I have a 1930's Rogers-Majestic (made in Toronto, Canada) Console Radio Type 6M631. I haven't had any luck finding any mention of this model on the internet anywhere. No specs, no schematic diagrams, none for sale, not a picture. I'd like to do a recap and I've managed to read the values from the actual caps for 8 out of 11 of them. The last three are 2 inch axials made of paper with well sealed resin? ends and have nothing on them except 'Auto-Lite', 'Tiger' and a 5 digit part number (each one has a different part number). I'm guessing they were added at some point.

Is there any way to determine the value of these through looking up the old Auto-Lite part numbers somewhere? I haven't found anywhere yet.

If not I'll probably end up leaving them in and hoping for the best rather that guessing at the mf values for them.

:I have a 1930's Rogers-Majestic (made in Toronto, Canada) Console Radio Type 6M631. I haven't had any luck finding any mention of this model on the internet anywhere. No specs, no schematic diagrams, none for sale, not a picture. I'd like to do a recap and I've managed to read the values from the actual caps for 8 out of 11 of them. The last three are 2 inch axials made of paper with well sealed resin? ends and have nothing on them except 'Auto-Lite', 'Tiger' and a 5 digit part number (each one has a different part number). I'm guessing they were added at some point.
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:Is there any way to determine the value of these through looking up the old Auto-Lite part numbers somewhere? I haven't found anywhere yet.
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:If not I'll probably end up leaving them in and hoping for the best rather that guessing at the mf values for them.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:Hi! I checked my info and couldn't find that model. You can buy Canadian Radio Schematics if you google (justradios@yahoo.com) and click on the link. There is a load of free info there also pertaining to resistors and caps for old radios.You should also include Pat. years on radio plate and tube line up. Hope this helps. Bob Masse

Hi! I checked my info and couldn't find that model. You can buy Canadian Radio Schematics if you google (justradios@yahoo.com) and click on the link. There is a load of free info there also pertaining to resistors and caps for old radios.You should also include Pat. years on radio plate and tube line up. Hope this helps. Bob Masse

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply. I have emailed the folks at justradios.com with a photo of the radio plate as well as a breakdown of the tube line-up. Hopefully they'll have some idea what I'm working with here. Cheers. Dave

I have found my Solar capacitor analyzer to come in handy for this and many other things.

You can find modern solid state cap/inductance testers on eBay, etc.

T.

HI Dave - I can help you out with that stuff - The Auto-lite caps were factory as far as I know - I've repaired dozens of those radios - It can be very difficult to find service information on the 1935-36 model years for Rogers, Majestic and Deforest Crosley - Dave at Just Radios is an excellent source for factory original Schematics and service info - but he doesn't have them all.
I'm not that familiar with this site - How do I get or give private email without the whole world seeing it on here ? there's an optional email box on this follow-up page - If I fill that in - does everyone see it ? Not that I don't want other radio guys seeing my email - I justdon't want the spam guys to get hold of it.
Steve

Thanks for your reply. I did end up getting the schematics and parts list from Justradios.com. It turns out this chassis was used on a number of radios in 1936-37. The 6 in the chassis type (6M631) seems to indicate the tube count while the 'M' stands for Majestic. Chassis 6D631 (DeForest), 6R631 (Rogers) and 6M631 (Majestic) are all the same. The one schematic also covers the 6x632 chassis as well with noted differences. Nostalgia Air has this schematic as well so I could have had it for free had I known what I was looking for. I still haven't seen a picture of the one I have yet it's either called a 'Rodney' or a 'Devonshire' (I think I might have seen a Rodney somewhere which makes me think I may have a Devonshire).

Also since I posted I did find some pictures posted up by the late Don Tutt (of Don's Radio Museum) which show just the underside of a 6R631 chassis with the same auto-lite tiger caps... so I had also concluded at that point that they were indeed probably original.

:HI Dave - I can help you out with that stuff - The Auto-lite caps were factory as far as I know - I've repaired dozens of those radios - It can be very difficult to find service information on the 1935-36 model years for Rogers, Majestic and Deforest Crosley - Dave at Just Radios is an excellent source for factory original Schematics and service info - but he doesn't have them all.
: I'm not that familiar with this site - How do I get or give private email without the whole world seeing it on here ? there's an optional email box on this follow-up page - If I fill that in - does everyone see it ? Not that I don't want other radio guys seeing my email - I justdon't want the spam guys to get hold of it.
:Steve

OK - that's good that you got all the info you needed - I looked at some old pics that I have stored on the computer - and sure enough - I redid a 6D631 - I have a pic of the whole cabinet from the front and a rear view of the chassis.
Shoot me an email and I'll send the pics if you want. - Steve