Posts: 227
Threads: 60
Joined: Sep 2012
City: Kokomo, Indiana
Got the urge to play around with a 1920's TRF set or similar. Found one this weekend at an antique shop in Michigan City, In. It's a "Liberty Five" made by the Liberty Transformer Co., in Chicago. 1925 I think. No tubes or a speaker, but it is in really good condition, just needs some spit polish. Paid $50.00 and I hauled it home (2 and a half hours) in a vacuum cleaner box strapped to the sissy bar of my Harley. The women working there seemed really concerned for my safety ( and sanity). I e-mailed them and told them We made it home in perfect shape. It'll be a project and a learning experience. I felt a nice set of this vintage was almost a must have for my collection. Haven't found a schematic yet.
[Image: http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t679...c2c544.jpg]
[Image: http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t679...37cca3.jpg]
[Image: http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t679...85dcd5.jpg]
Posts: 2,572
Threads: 337
Joined: Jun 2013
City: lawrenceville nj
wow great shape hopefully p/s is good 
lol thinking how funny that must have looked Harley and vacuum box strapped on
Posts: 15,527
Threads: 545
Joined: Oct 2011
City: Jackson, NJ
Wow, this is a kewlest thing....you gonna have a time of your life trying to tune it, but once you do you'll feel like a some sort of a wizard! 
Posts: 1,106
Threads: 88
Joined: Jun 2011
City: Tacoma
State, Province, Country: Washington
Mafiamen2.. no power supply. Battery only. The fun will be buiding all those different battery supplies. 
Posts: 2,118
Threads: 112
Joined: Jun 2010
City: Medford OR (OR what?)
You know, you can get smaller radios for your Harley.
"I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine"
http://www.russoldradios.com/
Posts: 481
Threads: 18
Joined: Jan 2013
City: Mesa, AZ
That label looks fresh as a daisy! A nice little gem! 
Posts: 7,273
Threads: 268
Joined: Dec 2009
City: Roslyn Pa
Always like a set with a lot of knobs to twittle!! Better start save your spare change for buying the 01A's to fill those sockets. And you might want to measure the resistance across the two audio transformers to see if there open, it's a common problem on battery sets.
Terry
Posts: 2,572
Threads: 337
Joined: Jun 2013
City: lawrenceville nj
thanks bad
staring right at it didn`t notice looks like 4 batteries ?
would arbe-111 power supply work for it ?
still looks great even if not working 8)
Posts: 240
Threads: 27
Joined: Jun 2013
City: Boulder, Colorado
Hi All;
I really think that You have a Cool Radio, Have Fun gettting it to work.. Like in the Philco Radio Story, You need to get Yourself a Monkey to Tune it, two hands on two of the Tuners and its tail on the third Tuner..
And like stated above You need to save Your Pennies for those 01 Tubes, even though when I looked in the Tube Catalog, I saw You could get used ST types for $20.00 others for $30.00, New for $40.00.. But with five of them that still adds up.. And other Venders may have other prices..
Still best, as has also been stated You need to check all Coils and Transformers.. Keep Everyone posted on Your progress..
THANK YOU marty
(This post was last modified: 09-16-2013, 12:22 PM by marty.)
Posts: 30
Threads: 0
Joined: Jun 2013
City: Las Vegas NV
The 6vdc "A" battery will draw about 1 1/4 amps but the "B" and "C" will only be milliamps. Try firing it up with batteries first. A stack of 9 volt batteries for the "B" and "C" will work fine and last a very long time. A six volt sealed lead acid for the "A" will light the filaments for hours.
Short pin 01A tubes show up on ebay every so often and you might try a WTB on the forum here. With even one tube you can step through and test each stage with a minimum amount of test equipment.
keithw
Posts: 7,273
Threads: 268
Joined: Dec 2009
City: Roslyn Pa
Well the A supply is pretty easy to build. Just need a good 6.3v @ 3A or so filament transformer, a bridge rectifier, 5000-10000mfd cap@12v and a LM317T IC +a few small resistor and a cap or two. The LM317 is an adjustable regulator that come in two sizes @1.5A and 3A. You can put up to 37v in it and it will regulate it from 1.3v to 37v. If you want to go on the cheap you can use a 5v fixed regulator.
OR You could use the regulator with a 12v car battery to regulate it down to 5V and not have to build a 6v ac supply to start with.
Happy building!!!
Terry
(This post was last modified: 09-16-2013, 01:20 PM by Radioroslyn.)
Posts: 227
Threads: 60
Joined: Sep 2012
City: Kokomo, Indiana
Just found some info on WWW.radiomuseum.org. Seems this radio takes 5 - UV201A tubes.
Posts: 227
Threads: 60
Joined: Sep 2012
City: Kokomo, Indiana
Posts: 227
Threads: 60
Joined: Sep 2012
City: Kokomo, Indiana
Posts: 481
Threads: 18
Joined: Jan 2013
City: Mesa, AZ
Now that, sir, is a thing of beauty!!! Stunning!!! 
Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)
|
|
Recent Posts
|
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| From what I read Philco went to using brown rubber power cords in 1936, so cloth was used in the 1935 and earlier models...Arran — 11:25 PM |
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| Hi Bruce,
I have not worked on an 84, but in general, power cords for almost any radio prior to 1938 was cloth covered...MrFixr55 — 08:34 PM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| OK, well, so after staring at the sch again, I realized the problem had to be the #12/12A padder.
I put a scope on the o...morzh — 08:15 PM |
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| Hello Bruce,
I mostly use brown far as my cloth powercords go !
Here is the plug that I have used bakelite Acorn style...radiorich — 08:05 PM |
|
Correct model 84 Ac plug an cord type
|
| Looking for as correct as can find the right Ac plug an the correct colored cloth line. Ive seen many old photos but mos...Bruce — 04:13 PM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Rod
Two Y-caps make sense if you use them from L/N to the chassis; this is only makes sense in the transformer radios...morzh — 10:11 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Mike, I'm curious about a specific use of he Y cap. Lately I've seen a single cap across the power transformer primary. ...RodB — 09:01 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| hello morzh ,
That sounds like a plan !
Sincerely Richardradiorich — 07:45 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Richard,
It helped some, but I still had the whining when engaging the rear power strip (I did not realize it was fro...morzh — 07:07 AM |
|
Restoring Philco 38-14
|
| Hello morzh,
Yes , that dreaded hum in my room where i do alighment I have my cable modem and router plus desktop plus ...radiorich — 11:25 PM |
|
Who's Online
|
There are currently 4025 online users. [Complete List]
» 1 Member(s) | 4024 Guest(s)
|
|
|
|
 
|
![[-]](https://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/bootbb/collapse.png "[-]")
