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Welcome to the EVATCO  Vintage Radio page

                                                                                                        Updated October 9, 2007  

We have an increasing number of visitors and customers who are interested in vintage radio, particularly Australian and New Zealand brands, so we are putting together some information, books, parts and specials which we hope will be of interest. If you have any ideas or requests for further information on this page, please Email us.

TOPICS COVERED ON THIS PAGE:

Books - Vintage Radio

Capacitors - Axial                      

Dial Lamps       

Fahnestock Clips     

Potentiometers       

Speaker transformers      

Valve Data                 

Books - Vintage Radio

We are importing some informative and colourful books for vintage radio enthusiasts and we will keep adding to the list. Don't forget to check our other book pages for valve books.

Classic Cones    by Buford and Jane Chidester       122 pages                                   $49.95 inc. GST

   In the latter part of the 1920's, radio manufacturers turner their attention to designing cone speakers that would look attractive and blend in with the home   environment as well as sound better than the horn speakers produced earlier in the decade. This full-colour book provides photographs, descriptions and  current values (in US$) for almost 300 different models of cone loudspeakers from the 1920's. It also includes many advertisements for the speakers shown.

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Most Often Needed 1926-1938 Radio Diagrams    240 pages             $45.95 inc. GST

A reprint of Morris Beitman’s Supreme Publications book, showing circuit diagrams for 600 of the most commonly found radios of that time. A valuable resource for restorations.

Manufacturers include: Atwater Kent, Crosley, General Electric, Majestic, Philco, RCA, Sparton, Stewart-Warner & Zenith plus many others. A valuable circuit resource for collectors.

Old Time Radios! Restoration and Repair                                                  $49.95 inc. GST

    by Joseph Carr  256 pages

A well-written book on the history, theory and practical repair of vintage radio sets. It has detailed instructions on how to repair them. Information is included on how vacuum tubes work, radio troubleshooting, alignment, test equipment and repairing water damage. This book is ideal for the person wanting to learn how a radio works and invaluable to those that need to re-vitalize their knowledge. Softcover.

Radios That Work For Free    by K E Edwards    140 pages                                  $33.95 inc. GST

 Relive the early days of wireless - and without the need to continually replace batteries! An experimenters book on crystal radio sets. This book includes instructions and theory for building a great variety of different crystal set designs.

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Radio Tubes and Boxes of the 1920's by George A. Fathauer     105 pages  $49.95 inc. GST

Full of the excitement and intrigue of that first decade of home radio, the book is a pictorial presentation of the radio tubes of the era. With over 400 photos and illustrations of early tubes, it shows the colourful packaging and sometimes unusual construction features employed by tube makers to market their products to the public. Collectors and historians alike will appreciate this entertaining way of revisiting the early days of the electronics industry in the United States.

Capacitors

See our capacitor listing.

Dial Lamps                New stock

We have new stock of dial lamps/globes suitable for vintage radio and other uses. They are 6.3volt .25A MES types.

Priced at $0.55 each inc. GST

Fahnestock Clips 

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These clips are ideal for crystal set building or for breadboard projects.  $0.50 cents each inc. GST

Potentiometers

These are great replacement potentiometers for vintage radio volume and tone controls. They have a SPST on/off switch, require a 1/4 inch mounting hole and have a shaft length of 1 3/8 inches which can be trimmed to the required length.

Some new, old stock single gang potentiometers have come our way. There are very limited quantities so stock up while you can!

All are priced at $8 each including GST and have long shafts that can be trimmed to suit most vintage radios.

Values:    5 meg., 2 meg., 150k, 100k, 50k.

Speaker Transformers

       INTERSTAGE TRANSFORMERS             FOR 1920's TRF Receivers

* These are universal replacement types for 1920's TRF receivers. They have a 1:3 ratio with a centre-tapped secondary that can be used for push-pull grids. Primary impedance 10kohms, secondary 90kohms. Maximum primary current 10mA. 2 inch mounting centres - these can be fitted into some of the old cans such as those made by Philips.

Part number TR P-T156  Priced at $44.00 inc GST.

      RCA Radiola  III-A  replacement audio transformer

* This is a universal replacement type - it will replace ANY of the 3 audio transformers used (1st audio driver, second audio - phase splitter stage or output transformer), by correctly connecting the 5 lugs. A pin out and connection diagram is included. See specifications.  Priced at $59.95 inc GST.
 

Valve / Tube Data

Do you need to find pin-out information for your valves/tubes? Try this great link - http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Tubes/

Here is another great link for data and lots more about tubes - http://home.wxs.nl/~frank.philipse/frank/frank.html

And yet another British site link for valve equivalents, including CV types - http://www.r-type.org/static/eqivinx.htm

For those unusual European valves (as well as most other types) try this - http://www.radiomuseum.org

If you have any queries, comments or suggestions, please Email us.

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