Antique 5 Tube Radio

[Cyg_1963]

Went along with the family on their regular Saturday flea market run and scored a couple of cool pieces for cheap.

One a 50's home audio Pentron tape deck with 6V6 SE amp inside, complete with power and output transformers.
Gutted that and kept a few good cosmetic parts plus the iron and the tubes.
GE 6V6GT and GE6SJ7.

But the home run is a working 5-tube AM radio.
Case might accommodate an 8" speaker.
Yes, it works!



It will make a great little guitar amp.
I already have an RCA table top, but there is nothing on AM any more to listen to.

[Baxtercat]

Cute. Too bad there's no Oldies or '40s/'50s EZ listening station there.

[Cyg_1963]

I'll preserve the actual radio for another collector.
Going to use that little cabinet and put some kind
of classic guitar amp circuit in.
The trick is getting a solid, rattle-free cab.

The transformerless radio circuitry isn't safe for conversion without a lot of other work...like installing a 1:1 power transformer.