Philco model 222

[diamondsouled]

Thanks Tom!

One battery radio I bought a while back had a Permapower Model A converter with it. It has AC in and five DC outlets. Would likely need some component checking but it could be made to work I suppose. Are you familiar with that model or that brand of converter?

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by diamondsouled

Thanks Tom!

One battery radio I bought a while back had a Permapower Model A converter with it. It has AC in and five DC outlets. Would likely need some component checking but it could be made to work I suppose. Are you familiar with that model or that brand of converter?

I got lucky and bought two of those at a swap meet, earlier last year.
One is just like yours and the other is a Silvertone Powr-shiftr, their spelling.
Look in N/A for Spiegel model A and under Sears for 138****, don't remember the exact number, but there's several versions for different radios and different power inputs.
The "A" supply has large value Electrolytics, at 3 volts, that are really large.
It also has a choke and bridge rectifier.
The older model uses a 6J5 as a B+ rectifier.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I got lucky and bought two of those at a swap meet, earlier last year.
One is just like yours and the other is a Silvertone Powr-shiftr, their spelling.
Look in N/A for Spiegel model A and under Sears for 138****, don't remember the exact number, but there's several versions for different radios and different power inputs.
The "A" supply has large value Electrolytics, at 3 volts, that are really large.
It also has a choke and bridge rectifier.
The older model uses a 6J5 as a B+ rectifier.

The Spiegel number is Model P compact.
The Sears numbers are under Power-Shiftr.
IIRC, there's a schematic inside the cover of unit.