90 Highboy Early

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1931

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51218

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 24 24 27 24 24 27 45 45 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 to 60 cycles, 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 90 Highboy [Early] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).

• Notes

• Models 90 and 90A were available in a cathedral, a lowboy, and a highboy cabinet. The chassis was made in three versions - an early model 90 and 90A with two 45 output tubes in push-pull, a middle version with one 47 output tube, and a late version with two 47 output tubes. Model 90 is for 115 VAC 50-60 Hz; model 90A is for 115 VAC 25-60 Hz.

  The models 90 and 90A "early" and "middle" have a 4-gang tuning condenser plus 3 tuned IF circuit - both with IF 175 (Rider's change note 8-3). The version "middle", which are above serial number 237,001, of the model 90 and 90A has tubes: 24 RF, 27 osc, 24 1st det., 24 IF, 27 2nd det. rect., 27 det. amp., 27 1st AF amp, 47 output and 80 rectifier. The "late" model 90 and 90A again have push-pull output but with 2 x 47 tubes. See Rider's Philco 3-35 for IF 260 kHz. Applied on models serial B-32001 to B-35000 and above B-53100. They have a 3-gang tuning condenser and only 6 tuned circuits. The same differences can be found for all cabinets, both 90 and 90A: Baby Grand (Cathedral), Lowboy and Highboy (with a stretcher).

  The cathedral cabinet is the classic design by Edward L. Coombs, and is similar to the cathedral versions of model 21, 35, 46, and 70. [3331438-1133]

• Price in first year of sale
• 109.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 2 = 1932 (Models 1931/1932)

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder 2674.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2217 with images and 3690 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA