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Old 10-01-2014, 09:01 PM
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Wards Airline AM/SW

Girlfriend brings me home this radio she got from a second hand store.. (sorry no pic)

A Wards Airline #93WG-555B radio.. Looked pretty untouched. DC powered only.

No way am i finding 2 45v batteries (90v total) for this unit... ALL ORIGINAL WARDS TUBES...

Opened it up and discovered someone had tried to run it once, they had cut the batt plug for the filaments (1.5v) so i attached a D battery and didnt see any lights. Removed the tubes and tested them. As i feared ALL 5 tubes are shorted and no filament glow..

Looking around online ad only finding stubby versions of the original tubes

1A7G--1H5G--1N5G(x2)--1C5G.. The originals are tall and slim whereas the newer ones are stubby and the bases dont seem to fit the special shields and socket setup..

Any tubes,schematic and age of this setup would be appreciated...
Tube chart showed additional mod#s---62-555 and 62-2555
Thanks

SR
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