Dating a Roberts R66? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Nicko · 27th Aug 2017, 10:18 pm

Hi

I have a Roberts R66, s/n 21137
... Can anyone tell me when and where it was made?

Thanks

Paul_RK · 27th Aug 2017, 11:50 pm

It will have been made at Roberts' Creek Road, East Molesey factory, in 1957. The R66 was only current in 1956-7, and yours has a serial number pretty close to the end of production - we've 58 R66s on file at the Roberts group, serial numbers ranging from R.2173, the lowest ( I suspect they began at R.2001), to R. 21827.

Paul

Nicko · 28th Aug 2017, 6:08 pm

Thanks for that - appreciated!

Anything particular that I should look for when overhauling this one - looks pretty standard...

Very clean example indeed, thankfully. Spotless inside and undamaged/excellent exterior.

Tim · 28th Aug 2017, 8:40 pm

If you are stuck most(if not all) of the R55 (battery only) radio bits-no PSU obviously-are the same.
I have only done one of these, which had an OC LW osc coil. A scrap R55 kindly donated one and then the R66 worked very well and sounded good.

27th Aug 2017, 10:18 pm	#1
Nicko Pentode Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Goudhurst, Kent, UK. Posts: 136	Dating a Roberts R66? Hi I have a Roberts R66, s/n 21137 ... Can anyone tell me when and where it was made? Thanks __________________ Nicko

27th Aug 2017, 11:50 pm	#2
Paul_RK Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fakenham, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 4,259	Re: Dating a Roberts R66? It will have been made at Roberts' Creek Road, East Molesey factory, in 1957. The R66 was only current in 1956-7, and yours has a serial number pretty close to the end of production - we've 58 R66s on file at the Roberts group, serial numbers ranging from R.2173, the lowest ( I suspect they began at R.2001), to R. 21827. Paul

28th Aug 2017, 6:08 pm	#3
Nicko Pentode Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Goudhurst, Kent, UK. Posts: 136	Re: Dating a Roberts R66? Thanks for that - appreciated! Anything particular that I should look for when overhauling this one - looks pretty standard... Very clean example indeed, thankfully. Spotless inside and undamaged/excellent exterior. __________________ Nicko

28th Aug 2017, 8:40 pm	#4
Tim Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 3,310	Re: Dating a Roberts R66? If you are stuck most(if not all) of the R55 (battery only) radio bits-no PSU obviously-are the same. I have only done one of these, which had an OC LW osc coil. A scrap R55 kindly donated one and then the R66 worked very well and sounded good. __________________ "Nothing is as dangerous as being too modern;one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly."