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YamahaFreak · #1 06-25-2007, 04:44 PM

I found one on eBay for cheap that looks like it was a nuclear test subject. I took pity on it and bought it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=011

Do any of you guys know anything about this radio? I looked around and it's supposedly 40 years old. The seller says that it was working before and then just quit altogether. Thanks for any info.

jpdylon · #2 06-25-2007, 11:18 PM

That doesn't look like the typical model 21. I've restored a few of those, and they weren't as wide and teh dial and face looked much different.

However the orange-cone speaker is a dead giveaway that its a KLH of the 60s. The thing to watch out for is the power supply caps. If one is open it can give the "dead radio" symptom. I don't remember if these are fused or not, but open it up and take a look.

Not too bad of a deal for 25 bucks

YamahaFreak · #3 06-25-2007, 11:46 PM

I believe it once looked like this one:

http://radioatticarchives.com/images...967)_Tardi.jpg

jpdylon · #4 06-25-2007, 11:50 PM

Ah, then it must be a different version of the 21. These are the style I've worked on.

Great radio none the less! Hope you can get it working well.

Tapehead47 · #5 06-25-2007, 11:50 PM

nice restoration project. For $25, worth a shot. Best of luck!

I love table radios

YamahaFreak · #6 06-25-2007, 11:59 PM

I saw that one in my searches too; I think that one is slightly newer.

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Originally Posted by Tapehead47

nice restoration project. For $25, worth a shot. Best of luck!

I love table radios

Thanks! Hopefully it's something simple. If not, I'll be back here again.

roseskunk · #7 07-03-2007, 02:10 PM

there's a really clean version of what you bought on ebay right now...

YamahaFreak · #8 07-03-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by roseskunk

there's a really clean version of what you bought on ebay right now...

Yep, that's it

NowhereMan 1966 · #9 07-03-2007, 11:07 PM

I have one too, I need the tuning knob though, but it is a good radio and has great audio. I like to use mine in the basement when I'm working for music, listening to Michael Savage, etc. It sounds almost like a Hi-Fi. I might bring it up and put it on the shelf next to my 1953 Philco radio my grandfather had so I can have both classic FM and AM radios in use.

KingBubba · #10 07-04-2007, 11:48 AM

Would any of you model 21 owners be able to answer a question regarding the model 21 KLH speaker. Was it made to use with your radio? I have seen on at a TS and it has an RCA plug in the back, unlike any other KLH I have seen.I suspected that it was designed as a remote speaker for the radio. Does anyone know if that is the case?

YamahaFreak · #11 07-05-2007, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by KingBubba

Would any of you model 21 owners be able to answer a question regarding the model 21 KLH speaker. Was it made to use with your radio? I have seen on at a TS and it has an RCA plug in the back, unlike any other KLH I have seen.I suspected that it was designed as a remote speaker for the radio. Does anyone know if that is the case?

Yes, the 21 speaker was designed as a remote to go along with the radio. You would plug it into one of two ports on the radio; one would operate both speakers, the other turned off the radio speaker.

KingBubba · #12 07-05-2007, 09:50 AM

That would also explain why I found only one speaker. Thanks.

YamahaFreak · #13 08-16-2007, 05:40 PM

The radio finally came today. Address confusion...

Anyway, there is no sound or power. So I open her up and discover that a fuse is blown(see pic). Can I just replace the fuse and be done, or do you think there's a reason it went? One of the large caps appears to be leaking as well, but I'm not entirely sure.

jpdylon · #14 07-04-2007, 12:25 PM

IIRC, the 21 had an option for an extra speaker, as well as its older tube brother the model 8. Both use the same driver. Its not stereo, just an extension speaker for another room, etc.