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Originally Posted by Boobtubeman
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 |
I've seen many of those radios, that didn't have any original tubes, because of that error.
That early, those G types were the only 1.5 volt tubes, available. Zenith did the same thing with their early battery operated sets.
The radio in question, was also made as a so-called, "portable". Many referred to them as "luggable". A big clumsy thing with less audio output, than the average, six transistor radio.
I consider them as an important part as radio history.
