Model: 116 "Bullet"
Antique radios, Old Time Radios
116 "Bullet"
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Manufacturer/Brand:
Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)
Year: 1940 / 1941
Type:
Radio or TunerBroadcast receiver (Radio).
Im Gegensatz zu Radioempfängern für kommerzielle und/oder militärische Zwecke und den frühen Empfängern für Morsezwecke nennen wir hier Radio bzw. Rundfunkempfänger. Aber: Gemäss internationaler Sprachregelung führt der Radiokatalog Band 1 alle Empfänger mit aktiven Bauteilen als RADIO. Wir unterscheiden hier ebenfalls nicht, ob mit Röhren bestückt, hybrid, mit Transistoren oder/und ICs.
Mod.-ID = 39347
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Schematics etc.: 1 (for
members)
Principle
Super-Heterodyne (Super in general); IF-Freq. 456 kHzSuperhet - normally without a preamplification stage (as far as known). Please use «To add informations to model» if you know more! Thanks.
Récepteur TSF superhétérodyne. Normalement sans préamplification de HF.
Superhet ohne Vorstufe.
Nicht immer war bei der Erfassung klar, ob der Empfänger eine Vorstufe aufweist oder nicht. Im Zweifelsfall kam das Gerät in diese Kategorie.
Tuned circuits
6 AM circuit(s);
Wave bands
Broadcast only (MW).Mittelwellenempfänger
Power type and voltage
AC/DC-set / 115 VoltAC-DC set (all-mains) - sometimes plus voltage range:
/ = 2 different voltages
- = voltage from-to
* = «Special»
Attention: Chassis mostly connected to deadly high tension!
Apparareil à tous-courants. Tensions mentionnées.
Wechsel- und Gleichstrom:
/ = 2 Spannungswahlen
- = von-bis
* = Fabrikwahl
Vorgeschalteten Trenntrafo verwenden! Chassis oft unter Starkstrom stehend!
Loudspeaker/pwr.out
Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)Electro magnetic dynamic loudspeaker (moving-coil principle by Rice-Kellog) with field excitation coil - mostly used as choke.
Haut parleur dynamique avec bobine d`excitation - plus souvent aussi utilisé pour le self.
Elektrodynamischer Lautsprecher mit Erregerspule für das Magnetfeld (Fremderregung), meist gleichzeitig als Siebglied dienend.
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Model: 116 "Bullet"
Material
Cataline
Shape
Tablemodel, Mantle/Midget/Compact but not a Portable (Mains only).
Dimensions (WHD)
10.5 x 6.5 x 6 inch / 267 x 165 x 152 mm
Valves / Tubes
5:
12SA7
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Notes
EE: The chassis structure of "Bullet" 115 and "Bullet" 116 are the same as for "Bullet" 1000. - but Bullet 115 and 116 feature only 5 tubes. The hole for a tube tube socket most left and most rear (seen from the rear) is empty. The FADA Bullet 116 comes with a built in loop antenna called FA-DA-SCOPE, an aerial built on to the back cover which unfortunately has to be unsoldered because of short wires. The two stickers on the bottom of the chassis of the FADA Bullet 116 are mostly fractions only. One shows the patents and model Nr. 115 and the other the tube line up. This early catalin tube radio has a good value despite the fact that the "Bullet" was quite popular.
Be careful about the originality of a set you want to buy! There are recent replicas.
From a seller: "The 1940 Fada "Bullet" 115 Streamliner is truly a classic in catalin radio design. One of the most popular, gorgeous and successful radios ever made, it was the first Fada radio to employ a grill that was an integral part of the cabinet, instead of an insert, and to feature the famous "drop" handle that was ultimately adopted by other manufacturers. The design reeks "Deco" and differs from the later "1000" model in its smooth gumdrop knobs."
Bullet 115 features SW 5,7 to 18,3 Mc, BC is 538 to 1660 Kc. The Bullet 116 brings BC only but from 538 to 1750 Kc.
A retailing ad of September 1940 offers the color combinations for model 115 (including 116 - but not distinguished ...): A = all alabaster, AR = alabaster with red, XA = onyx with alabaster, MA = ruby like maroon with alabaster, BA = blue with alabaster. Good to know: Today alabaster has changed to a yellow color! Price is 19.95 $ (this is for model 116!) "These models also available in two bands - 16 meters listing at $ 22.95".
Price in first year of sale
20
$
Collectors prices
1 Collector price
(for members)
External source of data
Ernst Erb
Source of data
The Radio CollectorGrinder, 1995The Radio Collectors Directory and Price Guide by Robert E. Grinder, Sonoran Publishing, LLC, USA: Is one of the best books for your information as a radio collector.
Circuit diagram reference
Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12Ave, RD 2, Canandaigua, NY 14424-9564, USA.
For your information:
Other big collections of schematics for the USA are the books «Most-Often-Needed Radio Diagrams», compiled by M.N.BEITMAN (beginning: 1926-1938 = Vol. 1).
and folders from:
Howard W. Sams Company, 2647 Waterfront Parkway East Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46214-2041, Tel.: 1-800-GET-SAMS or 1-800-428-5331 or 7267.
Mentioned in
Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s; John Sideli, 1990, page 69ff.
Fada 116 Catalin (1940) copy from Ebay seller generation-gap
Fada 116 Catalin (1940) back-view copy from Ebay seller generation-gap
Fada 116 Catalin (1940) side-view copy from Ebay seller generation-gap
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116 "Bullet" (Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY))
