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Item nr.
Philips 208U-05 Mini Radio
The first Philips radio after World War 2.
Data for Philips 208U-05
| Production | The Netherlands, 1944.
Price was 135 guilders. |
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| Bands | LW (750-1910m), MW (196-570m), SW (16,5-51m)
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| Tubes | UCH21 UCH21 UBL21 UY1N
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| Cabinet | Bakelite.
Size 25x16x14cm.
Weight 2.75 kg. |
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| Power | ACDC 110/220V, 34W. |
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| Documents | Service Doc. |
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The Design
All through the occupation, Philips engineers had hidden some stock of radio parts from the Germans in the Philips plant's attics, and they were able to construct a transmitter within weeks. Herrijzend Nederland aired in October 1944. Radio production was started almost immediately, and the 208U was the first post-war model. This model history makes the type interesting (in my view), but it is not very rare; a significant number of 208U were produced.
| Obtained | Was never mine,
Repaired for Tanneke, sn=E69917, 9/2013. |
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| Condition | 9. |
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| Sound sample | PLAY SOUND Discussion about production of chocolate and related products. |
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This Object
The radio was handed to me with a complaint of too much hum. This often is caused by a leaking coupling capacitor. This causes the current through the output tube to rise, and thus the smoothing effect of the filter caps is insufficient. When inspecting the set, I found that the power chord had been replaced by a white chord, and there was significant cracking from the volume pot.
I decided to change the coupling (C106) and rattle (C110) cap, the output tube decoupling elco (C75), and the power chord. I cleansed the volume pot.
Part of Gerard's Radio Corner.
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by Gerard
(g.tel@uu.nl)