• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1950–1952

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 82609

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SQ7 50L6GT 35W4

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60Hz, 117V=110-120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1.2 W (1.5 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 45-EY-2 Ch= RS-138A [Early Production] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.625 x 8.375 x 8.625 inch / 270 x 213 x 219 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 45-EY-2 is an AC operated 3 tube automatic phonograph with mono amplifier and speaker.  The turntable is a 45 RPM, model RP-190-1, which holds up to twelve 7 inch fine groove records. Uses crystal pickup with medium output voltage. Also uses Qty(1) PM Elliptical 4" x 6" speaker. Cabinet color is Maroon.

  This model was available with 2 different chassis:
  Chassis RS-138-A:  Uses pot mounted speaker
  Chassis RS-138-H:  Uses rim mounted speaker

  There are differences between the RCA data and the Beitman data, which are listed below.  It is assumed that the RCA data is correct.

  Service Data	Chassis	Tubes
  RCA	RS-138A	12AV6, 50B5, 35W4
  RCA	RS-138H	12AV6, 50B5, 35W4
  Beitmans	RS-138	12AV6, 50B5, 35W4
  Beitmans	RS-138A	12SQ7, 50L6GT, 35W4

   

  RCA Victor model 45-EY-2, early version is an AC operated audio amplifier with automatic record changer.

  Dirk Taekels

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (Page 106)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VI 1950 Pages 77-78)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 165, folder 9, dated 4-52)

• Author
• Model page created by Walter Wiesmüller † May 2012. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5132 models, 3235 with images and 4167 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)