howard radio

[dieseljeep]

[QUOTE=Electronic M;3026365]On a early 50's majestic TV that had a blown audio output Xfmr. I just replaced it with a similar sized unit that came from a amp from a cheap Deca HiFi phono console I junked, and it works just fine like that.

A cheap Decca! LMAO. Thats an Oxymoron. (sp)

[radio nut]

I thought an output tranny was a little more of a specialty item. At Fair radio they have a box of the same size rca speakers with the trans. on them, so I will just grab one of those and mount it. Ok, I did not know it was that easy. Thanks. Oh, One more question if I may. because of price I have been subbing 5y3 rectifier tubes in my radios instead of 5u4 tubes. Is this a mistake?

[old_coot88]

Originally Posted by radio nut

...I have been subbing 5y3 rectifier tubes in my radios instead of 5u4 tubes. Is this a mistake?

Just curious, but what radio(s) do you have that use 5U4s? Being heavier duty with a 3 amp filament, they were more exclusive to TVs and large amplifiers. Whereas 5Y3 with its 2 amp filament was more commonly used in radios.