• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland

• Year
• 1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 167295

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 7S7 7B7 7C6 7C5 7Y4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50Hz, 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Philco 555 - Dominion Radio & Electrical

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 820 x 920 x 420 mm / 32.3 x 36.2 x 16.5 inch

• Notes

• 5-valve superhet

  Collaro 3/514 3-speed record player

  See also Model 555ARC with automatic record changer

• Price in first year of sale
• 69.50 £

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 12 December 1952 Page 3)

• Author
• Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 147 models, 134 with images and 119 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland