Chronoradio 145
Philips Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philips Australia
- Year
- 1954–1956
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 196006
Service manual cover.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 240-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Chronoradio 145 - Philips Australia
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).
- Notes
-
Philips 145 "Chronoradio"
The clock-radio that can be adjusted to switch itself off after you're asleep; wake you to music (or a buzzer); remind you of appointments; time your cooking; switch on your favourite radio programme. Only two controls for all operations. Choice of several attractive colours (burgundy, green, ivory and walnut). (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)
Shares the same cabinet with Minstrel Four 138 and Minstrel Five 139.
- Price in first year of sale
- 28.85 AUS £
- Circuit diagram reference
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. XIV
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (May 1955 to Nov 1956.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Radioplayer Service Data, December 1954.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page P3.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Vol. 14, 1956 (for 1955 models), Page 241.)
- Author
- Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 910 models, 708 with images and 421 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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Forum contributions about this model: Philips Australia: Chronoradio 145
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The answer is most definately no.
Philips Chronoradio Model 145 only came in 4 colours:
The only model that had the full colour range was the Minstral (Minstrel) Four Model 138:
Model 138 was released in March 1953 and predates Model 145 by some 18 months (November 1954). By that time the colour range of Model 138 had been whittled down to just 6 with black (ebony), white and fawn deleted.
Also, there are some slight, but significant physical and electrical differences between models 138 and 145. Note that the part numbers are different for the 138 and 145 cabinets sharing the same colour.
Finally, lets have a look at the five valve Minstrel Model 139:
Model 139 has a colour range of 7 and is missing black (ebony) and fawn. Note that the cabinet part numbers for Model 139 are the same as for Model 138.
Later production runs of Model 139 also saw the colour range whittled down to just 4 with the deletion of red, white and blue.
Martin Kent, 29.Oct.22