- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Alba (Brand) Balcombe Ltd., ALBA (Radio & Television) Ltd; London
- Year
- 1948
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 103535
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- Brand: Alba
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Alba 4551 - Alba Brand Balcombe Ltd., ALBA
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
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There are 6 models sharing this chassis, 3531 (table), 3511, this 4551 (Console), radiogram 475B (Single), Autoradiogram 475B and table auto-radiogram 8531.
Though using series heaters the chassis is isolated by the mains transforner rather than the usual direct line and dropper with U series valves/tubes.
- Price in first year of sale
- 25.20 GBP
- Mentioned in
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (911 (June 1949))
- Author
- Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 253 models, 132 with images and 165 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Alba (Brand) Balcombe Ltd., ALBA (Radio & Television) Ltd; London