1942 Zenith 10S690 Radio/Phono Combo

[DavGoodlin]

I like to see someone else rescue these post-war horizontal consoles. The mono push-pull 6V6 amps and speakers were as good as the newer phono consoles even ten years later (Magnavox and Fisher exempt)

I found a Zenith 12H090 for similar reasonable money, only missing its original RP, whatever it was in '47, SO in the phono drawer was an early '60's Ensign 4-speed changer made by Admiral. Both leads of the Sonotone 8t cart tied and run using bell-wire to a pigtail from chassis.

From the same seller included a Stromberg Carlson 1121 which is an early 1947 model with both FM bands, in the left pull-out it had a V-M 1200 series (one with levers, not knobs) sitting on a made-up plinth. I think a V-M 400 was original.

[bgadow]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

From the same seller included a Stromberg Carlson 1121 which is an early 1947 model with both FM bands, in the left pull-out it had a V-M 1200 series (one with levers, not knobs) sitting on a made-up plinth. I think a V-M 400 was original.

I had a very similar S-C, dual FM as I recall and power tuning. I let it go in a moment of weakness; kind of a shame that you couldn't see the "Acoustical Labyrinth" from the front!

[vortalexfan]

Well I got the chassis out of the cabinet, and I fortunately had some old VCR flat belts that will work on this radio, but unfortunately I can't get the band switch lever off so I can get the tuner knob loose so I can get the new belt onto the radio because the clip they used to hold the band switch lever on was a rounded c-clip rather than a traditional flat c-clip.

So I unfortunatly can't get that clip off without having a special tool of some sort, because a regular flat-blade screwdriver just slips and isn't able to get under the clip to dislodge it from the shaft.

Any ideas how to get that clip off the shaft?

Also checked the tubes and there was actually only 2 tubes in this radio that weren't original, the rectifier tube and the 6A8G tube which was replaced with a RCA 6A8 metal jacket tube which the 6A8G originally had a shield around it but since they got a metal jacketed 6A8 tube they pitched the original shield unfortunately.

The rectifier tube was a GE branded 5Y4G tube with a date code of 722 (22nd week of 1947 which if that's to be believed that means the original rectifier tube didn't last very long, only 5 years and the 6A8 tube had a date code of 222 (22nd week of 1942) which if that's to be believed that means that tube pretty much died a couple months after purchase because the front bezel of this radio had a date stamped in it of Jan. 3, 1942 on it...