Merlin 23CT6/126B

Philips Australia

  • Year
  • 1961
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 291419

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 17
  • Number of Transistors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage
  • Wave bands
  • VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-255 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • 2 Loudspeakers
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Merlin 23CT6/126B - Philips Australia
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 29.875 x 35 x 16.625 inch / 759 x 889 x 422 mm
  • Notes
  • Philips 623 "Merlin" Contemporary Console

    A 23" (59 cm) two-piece console receiver having 16 valves, eight germanium diodes and two silicon diodes, five voltage-dependent resistors. Cabinet, on castors (126A) or short legs (126B), finished in maple, walnut or rose-mahogany.

    Features: Aerial input 300 or 75 ohms. Power-tuned 13-channel turret tuner with channel preselection and remote control, Three-stage IF with two frame-grid valves; two-stage sound IF. Ratio detector. Keyed, gated, delayed AGC. DC coupling to picture tube. Stabilised vertical, horizontal and EHT circuits. New horizontal chassis easily accessible for servicing. Automatic control of contrast by light-dependent resistor. Speakers-front mounted, 8", 6".

    Controls: push-button on-off, channel selector bar, contrast, volume, brightness, tone. Rear preset: fine tuning, channel selector disc manual tuner, horizontal hold, vertical hold. Remote control cable (25 ft) for channel, volume, picture. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

    13 channel version of Philips Model Merlin 23CT623B/01.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 125 lb 0 oz (125 lb) / 56.750 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 236.25 AUS £
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (Service Data Receiver Models 23CT6/112, 23CT6/114, 23CT6/125, 23CT6/126 & 23CT6/127, May 1961.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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