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Just finished a 37-620 Consolette which was a nightmare in miniature , but after a year it's done. I decided to add a Bluetooth Board since our local A.M. stations are not anything I listen to on a regular basis. I used a SMAKN APT-X Bluetooth 4.0 Audio Receiver Board with a 12 VDC wall wort and a 3.5mm stereo to 3.5mm mono audio plug. Works great! I wanted to add these boards to some of my other Philco's, but now I find they are not available. Has anyone had any luck with another Bluetooth Board on their Philco that I can substitute?
Thanks for your time!
Mark
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I bought the DROK bluetooth module and am very happy with it. Takes 5-12 volts and has multiple outputs. It's about $13 on Amazon.
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Thanks for the suggestion. What did you use for your power supply?
Mark
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I bought a tiny transformer with a 10v secondary from Mouser that supplies 90ma, sent it through a bridge rectifier, put a 200 mfd cap on it then fed a 7809 regulator. The BT module draws 60-75 ma. Or you can use a 9 volt battery.
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Hello Rob,
Nice Idea far as the power transformer goes .
I bought few bluetooth boards from Ebay Mark and in my area the Am station only runs till 4pm nightly before shutting down the only real day I like listen to the channel is Sat .'
Sincerely Richard
