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Item nr.
Philips B0X15U Mini Radio
Probably the cheapest Philips of that time.
Data for Philips B0X15U
Production | The Netherlands, 1960.
Price was 67 guilders. |
Bands | MW (185-580m).. |
Tubes | UCH81 UBF80 UCL82 UY89. |
Cabinet | Moulded and spraypainted.
Size 26x14x14 cm.
Weight 1,5 kg. |
Power | ACDC. |
Documents | Service docs. |
The Design
The ACDC power supply was chosen because of cost: no DC mains were around in the Netherlands (and probably in Europe) in 1961. Saving the cost of a power transformer, the price could be kept low. This was typically a set for kitchen or bedroom use. The ACDC sets require extreme care when servicing, and it would not be a good idea to use it in a bathroom. But ideas on safety were different in those days...
Cheap, one of the first sets built on a circuit board, and a technical peculiarity: it has permeability tuning. I like its elementary design, having a combined tuning knob plus dial. This photo was sent to me, showing some playing children with (probably) a grandmother. The picture was taken around 1970.
Obtained | 12/1994
from Van Gameren. |
Condition | 9. |
Disposed | Sold 8/2006. |
Sound sample | PLAY SOUND Many people would get really hot from radios like thes, but I would not call them sex bombs. |
This Object
The set is in very good condition, it only suffers some minor damage of the paint.
Inside picture. On the left, behind the converter tube, you can see in red the replaced capacitor.
Part of Gerard's Radio Corner.
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26/2/2024
by Gerard
(g.tel@uu.nl)