1938 zenith radio

Welcome to my home page of stuff that I collected and restored over the years. The following photo shows the radio after I completed its restoration. The next photo shows how I taped the capacitor in place to keep the spring from pushing it back down. 1,023.32, 1,279.15 1938 Zenith model 6S229. I purchased this radio from the daughter of the original owner. Floor Radio Console 6T5 Tuning eye Zenith Chassis 12-S-267 1938The chassis was sold in 4 other cabinet models and all equally beautiful.This model was less p. Original Price 737.97 Given the extent of damage on top, stripping was the only alternative. Alignment is a routine restoration procedure, although I have often skipped it when the radio performed well after recapping. Electronics/Chassis/Cord: The Superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale. (20% off), Sale Price 747.81 At this point, the set played for the first time, but very poorly. Original Price 23.81 The starch gives the cloth more body, helping it resist sagging in the future. It rattles objects in the room when played loud. This is a showpiece! The one dial that was left showing/open is crazed, but I have a spare chassis to replace that one dial. Antique Radio Forums Index Category Online Auctions and Sales Forum, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests. Acting on further advice from Walt Heskes, I added a bleeder resistor to bring the voltage down. Features: digit number (IE. Take a look at the tube lineup. Fixing the cabinet was a straightforward job. Click to Enlarge. To my delight, the belt worked perfectly! I also had to replace the drive belt in the tuning mechanism. By the time I was done, the radio was playing beautifully and its dial tracking was right on the money. Connected in parallel with the radio's speaker leads. First; the big round "airplaine" dial The front and sides of the cabinet appears to be covered with finely grained veneer, but the "veneer" is actually a photographic decal of a wood pattern. Charles Eames studies architecture at the Washington, At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1938 zenith for your home. When all the color work was done, I sprayed on two final coats of clear lacquer, lightly buffing the last coat with #0000 steel wool to achieve a satin finish that doesn't look "too new.". Research If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) He constructed ornamental railings and, smaller numbers, and are more difficult to find today. With the addition of a bleeder resistorproperly positioned to avoid interferencethe radio performed quite well. 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Instead, I simply disconnected the old filters and left the cans in place to preserve the radio's original appearance. Twelve (count 'em!) Contrasting with the black dial face is the gold-colored tuner pointer. Perhaps chemicals were spilled on it or someone made an aborted attempt to refinish it. Radio must be picked up in Cleveland. also note that the cabinet number falls very high Not shown in the photo are thick insulated battery cables. This tuning system is not only reliable, but also very accurate. Then I applied a bit of liquid spray starch. Little force is needed to spin the large dial pointers and the tuning is quite precise. Two important points need to be covered for a second station re-location & "tell-tale" controls. Since I operate the radio on AC, I shortened the cables and tucked them under the chassis. Incidentally, here is a case in which careful notes might have led me to these "hidden" capacitors sooner. This type of data sharing may be considered a sale of information under California privacy laws. Numbers in the photo identify various components: This radio requires eleven separate alignment adjustments. Many of the surviving 15U270 and 15U271 suffer from cracking burl on the curved areas on each side of the dial. Powered bySquarespace. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. It initially sold for $69.95 in the East, but in early August Zenith, along with other manufacturers, announced across the board price increases. is not correct and may lead to confusion later Neither the TV show or the radio (style & circuit) appeals to me. Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere before restoration, Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere after restoration. (15% off), Sale Price 15.18 Unless you know what you're doing, randomly tampering with these delicate adjustments will likely mess up your radio in a serious way, requiring an embarrassing trip to an expert repairman. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. The leftmost knob is a tone control and the next one in line is the power/volume control. Stratosphere. (20% off), Sale Price 1,180.75 Lets start by examining the Some of the most serious Zenith radio collectors in the world have never seen this version in person. The minimum equipment needed for alignment is a signal generator and a multitester. a zero at the beginning, (IE. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration - all the electrolytic caps were replaced with new production parts. It is sporting the fabulous "Motor Drive Robot Shutter Dial" and green tuning eye. 5 out of 5 stars (1) $ 850.00. 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Sigh. You know, these are actually not exactly rare radios. As it happens, Antique Electronic Supply sells an exact replacement belt for this particular model. To conceal blemishes on the photo-finished sides and front, I wiped on a coat of Min-Wax walnut stain with a soft cloth, let the stain set for a minute or two, then buffed it off again with a clean cloth. Another Chicago garage find where someone needed room and wanted it gone. This three-band, nine-tube Art Deco radio is completely restored and retrofitted with Bluetooth. The 15 tube model is noticeable longer to house the large chassis. Great deal. Well, one showed up a year ago about 70 miles south of me. model line, or more simply the higher the retail After stripping, I carefully buffed the top smooth with very fine #0000 steel wool. This chassis, speaker and cabinet are a factory match. ZENITH 12 TUBE SHUTTER DIAL: This completely restored Zenith radio was made in 1938 and features the classic Zenith shutter dial with motorized tuning control. Another great 15 tube Zenith radio pictured above. On my radio, the little rubber drive belt was shot. (1928-2014) Miller learned about radios and electronics during his service in the US Navy from 1945 to 1949. 1938 Zenith "Walton" 9-s-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio 1938 Zenith "WALTON" 12-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio 1938 Zenith For Sale on 1stDibs At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1938 zenith for your home. Many folks think the "Waltons" TV show made these radios desirable. The gaskets were about half the required length and twice the required thickness, but where there's a will, there's a way! As with most old cloths, it had faded somewhat in the areas exposed to light, but not so much as to merit replacement. Next is the tuning knob and the rightmost control is the bandswitch. Connect the signal generator's leads to the ends of this loop and place it near the digital receiver. As Bob says, in a few years the market will be flooded with them. Store Radio Knobs Zenith Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. The watch is priced at $2,025 due in large part to the fact that the watch is powered by an automatic chronograph Valjoux A05.231 movement. What's more, in the course of playing with the tuning mechanism, I discovered that the dial pointers are spring-loaded. (If your radio can't tune to the target frequency, tune it to a multiple. compensation, spinner tuning, split. The underside of the chassis is plated with copper, however, perhaps to allow good ground connections for electronic components. The rest of the cabinet was in good shape, with only a few small scratches here and there. In 1927, Zenith introduced the first radio with push-button tuning, and in 1940 it broadcast the first FM radio station in the Midwest. to discuss in this article. Content is for presentation purposes only. 505.66, 561.84 Checking a generator's output in this way is another of Walt's handy tricks. Even after solving those gross problems via the power supply fix, the dial tracking was not very accurate. No spring is visible from the outside, so I assume it's concealed inside the large metal dial case. for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted After those capacitors had been replaced, the radio's B+ voltage was lowered somewhat, but it still tested about 25-30% higher than indicated in the schematic. not with the actual production date. The belt runs inside machined brass pulleys and is held at the right tension by a spring-loaded arm. This is a 1938 Zenith 7 tube Walton model 7S232, Zeniths most famous and collectable year. Five of the six tubes are 6-volt units, suitable for a radio designed to run on 6-volt DC power. This radio has the fabulous Robot Shutter Dial with a green tuning eye. My wife and son drove the 70 miles in fog so thick you couldn't see the front of your vehicle to be the first ones at the estate sale and got it. This needed the usual, recapping, replace bad wiring, a couple of tubes, one knob was missing, new dial face and the cabinet refinished as it was trashed. As for the cabinet, the ranges again until late 1945, and were sold as 1946 models. This radio has the fabulous "Robot Shutter Dial" with a green tuning eye. This is a Zenith 1938 Model 7-S-232, a 7 tube "Walton". This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. He joined a fledging Beaverton electronics company, Tektronix, in 1951 as its 351st employee. This scheme holds true for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted civilian radio production to enter the war effort. each represented by a single letter. The first digit(s) will be the number of tubes, Great display and talking piece. When I purchased the radio, it required total restoration. A multitester, used to measure the radio's output during alignment. The 15U270 & 15U271 are the only 1938 15 tube Zenith radios that utilize two speakers, a 12 woofer and a 6 tweeter. Tube complement: 6K7G RF, 6L7G mixer, 6J5G oscillator, 6K7G IF, 6H6G detector, 6J5G 1st audio, 6J5G 2nd audio, 6J5G phase inverter, (2) 6V6G push-pull audio output, 6T5 tuning eye, 5Y4G rectifier. A very nice farm set. The number of tubes will be between 4 and 16 (the Original Price 29.76 (20% off), Sale Price 350.10 line-up. Pleasant waterfall cabinet and tear-drop dial that was only used for 1938. Here is Walter's comment on that point: Now that we have added an extra resistor, can this radio be considered "stock" or "original?" The belt is made of layers of rubber-impregnated fabric, similar to the fan belt in your auto but much smaller. 1938 Zenith short wave radio classic antique model 6-J-257 Ad vertisement by Jasona5150. Only rubber would provide enough friction on the small pulleys to make the system work. Stripping made the top much lighter, so I sprayed on several coats of brown toning lacquer to match the dark brown of the cabinet body.

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