Sparton 5518-A Selectronne
Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 58706
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sparton 5518-A Selectronne - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 14.75 x 7.75 x 7.25 inch / 375 x 197 x 184 mm
- Notes
-
4 station pushbuttons and manual tuning. The cabinet is of steel but the finish on it is like wood. The guest Bryan Dahlberg told us: "The wood pattern is applied to the metal with a material that I think is called "Di-Noc," used in the automobile industry since the 1920s."
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before
- Mentioned in
- Rider's 10-31, 10-32
- Other Models
-
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All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
Collections
The model Sparton 5518-A Selectronne is part of the collections of the following members.