Major Novosonic B5CA86A

Philips; India

  • Year
  • 1960
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 283933

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 180; 205; 230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • 2 Loudspeakers
  • Material
  • Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Major Novosonic B5CA86A - Philips; India
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
  • Notes
  • Transformerless push-pull output stage with EL86 and EL84 combo, using 2x 800 ohms speakers, types AD3700A and AD3500AM.

    Wave bands:
    MW: 185.2 - 580 m
    SW1: 24.8 - 32.0 m
    SW2: 11.4 - 23.0 m
    SW3: 30.0 - 93.7 m

    Power consumption 60 W.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Circuits, Volume 3, 1971-73)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Robert Kooijman. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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