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Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn
Holy cow when you mentioned Bakelite table version a light went off and I had to go take a look. I believe I have this same Bakelite set, an 2T51. Another one I have not gotten around to. This made my day because I knew this had the Direct Drive high voltage circuit, but I did not realize it was the same chassis used in the set Dj3928 had posted about. Sams Set 111, Folder 11, dated 11-50, covers both, so you may have misplaced yours by 10 years.
As nasadowsk mentioned, I think RCA only used this Direct Drive circuit from early 51 possibly into 52. I have not heard any reason why or if there were problems associated with it. RCA promoted them as being very power efficient. I have an Emerson set here that apparently licensed the same circuit from RCA.
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When I posted the entry, I knew the set was about 10 years old. I was about 15 years old at the time! I used it in my basement workshop, but I had a chance to sell it.
Mine was just as clean as yours, but when I was carrying it, I ruined the RCA Victor logo on it.
