Hello,
I need help to identify this radio.
The radio have this tubes:25Z6; 6A8; 6K7; 6Q7; 25L6.
The dial have the name of many French city.
Thanks

Carlos

The fotos are in link
http://www.badongo.net/pic/167802
http://www.badongo.net/pic/167805

Hi, Carlos. The tube line-up suggests to me a pre-war AC/DC set designed for 120V with either a ballast resistor or a resistance line cord. The 120V suggests American or Canadian? But then why the French callsigns?

The chassis picture doesn't look like American to me. The tube shields are unlike anything I've seen.

Maybe somebody else can be a little more help than me.

Hi Carlos, Hi Doug

That's a French radio and these are no tube shields - the tubes themselfs have a metal cover. The tube manufacturer is probably Visseaux.

This type chassis/radio as widely spread - sold ready to use or as kit. BTW - at that time, in France 120 V line voltage was common (today 230/240 Volt as usual in Europe).

I think i have a description of that chassis. But allow some time to dig through my files ;-)

Kind regards from Switzerland, Walter Haring

:Hi, Carlos. The tube line-up suggests to me a pre-war AC/DC set designed for 120V with either a ballast resistor or a resistance line cord. The 120V suggests American or Canadian? But then why the French callsigns?
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:The chassis picture doesn't look like American to me. The tube shields are unlike anything I've seen.
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:Maybe somebody else can be a little more help than me.

Amazing! Those metal tubes are pretty cool, too. Try to see if you can salvage all of the tubes. If they all work well, they should look pretty awesome when cleaned up. The metal ones will look fabulous once the aluminum is polished.

Thomas

Those are French MG type tubes. The french used these which are regular G tubes with a shield mounted over them.

Norm

:Amazing! Those metal tubes are pretty cool, too. Try to see if you can salvage all of the tubes. If they all work well, they should look pretty awesome when cleaned up. The metal ones will look fabulous once the aluminum is polished.
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:Thomas

I wonder about that red thing plugged into the back of the chassis. Maybe a ballast resistor?

Is this French set pre-war? I don't think any American radios had ballast resistors or resistance line cords after WW2? By that time, tube line-ups were available that didn't require any resistors for the filament circuit in AC/DC radios.

When did France go universally with 220V power?

:I wonder about that red thing plugged into the back of the chassis. Maybe a ballast resistor?
:
:Is this French set pre-war? I don't think any American radios had ballast resistors or resistance line cords after WW2? By that time, tube line-ups were available that didn't require any resistors for the filament circuit in AC/DC radios.
:
:When did France go universally with 220V power?

hello Doug, thanks for our information.
The tubes, with metal cover, are Visseaux.
The small part red, are the fuse (and the selector 110 or 125 v).
The line cord have a ballast resistor.
Walther, thanks for our information.
If you have more detais of this chassis (name, schematic or any think else ), i thank you very much.

Kind regards from Portugal
carlos