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battery set info
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It won't be a problem at all, but as others have mentioned it will require a few batteries or an eliminator (power supply). I suspect that radio may run off a 1.5V "A" battery and a 90V "B" battery. Some battery sets from this era ran off a 6V battery.

These radios, often called "farm sets", aren't as popular with collectors or the public because they aren't able to plug them directly into the wall. Being not as collectable also means they usually sell much cheaper than a similar 110V radio.

With the minor investment of a power supply (battery eliminator) these radios can be a lot of fun to restore and play. Decide what you want to do, find a model #, and then we can advise you better on what you'll need.

Just a little off topic, but I still remember listening to my first battery powered restoration. It was a mid-20's home-brew three dialer with a cheap little horn speaker, but I have yet to match the thrill of hearing a station come alive through that primitive old set.

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"


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battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-12-2014, 10:24 AM
RE: battery set info - by morzh - 02-12-2014, 10:56 AM
RE: battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-12-2014, 11:31 AM
RE: battery set info - by morzh - 02-12-2014, 12:18 PM
RE: battery set info - by tab10672 - 02-12-2014, 01:15 PM
RE: battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-12-2014, 01:38 PM
RE: battery set info - by Eliot Ness - 02-12-2014, 02:20 PM
RE: battery set info - by Raleigh - 02-12-2014, 02:21 PM
RE: battery set info - by Eliot Ness - 02-12-2014, 02:27 PM
RE: battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-12-2014, 03:57 PM
RE: battery set info - by Eliot Ness - 02-12-2014, 05:09 PM
RE: battery set info - by Arran - 02-12-2014, 09:27 PM
RE: battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-13-2014, 07:57 AM
RE: battery set info - by Dan Walker - 02-13-2014, 03:59 PM
RE: battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-13-2014, 05:19 PM
RE: battery set info - by BrendaAnnD - 02-13-2014, 08:30 PM
RE: battery set info - by OldRestorer - 02-14-2014, 07:41 AM
RE: battery set info - by BrendaAnnD - 02-14-2014, 12:54 PM
RE: battery set info - by murf - 02-21-2014, 07:26 PM



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