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I bought this from someone on Antique Radio Forums. There is no model number on the set. Using the search on grillecloth.com I found what looks to be a similar chassis (but only a single band) in an Air King 77. I need to find the actual schematic if at all possible, as the set has been "restored" by someone who obviously knew little to nothing and really bolluxed up a lot of things. The entire detector and audio sections are hopelessly miswired and have parts missing.
So, does anyone recognize this thing, or have access to a schematic so that I have a hope of reconstructing it properly?
Thanks for your time.
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2013, 06:33 PM by BrendaAnnD.)
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The only Edison-Bell sets shown in Riders are all in volume 5 and I don't see any listed in my Gernsback manuals, but that cabinet sure reminds me of a Simplex I have so you might want to look at Simplex schematics.
That brand, Edison-Bell, is an odd one at least here in the states. If you give us the[/i] tube line-up we might be able to narrow it down a bit... a better pic or two of the chassis wouldn't hurt either.
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Sorry, I meant to list the tube lineup when I posted. There are eight tubes, 80, 42, 42, 75, 76, 6D6, 6D6, 6A7.
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Sure is a purdy lil thang, though!!!
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It's one of the oldest 5 banders I've ever seen. Interesting is that Band 1 is longwave. Almost as if it's designed for the European market.
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That tube lineup sounds a bit familiar. I think I have a General radio with a similar line-up and also without a model number. I am pretty sure it is a Simplex-built set.
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Hello, Brenda: I have a Knight eight-tube, five band cathedral that I believe shares the same lineage as your set.
http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/TAForb...0cathedral
The schematics for this set are either the Simplex model W All-Wave OR the Allied P-9531 or P-9591.
If you ever get the bug to sell or trade your Edison-Bell, I would definitely be interested!
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Your link isn't working for some reason. The Simplex All-Wave is nowhere close to this radio (at least not the one in N-A). I can't find anything for the Allied sets you mentioned.
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I'm slowly rebuilding the detector and audio sections based upon the schematic mentioned above, and the radio is definately improving. I've got it down to under 20% distortion (you should have heard it before!). AGC is wonky. There's a good voltage range, but it doesn't seem to do a lot. The radio still overloads on strong signals. I have to keep my sig gen down to about 91mV or so. It's a challenge... but I LIKE a challenge.
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Thanks. Looked at that one. Looks like the W All Wave. Mine is a totally different circuit, different tube lineup, and capacitively coupled audio circuit.
This is the schematic I'm using to rebuild this poor radio. It's only a 2 bander, but everything else is very close, and at least uses the same tube set. (see bottom schematic).
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...000396.pdf
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Edison Bell wasn't licensed to sell radios in this country, so presumably this was an export model. Given the long-wave band, it was probably for England where Edison Bell was.
I was hoping to find it in the Wireless & Gramophone Trader, which began publishing service data on commercial sets in 1933. These were conveniently put on CDs by the British Vintage Wireless Society some years ago. Unfortunately I don't see any Edison Bell models at all.
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