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Item nr.


Philips B5X23A/01 Table top

Philips plano model.


Data for Philips B5X23A/01
ProductionThe Netherlands, 1962.
BandsLW MW SW FM (87.5-108 MHz).
TubesECC85 ECH81 EF89 EBF89 EAA91 ECC83 EL84 EL84 EZ81 EM80.
CabinetWood. Size 56x22x24 cm.
PowerAC (110-245V).

The Design

Plano was the name for a line of radios started in 1958 with the B5X84A. Similar radios, with the same size and the same tubes, were sold until 1964 or 65.

Obtained12/2001 from NVHR swap meet.
Condition4.
DisposedScrapped 1/2002.

This Object

Bought it for spare parts, and it was non-operating, but of course I wanted to repair it. The thermic protection of the transformator was open, and bridging it with an ammeter I found that the set took 4 Amperes when switched on (at 220V). There was a short in the rectifier tube, and replacing this tube brought the radio to life.

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