Atwater-Kent 70

[holmesuser01]

Thanks, Drop Top. Where are you in Tennessee?

I got a nice package in the mail on Saturday afternoon, just as the snow began to fall. It was a pair of 45's well wrapped in bubble wrap in a good cushy box, courtesy of Dennis K. over at ARF. They are both RCA Radiotron tubes with orange print on the bases. Both have paper labels stating when they were tested. One tested in 1933, and the other in 1938. Both test around 70% on my tester, and both of them come up fast when I apply power. I sure dont mind that they are not the globe style.

I just assumed the tall box was the transformer. I'd have seen whats what if I had gone ahead and pulled the cover off the bottom of the chassis.

Thanks for the information about the tuning system, too, and the repair proceedure. That will come in handy.

The new-to-me 45's are installed on the chassis. It looks better. Pictures to come.

One thing: There is a small bundle of wires coming up the right side of the chassis looking at it from the back of the set. I think there are 3 wires here. They are laying cut down the chassis and go into the set in the area of the UX-227 / 56 tube. Maybe its a phonograph input? It's not named in Ryders, and may have been added by someone. I'll find out when I take the chassis bottom cover off.