A-54

General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

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  • Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 41993
    • Brand: Musaphonic

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 105-130 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
  • Power out
  • 0.4 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: A-54 - General Electric Co. GE;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 14 x 9.375 x 7 inch / 356 x 238 x 178 mm
  • Notes
  • The General Electric model A-54 is on the schematic at Rider's 7-4 through 7-6 which show IF peak at 465 kc. They are AC-DC Superheterodyne receivers with a Pentagrid Converter 6A8 for Broadcast band 540 - 1720 kc and Short waves from 2.3 to 7 mc. Rider's shows a sheet "Changes 17-10" and "Changes 18-3" with the following info: General Electric A51, A56 are the same as model A54 shon on pages 7-4 to 7-6. The sheets "Changes" are hard to find and are not listed in the earlier indexes (up to Vol. 15 or so). Please be careful by uploading pictures. Between model A-51 and A-54 is only a minor change in the LS grille.
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

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