Detrola PeeWee Portable 282

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I picked this little guy up a few days ago. It's not really my thing (almost all my other radios are Philco, Sparton, Motorola or RCA), but it looked sad and neglected and it was only $5


The outer material (tolex ?) is in good shape as is the dial face, speaker, chassis etc. The only real problems I can see are a missing knob and back.




I figure it would have used batteries like these The "A" cell fits perfectly into the plug. Too bad these batteries are long dead.


The schematic at Nostalgia Air was barely readable, but I found a better version in a Beitman's Most-Often-Needed Radio Schematics for 1940.

I did a quick recap - only 6 capacitors. I tested a few resistors and they were 25% high or so, but I've been reading that it's best to try out a radio before bothering with replacing them. After my last few radio projects, I'm a believer.


Then, rigged up a D cell for the filament, an HP dual variable supply for the 90 volt supply and a 3' lead for an antenna. Once I turned it one, it starting playing almost immediately Really it's more like these days. I could only find music on one station.


Alas, my success was short lived as the dial cord snapped Oh well, I have some new string to make one from.


Anyone have a spare matching knob ?




It's nice to finish a project (more or less) in one evening after all those TVs!

[Reece]

Knobs: which one? I have some like the one on the right you can have. Are these half flat shafts or? If the left one is it, try sending a PM to Mike Koste of Gobs of Knobs, along with pic. His handle on VK is ekimetsok. Might have one.

http://www.videokarma.org/member.php?u=3886

BTW, I'll have a Guinness, please.

[Sandy G]

Awwww, how CUUUTE ! (grin) Yeah, I'd try that Mike Koste guy, too. Did you clean the chassis up, or was it just real nice like that ? Great score !

[marty59]

What tubes does this model use?

[electroking]

The converter must be 1A7GT, others I don't remember. Much cheaper to replace
than a 1L6!

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Originally Posted by Reece

Knobs: which one? I have some like the one on the right you can have. Are these half flat shafts or? If the left one is it, try sending a PM to Mike Koste of Gobs of Knobs, along with pic. His handle on VK is ekimetsok. Might have one.

http://www.videokarma.org/member.php?u=3886

BTW, I'll have a Guinness, please.

I need anther knob like the one on the left. I'll give him a try. Here ya go

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Awwww, how CUUUTE ! (grin) Yeah, I'd try that Mike Koste guy, too. Did you clean the chassis up, or was it just real nice like that ? Great score !

The chassis was that clean when I got it

Originally Posted by marty59

What tubes does this model use?

This sets uses four tubes - 1A7, 1N5, 1H5 and 1L5.