Gerard's Philips B1X92A/69

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Philips B1X92A/69 Table top

Mini radio with FM

**Data for Philips B1X92A/69**
Production	The Netherlands, 1959.
Bands	MW (200-550m), FM (87.5-100 MHz).
Tubes	ECC85, ECH81, EF89, UABC80, UL84, UY85.
Cabinet	Bakelite. Size 30x15x14 cm. Weight 2.5 kg.
Power	AC 110/127/220V, 45W.

The Design

During the nineteen fifties, FM became more and more common in the living room. In the same era, Philips tried to expand its market by introducing a novel idea: a second radio in the house. They built cheap radios for use in the kitchen or parents' bedroom. This model combines the two efforts: it is cheap, but still has the FM band.

The power supply uses an autotransformer so that the RF tubes can have parallel-fed filaments. The LF tubes have series filaments. Tuning is inductive.

Obtained	12/2002 from NVHR Swap Meet.
Condition	7.
Disposed	Sold 12/2006.
Sound sample	PLAY SOUND May 31, 2006. The Netherlands has its first runner elections when the VVD, Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, internally elects Mark Rutte to lead the party in the upcoming 2007 elections.

This Object

Some people blame Philips for the lack of fuses; this model is quite the opposite because it is equiped with four of them. The fuse for the filaments was placed in a dirty holder, causing complete disfunction. It took me longer than it should… because the other three tubes were glowing normally, I didn't suspect the glow circuit at first.

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