• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1959/1960

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 237217

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / Either AC 50 to 60 cycles, 105 to 120V or DC 105 to 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: T142A - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 6.2 x 5.3 inch / 305 x 157 x 135 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric T142A is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver.  The BC band range is 540 to 1600 kHz.  Has Qty(2) PM 4" speakers. Also has built-in loop antenna. Cabinet color is Antique White.

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  T140A	Sage Green
  T141A	Rose Beige
  T142A	Antique White
  T143A	Walnut Grain

  Sams photofact set 479 folder 7 date 3-60 features the General Electric models C450A, C450B, C451A, C451B, C452A, C452B, T140A and T141A as the same schematic. T140A and T141A without clock.  Beitmans Volume 20, 1960, page 44 features General Electric models T140A and T141A as the same schematic.  Since the General Electric Service Manual lists all 4 models using the same schematic but having just different cabinet colors, then all these models can use these reference documents for the schematics and alignment data.

• Source of data
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 20, 1960

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 479 folder 7 date 3-60)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 20, 1960 (Page 44)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 154)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2139 with images and 2042 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY