced as this is the first version with the U25 mounted externally in a cradle with isolated heater winding. The heater winding of the early versions broke down to the core. The original heater winding for the EHT rectifier was then used to drive the small isolation transformer with a heavily insulated heater winding. Later versions employed the familiar arched Perspex transformer. John.