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It's quite a price jump from the basic model 17, which cost $130! No wonder they only sold around 3000 of the model 50. In fact, I could have had three model 17's for $90 a while back, with some tubes! Sadly, they were all missing the dial light hoods.
An article I read on that same site says the Radiola 17 was RCA's first true AC radio. Would that make the 50 their first true AC console? Being from 1927-28, these along with my Radiola 33 do seem to be the earliest all AC radios I have seen. Yes there were models like the Radiola 30-30A, but those were more like a hybrid of battery set combined with an amp/battery eliminator chassis.
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Ummmmmmmmm, Is that ATARI Pole Position???
I think it is and I want to come play it,
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(02-02-2015, 06:15 PM)OldRestorer Wrote: Ummmmmmmmm, Is that ATARI Pole Position???
I think it is and I want to come play it,
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Why yes, that is an ATARI Pole Position. In fact, it is a Pole Position 2! Needs the monitor recapped though... Took two machines to get enough parts and a decent cabinet to make one. So far, $140 invested, which is cheap for Pole Position! These things can be nightmares!
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Jayce,
I'd love to see a picture of the underside of that chassis. Is it all original under there?
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Both chassis look untouched as far as I can tell. First, here is the IF chassis. Pretty simple underneath except for what looks like a capacitor can.
Next is the power supply. Three Rheostats? (Am I spelling that righ?) I knew there was one which seemed to act as a hum control, but three? What do they do? Nothing on the schematic I found mentions these, but it appears this is the way the 17 was built. All three are adjustable from the top, though you need a long shanked, skinny screw driver to reach the one.
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