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Old 12-18-2018, 12:25 PM
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Zenith Plastic. J615

I picked this up yesterday. A Zenith J615 table radio. Working perfectly. Great sound for its size, and picks up stations quite well.






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Old 12-18-2018, 07:15 PM
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AA6 type live chassis. Make sure the power light above the volume control works! A very nice radio. Phono jack in the rear?
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Old 12-18-2018, 07:55 PM
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Light works. Jack in the rear. I have found out that it is actually an R615.
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Old 12-19-2018, 01:18 AM
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Light works. Jack in the rear. I have found out that it is actually an R615.
Yep, the handle gives it away.

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Old 12-19-2018, 11:14 AM
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Yep, the handle gives it away.

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And the Conelrad markings.
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Old 12-19-2018, 01:58 PM
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Old 12-20-2018, 10:00 AM
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Light works. Jack in the rear. I have found out that it is actually an R615.
You must live in a high-class area. Your finds are in such perfect condition.
I have one just like it, but not in that condition!
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Old 12-20-2018, 11:58 AM
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Yep, the handle gives it away.

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So what should a J615 have? The stamp on mine is nearly rubbed off, but I think it says “J615Y”. It is black with no brass trim, no Conelrad markings but it does have a handle that is similar to an expandable watch band. Is it not correct for this model to have a handle?

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Old 12-20-2018, 05:13 PM
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You must live in a high-class area. Your finds are in such perfect condition.
I have one just like it, but not in that condition!
Most of what I find is dirty and covered with dust. The trick is to enlarge any photos I get and then look "beyond" the dirt. I shy away from many radios I find that have damaged cabinets or rusted chassis.

When I see something in person, I use the dirtiness to my advantage. I make it sound like it will take a lot to make it look good and work properly. Non radio people fall for it every time.
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Old 12-20-2018, 05:47 PM
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So what should a J615 have? The stamp on mine is nearly rubbed off, but I think it says “J615Y”. It is black with no brass trim, no Conelrad markings but it does have a handle that is similar to an expandable watch band. Is it not correct for this model to have a handle?

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Old 12-20-2018, 05:59 PM
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Thanks ! My handle is indeed like the upper example, but is black to match the cabinet color.

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Old 12-20-2018, 06:06 PM
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My handle is correct, but it is likely that someone removed the brass trim on my black 615 before I got it years ago.





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Old 12-21-2018, 01:28 PM
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My handle is correct, but it is likely that someone removed the brass trim on my black 615 before I got it years ago.





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I can't see any evidence that trim was glued on. Whoever removed it did a great job, or perhaps Zenith offered a trim delete version... like say a hotel model or something like that.
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Old 12-21-2018, 03:10 PM
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My J615 - in white IMG_3568.JPG has the same handle as WiscoJim's. These DO sound great with good bass, especially considering the atypical speaker "grille"
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