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Canadian Westinghouse 53
3/15/2001 1:40:32 PMDennis Friesen
I have a Canadian Westinghouse 53 Regenerative receiver with a patent date 1922. It uses three WX199 tubes.
Is it correct to assume that this is the same as a UX199? (one filiment is open) I have not repaired very many
of the old battery operated sets and it would be very helpful if someone could direct me to a schematic for this radio.


3/15/2001 7:54:13 PMEd Kraushar
Hi, I have looked in the Radio College of Canada schematic books and find that your radio is too early to have been included in them.

You may have to work from a set of similar schematics. I wonder if the schematics for the Crosley 51 and Trydyne in the schematics section of this site would help. They cover 2 and 3 tube radios that would use 199's or 01A's. I think radios of that era were all very similar.

Ed.

3/19/2001 8:44:40 AMDennis Friesen
Thanks for looking in the Radio College of Canada books, I don't have access to them.

A radio using three triodes isn't that complicated, I should be able to figure this out without too much
trouble. The schematics you suggested are similar. In this case a schematic probably wouldn't really help
much because component values aren't listed on most of the old schematics anyway.

I remember in 1969 I was working with an old radio repairman that told me one day that Howard Sams had
ruined a lot of good technicians. When I asked what he meant by that he said everyone was so used to having
a schematic with all the voltages and values that they couldn't figure anything out for themselves any more.

Thanks again, I guess I will figure this one out for myself.

Dennis


: Hi, I have looked in the Radio College of Canada schematic books and find that your radio is too early to have been included in them.

: You may have to work from a set of similar schematics. I wonder if the schematics for the Crosley 51 and Trydyne in the schematics section of this site would help. They cover 2 and 3 tube radios that would use 199's or 01A's. I think radios of that era were all very similar.

: Ed.

5/27/2001 11:03:54 PMDave Babylyn Cantelon
Hi, The model 53 schematic is in Canadian Westinghouse Service Mauual One, which we have. We are Antique Radios Schematics - JustRadios. WebSite www.justradios.com


: Thanks for looking in the Radio College of Canada books, I don't have access to them.

: A radio using three triodes isn't that complicated, I should be able to figure this out without too much
: trouble. The schematics you suggested are similar. In this case a schematic probably wouldn't really help
: much because component values aren't listed on most of the old schematics anyway.
:
: I remember in 1969 I was working with an old radio repairman that told me one day that Howard Sams had
: ruined a lot of good technicians. When I asked what he meant by that he said everyone was so used to having
: a schematic with all the voltages and values that they couldn't figure anything out for themselves any more.

: Thanks again, I guess I will figure this one out for myself.

: Dennis

:
: : Hi, I have looked in the Radio College of Canada schematic books and find that your radio is too early to have been included in them.

: : You may have to work from a set of similar schematics. I wonder if the schematics for the Crosley 51 and Trydyne in the schematics section of this site would help. They cover 2 and 3 tube radios that would use 199's or 01A's. I think radios of that era were all very similar.

: : Ed.

3/16/2001 9:28:35 AMNorm Leal
Hi Dennis

UX199 is the same tube. The later designation for this tube would be X99. If you reduce filament to 2 volts you could substitute #30 tubes.

Resolder the two large pins on your open tube. Sometimes it's only a wire to pin contact problem.

Norm

: I have a Canadian Westinghouse 53 Regenerative receiver with a patent date 1922. It uses three WX199 tubes.
: Is it correct to assume that this is the same as a UX199? (one filiment is open) I have not repaired very many
: of the old battery operated sets and it would be very helpful if someone could direct me to a schematic for this radio.

:
:

3/19/2001 8:55:32 AMDennis Friesen
Thanks for the tube information. About 25 years ago I dumped all my old tube manuals and similar material. I didn't think I would ever need that
stuff again. I have been sorry many times since then.

I usually don't work on radios quite this old but this one originally belonged to my father-in-law and I decided it would be fun to make it work again.

I didn't get lucky with my tube, resoldering the pins didn't fix it. I will have to find a replacement.

Dennis

: Hi Dennis

: UX199 is the same tube. The later designation for this tube would be X99. If you reduce filament to 2 volts you could substitute #30 tubes.

: Resolder the two large pins on your open tube. Sometimes it's only a wire to pin contact problem.

: Norm

: : I have a Canadian Westinghouse 53 Regenerative receiver with a patent date 1922. It uses three WX199 tubes.
: : Is it correct to assume that this is the same as a UX199? (one filiment is open) I have not repaired very many
: : of the old battery operated sets and it would be very helpful if someone could direct me to a schematic for this radio.

: :
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