72 Ch= with Electrical unit E-420

Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1928/1929
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 39677
    • alternative name: Andrea-Radio || Nater, Henri, Atlanta-Radio; Zürich

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 9
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s); Neutrodyne
  • Tuned circuits
  • 4 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Details
  • Record Player (not changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50-60 cycles, 90-110; 110-130 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 72 Ch= with Electrical unit E-420 - Fada Radio & Electric Co.;
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The FADA model 72 Receiver is an all electric AC tube phonograph combination with hand carved console cabinet of hand carved walnut, built-in "self-contained Fada-14-B Super-dynamic speaker". Metal parts gold plated in 14 karat gold. Built-in electric motor and pickup on phonograph unit, loop antenna, push-pull audio amplifier. The chassis is the same for FADA 50, 70, 71 and 72 receivers. Access to phonograph of FADA 72 is from the top (lid).

    The radio service manual by Gernsback shows on page 148 and 149 the schematic and the "E-420" Electrical Unit - for all 4 receivers the same plus the "E-180" Electric Unit for FADA 50 and 70 receivers. Rider's FADA 1-25 shows the schematic for models 50, 70, 71, 72 and 50-Z and 70-Z and on page 1-26 the E-180 and E 180-Z electric unit (for all of them) for UX280 and power tubes UX171A and page 1-27 is for the E-420 and E-420Z for UX281 and power tube UX210 (10). Filament voltage and current are quite different! The FADA dealer price list of December 1st 1928 mentiones the FADA 72-E-420 with a dealer price of 534 $ and end price without tubes of 890 $. Four hand tooled record albums are included. This is by far the top model at that time of FADA.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 890.00 $ +
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

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