- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney
- Year
- 1954/1955
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 194776
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- alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries / 2 x 45 & 1.5 & 3 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Hotpoint Y55DM [Y55DA] - Australian General Electric GE
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Notes
-
This model is powered from dry batteries using a battery cable type 19801. A 3 volt battery is used for the dial lights.
Also available in a 4 or 6 vibrator model, Y55DV.
See also dry battery version only of AWA Radiola model 558TC
- Price in first year of sale
- 61.45 AUS £
- Circuit diagram reference
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. XIII
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 13, 1955, Page 199.)
- Author
- Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 364 models, 128 with images and 85 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney