Acratone 30-C

Federated Purchaser, Inc. (Acratone, Acratest); New York City (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 103662

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Acratone 30-C - Federated Purchaser, Inc.
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 39.5 x 22 x 11 inch / 1003 x 559 x 279 mm
  • Notes
  • 3 Wave Bands The first band covers from 18,5 to 52 meters; the second band covers from 52 to 175 meters; the third band covers from 175 to 550 meters. A special transformer to operate from 220 volts/60 Hz was available at 2,05 Usd. The given weight is the shipping weight, and the given price is the retail value. In 1936 this model was offered for 44,45 Usd. The same chassis in a table model with 8 inch speaker was available as model no. 29-C. The chassis only, with tubes and 12 inch speaker was available as model no.31-C.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 25.878 lb (25 lb 14 oz) / 11.749 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 88.90 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Federated Purchaser catalog spring 1936)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Rainer Sluga. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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