Majestic 491 Fireside Ch= 490
Grigsby-Grunow (-Hinds) Co. (Majestic pre 1933); Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Grigsby-Grunow (-Hinds) Co. (Majestic pre 1933); Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1933
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 43659
My picture, but radio belongs to friends.
My picture, but radio belongs to friends.
My picture, but radio belongs to friends.
My picture, but radio belongs to friends.
My picture, but radio belongs to friends.
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Direct Current supply (DC) / 32 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Majestic 491 Fireside Ch= 490 - Grigsby-Grunow -Hinds Co.
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 15.25 x 16.5 x 9.375 inch / 387 x 419 x 238 mm
- Notes
-
Farm radio; vibrator for +B.
R17 is a special Globar resistor connected across the plates of the rectifier tube in place of a spark gap and resistor. This resistor has a value of 500,000 ohms at 750 volts D.C., and a value of 1500 ohms at 2000 volts D.C. (See Majestic model 116A-Type 4 in Rider's volume 3, page Majestic 3-44)
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- The Majestic Folder "Smart Set".
- Other Models
-
Here you find 201 models, 122 with images and 157 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Grigsby-Grunow (-Hinds) Co. (Majestic pre 1933); Chicago (IL)