Need Zenith model#

7/18/2000 9:19:54 PMRoger LaCasse

just recieved this tombstone style black dial radio and I need to find out as much as possible about it be for i start restoration.The tubes it uses are 1F7G-1D5G-1C7G-1H4G-1U6G.It has a tag on the bottom i think is a chassis #, 5519.I`m sure this is a battery model.I would also like to know if it can be changed over to AC with out to much trouble.

7/18/2000 9:37:08 PMWayne

: just recieved this tombstone style black dial radio and I need to find out as much as possible about it be for i start restoration.The tubes it uses are 1F7G-1D5G-1C7G-1H4G-1U6G.It has a tag on the bottom i think is a chassis #, 5519.I`m sure this is a battery model.I would also like to know if it can be changed over to AC with out to much trouble.Zenith Chassis 5519 Information
The following information is available for chassis 5519. This is a 5 tube chassis manufactured for the model year(s) 1937. This chassis used the following tube complement:

6A8 6K7 6Q7 6F6 5W4

This is a A-C/D-C (Chassis with 60hz Phono) Broadcast Only Set. The IF frequency for this set is: 456. This chassis was used in the following model(s):
5R123 5R135 5R165

Service information is available in the following locations:
Zenith Service Manual 1-375
Riders 8-13

Hope this helps!
Wayne

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7/19/2000 7:47:13 PMRoger LaCasse

: : just recieved this tombstone style black dial radio and I need to find out as much as possible about it be for i start restoration.The tubes it uses are 1F7G-1D5G-1C7G-1H4G-1U6G.It has a tag on the bottom i think is a chassis #, 5519.I`m sure this is a battery model.I would also like to know if it can be changed over to AC with out to much trouble.Zenith Chassis 5519 Information
: The following information is available for chassis 5519. This is a 5 tube chassis manufactured for the model year(s) 1937. This chassis used the following tube complement:

: 6A8 6K7 6Q7 6F6 5W4

: This is a A-C/D-C (Chassis with 60hz Phono) Broadcast Only Set. The IF frequency for this set is: 456. This chassis was used in the following model(s):
: 5R123 5R135 5R165

: Service information is available in the following locations:
: Zenith Service Manual 1-375
: Riders 8-13

: Hope this helps!
: Wayne

: Wayne:Thanks for the info but as you can see the tubes don`t match up with your info and the radio has broadcast and shortwave bands.Also there`s no AC cord.
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7/20/2000 1:08:12 AMNorm Leal

Hi

The last tube should be 1J6G. The lineup indicated the chassis is 5518 or 5522. Used in models 5F166, 5F233, 5F251. Schematics can be found in Rider Vol #8, Zenith pages 4, 5 and 6. Let us know if this matches your radio?

Norm

: : : just recieved this tombstone style black dial radio and I need to find out as much as possible about it be for i start restoration.The tubes it uses are 1F7G-1D5G-1C7G-1H4G-1U6G.It has a tag on the bottom i think is a chassis #, 5519.I`m sure this is a battery model.I would also like to know if it can be changed over to AC with out to much trouble.Zenith Chassis 5519 Information
: : The following information is available for chassis 5519. This is a 5 tube chassis manufactured for the model year(s) 1937. This chassis used the following tube complement:

: : 6A8 6K7 6Q7 6F6 5W4

: : This is a A-C/D-C (Chassis with 60hz Phono) Broadcast Only Set. The IF frequency for this set is: 456. This chassis was used in the following model(s):
: : 5R123 5R135 5R165

: : Service information is available in the following locations:
: : Zenith Service Manual 1-375
: : Riders 8-13

: : Hope this helps!
: : Wayne

: : Wayne:Thanks for the info but as you can see the tubes don`t match up with your info and the radio has broadcast and shortwave bands.Also there`s no AC cord.
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7/23/2000 12:47:08 AMWayne

: : : just recieved this tombstone style black dial radio and I need to find out as much as possible about it be for i start restoration.The tubes it uses are 1F7G-1D5G-1C7G-1H4G-1U6G.It has a tag on the bottom i think is a chassis #, 5519.I`m sure this is a battery model.I would also like to know if it can be changed over to AC with out to much trouble.Zenith Chassis 5519 Information
: : The following information is available for chassis 5519. This is a 5 tube chassis manufactured for the model year(s) 1937. This chassis used the following tube complement:

: : 6A8 6K7 6Q7 6F6 5W4

: : This is a A-C/D-C (Chassis with 60hz Phono) Broadcast Only Set. The IF frequency for this set is: 456. This chassis was used in the following model(s):
: : 5R123 5R135 5R165

: : Service information is available in the following locations:
: : Zenith Service Manual 1-375
: : Riders 8-13

: : Hope this helps!
: : Wayne

: : Wayne:Thanks for the info but as you can see the tubes don`t match up with your info and the radio has broadcast and shortwave bands.Also there`s no AC cord.
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Just going off the chassis number you provided,I guess it must be wrong!