08-24-2012, 12:08 AM
Very nice set. The first radio with tuning meter. Al;so (I have heard) the first home set with auto. Volume Control (AVC or AGC).
The achilles' heel of these sets is the power transformer. They usually burned up around 1934, and the sets were either jumked or maybe, repaired. the radio chassis was already old-fashioned by that time.
The set is a great piece to have. It has very good audio. The Radiola 64 chassis was used in a few Victor and Brunswick phono combinations. The biggest Victor phono combination that was ever made used a Radiola 64 chassis. I wonder why the speaker is out of your cabinet??? Possibly an open field? If so, they can often be repaired.
Any of the RCA Radiola 60 radios will need an I.F. alignment and neutralizing. That's usually given in the service book. I've never seen one that didn't need alignment.
On these RCA's of that era, sections of the big divider resistors are frequently open. Check them with an Ohmmeter. I have one in a Victor model 9-54. The power transformer was toast, and every section of the big resistors was open! A new custom made transformer and lots of WW resistors, and the set works like a champ. Don't ask the price on the transformer. It's probably to be had for a better price these days.
The achilles' heel of these sets is the power transformer. They usually burned up around 1934, and the sets were either jumked or maybe, repaired. the radio chassis was already old-fashioned by that time.
The set is a great piece to have. It has very good audio. The Radiola 64 chassis was used in a few Victor and Brunswick phono combinations. The biggest Victor phono combination that was ever made used a Radiola 64 chassis. I wonder why the speaker is out of your cabinet??? Possibly an open field? If so, they can often be repaired.
Any of the RCA Radiola 60 radios will need an I.F. alignment and neutralizing. That's usually given in the service book. I've never seen one that didn't need alignment.
On these RCA's of that era, sections of the big divider resistors are frequently open. Check them with an Ohmmeter. I have one in a Victor model 9-54. The power transformer was toast, and every section of the big resistors was open! A new custom made transformer and lots of WW resistors, and the set works like a champ. Don't ask the price on the transformer. It's probably to be had for a better price these days.
