Philips 836A “Arbeiderskastje”(1934)
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A close look at the tuning dial and controls.
The valves are early types with gold paint and 4V heater. Unlike the pro-electron types used in the Philips 456A and the Mende 315W, these older types have a 4 and 5-pin (B4 and B5) base:
E455 | tetrode as first RF amplifier, |
E462 | tetrode as second RF amplifier, |
E499 | triode as detector, |
E443B | penthode as output amplifier, |
1805 | rectifier. |
I bought this radio through an Internet second-hand-goods site in november 2007. The seller told me he had bought it from another collector, who has carefully restored the radio and redone the French polish. He was not sure if the radio worked at all. To him, it had been a piece of decoration. Because the inside looked so well, I was willing to buy it.
A look inside. Elegant E455 and E462 valves. Large “Superinductance“ coils.
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