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1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio
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I used a Meissner replacement 456 kHz Oscillator Coil. 

I just used a couple of 1.2v NiMH Rechargeable Batteries to power the filaments on this thing. I have a Radio Shack 2 D Cell battery clip that is wired up to a 1N4007 diode for voltage drop and I put my rechargeable D batteries in there.

I was actually able to get about 3 1/2 hours of play time out of the radio with that setup with plenty of juice to spare, and my D batteries weren't even fully charged! :^D


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RE: 1930s Coronado Farm Radio - by Eliot Ness - 11-25-2020, 04:43 PM
RE: 1930s Coronado Farm Radio - by Eliot Ness - 11-25-2020, 05:03 PM
RE: 1930s Coronado Farm Radio - by David - 11-25-2020, 05:56 PM
RE: 1930s Coronado Farm Radio - by Arran - 11-25-2020, 09:36 PM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by Arran - 11-25-2020, 10:48 PM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by David - 11-26-2020, 09:00 AM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by David - 11-26-2020, 12:02 PM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by David - 11-26-2020, 02:56 PM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by Arran - 11-27-2020, 02:03 AM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by Arran - 11-28-2020, 03:30 AM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by captainclock1988 - 01-01-2021, 08:13 AM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by RodB - 01-01-2021, 09:16 AM
RE: 1937 Coronado Model 650 Farm Radio - by David - 01-08-2021, 08:11 PM



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