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Crosley Trirdyn
12/25/2010 12:12:48 PMDeffJeff
Merry Christmas All!

I picked up a Trirdyn a few days ago and have been going thru it to see what I need to make it work again. The megohm resistor is one I have never seen before; it has an adjustment pin in one end that goes in and out (like one of those cheap whistles they used to sell in dime stores). I checked it and there is no reading at all on meter, so I'm guessing it's open. Does anyone know what the value of the megohm resistor might be?
Thanks/Jeff

12/25/2010 12:43:08 PMNorm Leal
Hi Jeff

You have an adjustable grid leak resistor. Grid leak resistor values were from around 1 meg to 8 or 10 meg. Use a fixed 2.2 meg resistor. It will work.

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/697/M0039697.pdf

Norm

:Merry Christmas All!
:
:I picked up a Trirdyn a few days ago and have been going thru it to see what I need to make it work again. The megohm resistor is one I have never seen before; it has an adjustment pin in one end that goes in and out (like one of those cheap whistles they used to sell in dime stores). I checked it and there is no reading at all on meter, so I'm guessing it's open. Does anyone know what the value of the megohm resistor might be?
:Thanks/Jeff
:

12/25/2010 2:00:19 PMDeffJeff
Norm,

Thanks & Merry Chistmas.

Jeff


Hi Jeff
:
: You have an adjustable grid leak resistor. Grid leak resistor values were from around 1 meg to 8 or 10 meg. Use a fixed 2.2 meg resistor. It will work.
:
:http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/697/M0039697.pdf
:
:Norm
:
::Merry Christmas All!
::
::I picked up a Trirdyn a few days ago and have been going thru it to see what I need to make it work again. The megohm resistor is one I have never seen before; it has an adjustment pin in one end that goes in and out (like one of those cheap whistles they used to sell in dime stores). I checked it and there is no reading at all on meter, so I'm guessing it's open. Does anyone know what the value of the megohm resistor might be?
::Thanks/Jeff
::
:
:

12/25/2010 3:38:35 PMThomas Dermody
If this is a tube with a wire that slides within, make sure that this is in fact an adjustable resistor and not an adjustable neutralizing capacitor.
12/25/2010 6:42:29 PMDeffJeff
:If this is a tube with a wire that slides within, make sure that this is in fact an adjustable resistor and not an adjustable neutralizing capacitor.
:
I assume it's a grid leak resistor. It's #16 on the schematic here (it is in parallel with a capacitor):
http://www.crosleyradios.com/battery-sets/TRIRDYN-1.pdf
Question: what's a good "C" voltage for this one, -4.5 or -6?
Thanks//Jeff
12/25/2010 8:54:40 PMNorm Leal
Hi

C depends on B voltage being used on a tube. With these older tubes (01A) running up to 90 volts plate voltage, C is usually - 4 1/2. With higher voltage or other tubes different voltages may be required.

Norm

::If this is a tube with a wire that slides within, make sure that this is in fact an adjustable resistor and not an adjustable neutralizing capacitor.
::
:I assume it's a grid leak resistor. It's #16 on the schematic here (it is in parallel with a capacitor):
: http://www.crosleyradios.com/battery-sets/TRIRDYN-1.pdf
:Question: what's a good "C" voltage for this one, -4.5 or -6?
:Thanks//Jeff
:

12/26/2010 11:43:18 AMDeffJeff
Norm,
I noticed on the schematics that the A- and C- are bridged by a wire(?) at the terminals. Part of the wire still exists on my set, but it's been cut. Is this some kind of resistor wire, or just a connection between the two negative terminals? If it is some kind of resistor wire (I don't have any)should I remake the connection with a small value resistor?

thanks for your help//Jeff

:Hi
:
: C depends on B voltage being used on a tube. With these older tubes (01A) running up to 90 volts plate voltage, C is usually - 4 1/2. With higher voltage or other tubes different voltages may be required.
:
:Norm
:
:::If this is a tube with a wire that slides within, make sure that this is in fact an adjustable resistor and not an adjustable neutralizing capacitor.
:::
::I assume it's a grid leak resistor. It's #16 on the schematic here (it is in parallel with a capacitor):
:: http://www.crosleyradios.com/battery-sets/TRIRDYN-1.pdf
::Question: what's a good "C" voltage for this one, -4.5 or -6?
::Thanks//Jeff
::
:
:

12/26/2010 12:19:00 PMNorm Leal
Hi Jeff

When A- is bridged to C- a "C" battery isn't used. This was fairly common in older battery radios. It save on buying a "C" battery but the "B" battery has to supply more current.

The "C" battery biases grid negative. This causes the plate to draw less current.

Norm

:Norm,
:I noticed on the schematics that the A- and C- are bridged by a wire(?) at the terminals. Part of the wire still exists on my set, but it's been cut. Is this some kind of resistor wire, or just a connection between the two negative terminals? If it is some kind of resistor wire (I don't have any)should I remake the connection with a small value resistor?
:
:thanks for your help//Jeff
:
::Hi
::
:: C depends on B voltage being used on a tube. With these older tubes (01A) running up to 90 volts plate voltage, C is usually - 4 1/2. With higher voltage or other tubes different voltages may be required.
::
::Norm
::
::::If this is a tube with a wire that slides within, make sure that this is in fact an adjustable resistor and not an adjustable neutralizing capacitor.
::::
:::I assume it's a grid leak resistor. It's #16 on the schematic here (it is in parallel with a capacitor):
::: http://www.crosleyradios.com/battery-sets/TRIRDYN-1.pdf
:::Question: what's a good "C" voltage for this one, -4.5 or -6?
:::Thanks//Jeff
:::
::
::
:
:

12/26/2010 7:01:35 PMDeffJeff
Norm,

That makes sense...I never would have thought of that.

Thanks//Jeff

:Hi Jeff
:
: When A- is bridged to C- a "C" battery isn't used. This was fairly common in older battery radios. It save on buying a "C" battery but the "B" battery has to supply more current.
:
: The "C" battery biases grid negative. This causes the plate to draw less current.
:
:Norm
:
::Norm,
::I noticed on the schematics that the A- and C- are bridged by a wire(?) at the terminals. Part of the wire still exists on my set, but it's been cut. Is this some kind of resistor wire, or just a connection between the two negative terminals? If it is some kind of resistor wire (I don't have any)should I remake the connection with a small value resistor?
::
::thanks for your help//Jeff
::
:::Hi
:::
::: C depends on B voltage being used on a tube. With these older tubes (01A) running up to 90 volts plate voltage, C is usually - 4 1/2. With higher voltage or other tubes different voltages may be required.
:::
:::Norm
:::
:::::If this is a tube with a wire that slides within, make sure that this is in fact an adjustable resistor and not an adjustable neutralizing capacitor.
:::::
::::I assume it's a grid leak resistor. It's #16 on the schematic here (it is in parallel with a capacitor):
:::: http://www.crosleyradios.com/battery-sets/TRIRDYN-1.pdf
::::Question: what's a good "C" voltage for this one, -4.5 or -6?
::::Thanks//Jeff
::::
:::
:::
::
::
:
:

1/16/2011 12:02:00 AMDeffJeff
:Does anyone know what value the two capacitors are in this set? The one that connects to the headphone jack is out.
Thanks//Jeff
1/16/2011 10:14:23 AMNorm Leal
Hi Jeff

Didn't see a cap connected to headphone jack?

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/697/M0039697.pdf

One on this schematic is marked .002 mf. The other, across grid leak resistor, can be 250 pf.

If you put a cap across the headphone jack use a small value, .01 mf or less. This will filter out any remaining RF and limit high frequency audio response

Norm

::Does anyone know what value the two capacitors are in this set? The one that connects to the headphone jack is out.
:Thanks//Jeff
:

1/17/2011 12:28:47 AMDeffJeff
Norm,

Thanks for the info. I was using the schematic at this site: http://www.crosleyradios.com/battery-sets/TRIRDYN-1.pdf

Turns out the cap was OK; I just didn't have my tester set low enough to measure it. The real problem was a broken wire in the feedback control. Once I fixed that the set pulled in all kinds of stations.

Jeff


Hi Jeff
:
: Didn't see a cap connected to headphone jack?
:
:http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/697/M0039697.pdf
:
: One on this schematic is marked .002 mf. The other, across grid leak resistor, can be 250 pf.
:
: If you put a cap across the headphone jack use a small value, .01 mf or less. This will filter out any remaining RF and limit high frequency audio response
:
:Norm
:
:
:
:::Does anyone know what value the two capacitors are in this set? The one that connects to the headphone jack is out.
::Thanks//Jeff
::
:
:

1/19/2011 6:13:48 PMDoug Criner
By the way, I don't think it has been mentioned yet: one stage is used for BOTH RF and AF. Schematics for reflex circuits can make you go cross-eyed. The idea was that, say, a 4-tube set would perform like a 5-tube set.

From my experience, that wasn't quite achieved, but they are very interesting sets. The cost savings would, of course, have appealed to Powell Crosley - the "mad-man Muntz" of his time.

1/19/2011 8:09:25 PMDeffJeff
Amen to that! It's an interesting set, but it doesn't perform like my Freed-Eisemann NR7 or Grebe Syncrophase.

Jeff

:By the way, I don't think it has been mentioned yet: one stage is used for BOTH RF and AF. Schematics for reflex circuits can make you go cross-eyed. The idea was that, say, a 4-tube set would perform like a 5-tube set.
:
:From my experience, that wasn't quite achieved, but they are very interesting sets. The cost savings would, of course, have appealed to Powell Crosley - the "mad-man Muntz" of his time.
:

1/21/2011 11:03:45 PMDave A.
I have a Crosley Super Trirdyn Special, which is in a larger, fancier cabinet. There was the regular, special, and super special.

The slogan, which was 3 tubes do the work of 5, was in Popular Science ads and even on emblems on some models of the radio themselves.

They enabled more people to buy radios at the time because of the lower cost, but radio was stil very much a luxury at the time ca. 1925.

:Amen to that! It's an interesting set, but it doesn't perform like my Freed-Eisemann NR7 or Grebe Syncrophase.
:
:Jeff
:
::By the way, I don't think it has been mentioned yet: one stage is used for BOTH RF and AF. Schematics for reflex circuits can make you go cross-eyed. The idea was that, say, a 4-tube set would perform like a 5-tube set.
::
::From my experience, that wasn't quite achieved, but they are very interesting sets. The cost savings would, of course, have appealed to Powell Crosley - the "mad-man Muntz" of his time.
::
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