The original stickers are still attached inside the box (that's where I got the model number from) and one of them may contain a hint of the manufacture date? On the sticker at the top there is a "QUALITY" section with a stamped number below it: 53 09 25 (below this number is the serial number: 072674). Is it possible this stamped number is in the format of YY MM DD?
I would really appreciate any and all help to get started on this project. Hints/tips on where and what to start on would also be welcomed.
Thanks for the help,
Bud
If you can identify the radio chassis, that can help the most. Most of those radio and wind-up combinations date from 1926 to 1930.
: Hi. While searching for information on my first radio project, I've stumbled into your forum and was hoping to get some help. I have a (I believe) complete RCA Victrola Model V-201 console radio/phono that I'm trying to get information about. Such as manufacture date, where to get paper (schematics, manuals, bulletins, etc), parts (don't know if it works or not), and possibly someone that has one that might be willing to share restoration help.
: The original stickers are still attached inside the box (that's where I got the model number from) and one of them may contain a hint of the manufacture date? On the sticker at the top there is a "QUALITY" section with a stamped number below it: 53 09 25 (below this number is the serial number: 072674). Is it possible this stamped number is in the format of YY MM DD?
: I would really appreciate any and all help to get started on this project. Hints/tips on where and what to start on would also be welcomed.
: Thanks for the help,
: Bud
I would still like to find out for sure the date of manufacture (if that's possible) and find somewhere that I can get schematics and other documentation for it. Although this site (Riders) does have a lot of documentation on my radio, it is mostly unreadable. I've tried to clean it up, but I can't read the schematic at all.
Also, I'd love to get some recommendations on repair businesses that might be up to re-doing the chassis for me (re-capping, tubing, adjusting, cleaning, etc). The radio is in very good shape, and I'd rather not "experiment" on it for my first time. If anyone has recommendations, please pass them along.
Thank you,
Bud
: Hi,
: Try here:
: http://www.oldcrank.com/ for the phonograph info.
: If you can identify the radio chassis, that can help the most. Most of those radio and wind-up combinations date from 1926 to 1930.
:
: : Hi. While searching for information on my first radio project, I've stumbled into your forum and was hoping to get some help. I have a (I believe) complete RCA Victrola Model V-201 console radio/phono that I'm trying to get information about. Such as manufacture date, where to get paper (schematics, manuals, bulletins, etc), parts (don't know if it works or not), and possibly someone that has one that might be willing to share restoration help.
: : The original stickers are still attached inside the box (that's where I got the model number from) and one of them may contain a hint of the manufacture date? On the sticker at the top there is a "QUALITY" section with a stamped number below it: 53 09 25 (below this number is the serial number: 072674). Is it possible this stamped number is in the format of YY MM DD?
: : I would really appreciate any and all help to get started on this project. Hints/tips on where and what to start on would also be welcomed.
: : Thanks for the help,
: : Bud
One trick to get a larger image on screen in the Rider section of this site is to click on the image itself. It moves the image out of the frame to a larger on screen view. This often helps with some of the blotchier schematics. (in the case with yours however, it seems far more pixellated than most others for some reason. I also see that I missed the "RCA" part of your description as it was onone line, and "Victor" was on the next. The other date that you got was likely close. This changes the turntable parts sources to Playthings of the Past, Voice of Music, plus a few others.
As for having someone else do the work, that depends on where you are. There are various competent people located all around the country.
Depending on how original appearing you want the set to look as far as the electrical repairs, it becomes time consuming to make things look orignial, but not beyond the scope of someone who has some background in electronics. Even the repairs to update the caps to a more modern polyester type without as much concern for original appearances is rather easy. As long as only part is changed at a time, and the connections checked for accuracy before moving to the next component there is no reason why it should be intimidating. It may be faster (some shops are backlogged), and certainly cheaper than having a repair shop charge you hourly.
If you still are tenative about taking a soldering iron to your radio, that is understandable. Drop me an email and where in the country you are, and I may have a link to someone fairly local to you.
: Thank you for the reply. A kind sole emailed me and told me that he estimates this radio to be from 1939-40 era (pre-WWII). The schematic for my radio covers models V-200/201.
: I would still like to find out for sure the date of manufacture (if that's possible) and find somewhere that I can get schematics and other documentation for it. Although this site (Riders) does have a lot of documentation on my radio, it is mostly unreadable. I've tried to clean it up, but I can't read the schematic at all.
: Also, I'd love to get some recommendations on repair businesses that might be up to re-doing the chassis for me (re-capping, tubing, adjusting, cleaning, etc). The radio is in very good shape, and I'd rather not "experiment" on it for my first time. If anyone has recommendations, please pass them along.
: Thank you,
: Bud
:
: : Hi,
: : Try here:
: : http://www.oldcrank.com/ for the phonograph info.
: : If you can identify the radio chassis, that can help the most. Most of those radio and wind-up combinations date from 1926 to 1930.
: :
: : : Hi. While searching for information on my first radio project, I've stumbled into your forum and was hoping to get some help. I have a (I believe) complete RCA Victrola Model V-201 console radio/phono that I'm trying to get information about. Such as manufacture date, where to get paper (schematics, manuals, bulletins, etc), parts (don't know if it works or not), and possibly someone that has one that might be willing to share restoration help.
: : : The original stickers are still attached inside the box (that's where I got the model number from) and one of them may contain a hint of the manufacture date? On the sticker at the top there is a "QUALITY" section with a stamped number below it: 53 09 25 (below this number is the serial number: 072674). Is it possible this stamped number is in the format of YY MM DD?
: : : I would really appreciate any and all help to get started on this project. Hints/tips on where and what to start on would also be welcomed.
: : : Thanks for the help,
: : : Bud