• 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
• 82611

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

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

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Rec.Player+Audio.Amp+LS

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

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

• Power out
• 1.25 W (1.77 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Victrola 45-EY-3 Ch= RS-136C - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 7.625 x 12.125 inch / 292 x 194 x 308 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 45-EY-3 is an AC operated 3 tube automatic phonograph with mono amplifier and speaker.  The turntable is a 45 RPM, 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 with voice coil impedance 3.2 ohms at 400Hz. Cabinet color is Maroon.

  This model was available with 4 different chassis:

  Chassis	Tubes	Selenium Rectifier	Filament/Motor connection	Motor Voltage	Speaker Mounting	Record Changer
  RS-136	6SQ7 25L6GT	Yes	Series	85	Pot	RP-190-3
  RS-136A	12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT	No	Parallel	115	Pot	RP-190-1 or RP-190-4 or RP-190-6
  RS-136C	12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT	No	Parallel	115	Rim	RP-190-1 or RP-190-4 or RP-190-6
  RS-136E	12AV6 50C5 35W4	No	Parallel	115	Rim	RP-190-1 or RP-190-4 or RP-190-6

  Chassis RS-136 uses 45W, with all other chassis using 50W.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13 lb (13 lb 0 oz) / 5.902 kg

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (Page 105)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VI 1950 Pages 79-80)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VII 1951 Pages 25-28)

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

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