655M Olympia
Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)
- Year
- 1935/1936
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- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 190407
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles 110 volts or 25 c. 110 v or 25 c. 220 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 655M Olympia - Crosley Radio Corp.;
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 20.75 x 36.375 x 11.25 inch / 527 x 924 x 286 mm
- Notes
- This Crosley console radio model Olympia 655M uses the same schematic as the 655 Olympia tombstone model with the same escutcheon etc. And the Crosley model 615 Cruiser is an AC/DC model with the same cabinet - but other tubes.
For the 655 Olympia models and the Buccaneer 635 models there are 3 different transformers possible: 60 cycle 110 volt, 25 cycles 110 volt and 25 cycles 220 volt. Tuning ranges are 540 to 1700 kHz broadcast, 1.7 MHz to 5.2 MHz and 5.4 to 15.3 MHz. There may have been used two different sets of knobs: wooden knobs (according to a photo of Greg Armstrong at Crosleyradios.com), which can be wrong knobs, or 8 sided bakelite knobs which can be seen on the Crosley folder. See also the model Buccaneer 635 with the same cabinet but other tubes and other features.
See details about season 1935/36 here. For Crosley and many collectors it is 1936 models, but fact is season 1935/36.
- Source of data
- Pre-War Consoles
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before (7-43 and 7-44 (Alignment, Chassis parts), date November 1935)
- Author
- Model page created by Michael Schaub. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 1784 models, 1047 with images and 1274 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)
Collections
The model 655M Olympia is part of the collections of the following members.