- Country
- Canada
- Manufacturer / Brand
- General Motors of Canada; Oshawa
- Year
- 1955 ?
- Category
- Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 303467
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 7
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 262 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 12 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 553 - General Motors of Canada;
- Shape
- Chassis only or for «building in»
- Notes
-
The Canadian General Motors model 553 is a 7-tube car radio for 12V negative ground automobiles. Used in Oldsmobile model cars. Supplied with external 8 inch P.M speaker. Same as Canadian General Motors model 543 and USA model 983090.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Radio College of Canada (RCC) (1956 supplement 37)
- Author
- Model page created by Tom Seeger. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 113 models, 21 with images and 111 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from General Motors of Canada; Oshawa