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Old 16th Apr 2018, 5:36 pm   #1
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Default Early TRF info needed please

picked up at a boot sale for £2. trf with set of mw and lw coils. seems to be the original philco valves. filaments all ok .wiring is in a bad state but no real problem.if anyone can help with info on this set would be appreciated . next question how can you feel sorry for a rusty old radio..thanks for any help
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Old 16th Apr 2018, 6:02 pm   #2
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What a bargain!
Well done on finding such a radio at a boot sale, at our local ones any radio is a rarity.
Sorry can’t help with any details, it does look well made, I notice rivets rather than screws. Still, should not be hard to draw the circuit from examination.

Good luck, looks like fun!

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Old 16th Apr 2018, 8:45 pm   #3
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Hi Derek, have a look at typical circuits from the early 30's and you should be able to draw parallels. It looks like it uses an SG, possibly a triode detector and possibly a pentode OP.
It may have been a kit set supplied with a chassis.

Good buy, Ed
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Old 16th Apr 2018, 10:59 pm   #4
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Is that an octal valve socket in the second pic? That would make the set mid '30s or later since octals didn't appear until 1935.

What are the valves?
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Old 17th Apr 2018, 8:58 am   #5
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"Is that an octal valve socket in the second pic? That would make the set mid '30s or later since octals didn't appear until 1935."

Isn't that socket holding a coil? and what are the valves?
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Old 17th Apr 2018, 9:52 am   #6
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Is there a cabinet with the radio?

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Old 17th Apr 2018, 7:44 pm   #7
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no cabinet i am sorry to say ...coil holders are nearly the same as octal.spigot is the same size but pins are larger and wider spaced plus only 6 pins, perhaps this was the start of the octal ?? grid and heater sorted just ht to go
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Old 17th Apr 2018, 8:07 pm   #8
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Was that the Eddystone coil base?
Popular at that time and a good range of coils available.

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Old 17th Apr 2018, 9:55 pm   #9
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Encore une fois..... What are the valves?
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6K7G/CV1941? The coils may be BTS? I have one similar somewhere. The plug in coils in a metal chassis will narrow the choices down.
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