- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1939/1940
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 50689
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-130, 200-260 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Power out
- 6 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 40-755T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 20 x 14.6 x 10.3 inch / 508 x 371 x 262 mm
- Notes
- Model 40-755 is a "Philco-Tropic" model intended for harsh environments. The Philco model 40-755 series includes a table model 40-755T, a console model 40-755XX, and two console radio-phonographs: model 40-755PXX and model 40-755PDXX. The 40-755PXX cabinet has a diamond shaped pattern in the middle of the speaker grill; the 40-755PDXX has a wider cabinet with six vertical bars in front of the speaker. All models of this family are "Philco-Tropic" export models intended for harsh environments.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before
- Mentioned in
- Philco Radio 1928-1942
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Philco 1940 RMS Yearbook
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4063 models, 2220 with images and 3711 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA