Zenith T-O Royal 1000-1 battery case

[Ed in SoDak]

Good you found a case. I had no idea the price was that high up. I paid less for the whole radio with battery case. Mine is definitely a keeper, it even still has the label!

The 3-wire power jack is to switch off the internal battery pack when an external power plug is inserted. The lamp is a 1.5 volt bulb powered by its own battery. Odd arrangement, but that's how they did it.

I have a second TO-3000 that is a bit of a beater. I rewired it to take a 12v bulb so it will light with just AC power.

Getting the chassis out is a tight squeeze. Several screws are way down in the corners. Easy enought to remove, but a real bear to replace. Maybe try one of those long, flexible q-tips, like used for VCR or computer cleaning. You may be able to bend the plastic handle to fit up in there, but be careful not to scratch up the inside.

-Ed