So What Have I Got Here Boys?

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Originally Posted by Captainclock

Yes, but having a switched power supply has nothing to do with being able to run a radio off of DC Current vs AC Current, A Radio with a power supply that switches voltages from 110v-240v is an AC ONLY set, DC Powered radios weren't switched and usually only ran off of either 6v, 12, or 32v DC, or were battery operated up to 64v DC,

Please stop stating things as fact , when in reality you are wrong . The Grundig radio I pictured in my earlier post does indeed have a voltage selector switch , and no power transformer , and IS able to operate from AC or DC power ! It uses a very large , tapped ceramic resistor which the voltage selector switch chooses the appropriate tap from depending on which voltage it selected .

Just so you know , I'm NOT looking to argue here , but I just can't let inaccuracies such as you have printed remain unchallenged . You say you have been at this for 15 or so years , and you seem to think you've seen all there is to see in our hobby . Well , at somewhat over retirement age , and having worked back in the 1960s and 1970s in TV / radio repair , I can with all certainty tell you there is a LOT you haven't seen yet , and that the learning is supposed to be part of the fun of the hobby .