Help,
I just recently came upon a Fada Canadian Model C69A and cannot find schematcis on it anywhere in my Riders manuals. I already looked here NA but to no avail. If anyone knows where I might find the schematics, I'll be very grateful.
Thanks
Bud

Hi,

I have looked in Canadian indexes and have not found that number. Can you post the tube list. That may help in finding a match.

Ed.

Hello Ed,
The tube compliment is as follows:(1)227,(3)226 and (1) 171a and it's battery powered.
Thanks
Bud

Hi Bud

If the correct schematic isn't available try Atwater Kent Model #40 which is available here on nostalgiaair. It will have an additional 226 tube but circuits in those days, around 1928, were similar.

You mentioned battery powered? The 26 & 27 were early AC tubes which draw high filament current. These radios should be AC powered and have a power supply with 280 rectifier. It may be on a separate chassis?

Norm

: Hello Ed,
: The tube compliment is as follows:(1)227,(3)226 and (1) 171a and it's battery powered.
: Thanks
: Bud

Hi bud,

I think Norm's suggestion may be best. I have looked in the Mallory Yaxley encyclopedia and page by page through RCC and cannot find a Fada with that tube line up.

In fact I cannot see a schemaatic where they used both 26's and 27's. Many with 5 or 6 27's and the 71 or several 24's & 27's etc. All were AC radios.

They did make battery radios with 5 01A's and a 71.

Perhaps not enough of your model were made to warrent RCC to publish the schematic. Sorry.

Ed.

Hi Bud,

I searched your radio in the auction and to me it looks like a standard radio of that era using 5 01A's or 4 and 71. I may be wrong, perhaps Norm may comment. I have an unrestored Fada C 75A and thats what it takes. Your seller could be mistaken on the tubes.

Ed.

Hi Bud & Ed

I sent you guys an email but decided to post here. It's definately a battery radio which uses 01A tubes. You could use a 71A for the last stage. Probably around 1924 or 1925 since it has old style tube sockets made for UV tubes but any 01A's can be used.

You may want to go for it as it seems in very good condition. The seller probably doesn't know about radios as he mentions the radio comes with a #27 tube.. A 27 is 5 pin and would never fit in one of those sockets.. In that radio you can only use 4 pin tubes with side bayonet pin.

Norm

: Hi Bud,

: I searched your radio in the auction and to me it looks like a standard radio of that era using 5 01A's or 4 and 71. I may be wrong, perhaps Norm may comment. I have an unrestored Fada C 75A and thats what it takes. Your seller could be mistaken on the tubes.

: Ed.

Hey Norm,
That's what I thought to about the 27's and 26's that they were of higher voltages but the guy that's selling this one on Ebay says that it has those tubes in it. He also shows a picture of it and I don't see any power transformer in it. He does show a picture of the model tag and it says Fada Canadian C69A. I'm beginning to think that maybe I'll let it go. Seems like somebody might have been doing some monkeying around with it.
Thanks anyway
Bud

Hi Bud, We have the schematic for Fada C69. It was published by RCC (Radio College of Canada), but for some reason many RCC sets are missing this page. We are JustRadios - Antique Radio Schematics. WebSite is at www.justradios.com

: Hi Bud

: If the correct schematic isn't available try Atwater Kent Model #40 which is available here on nostalgiaair. It will have an additional 226 tube but circuits in those days, around 1928, were similar.

: You mentioned battery powered? The 26 & 27 were early AC tubes which draw high filament current. These radios should be AC powered and have a power supply with 280 rectifier. It may be on a separate chassis?

: Norm

: : Hello Ed,
: : The tube compliment is as follows:(1)227,(3)226 and (1) 171a and it's battery powered.
: : Thanks
: : Bud