• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)

• Year
• 1962/1963

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 216944

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• Number of Tubes
• 15

• Valves / Tubes
• 6ES8 6HG8 6EH7 6EJ7 6DX8 6BX6 6CS6 6M5 6BL8 6GV8 6BL8 6CM5 6AL3 1S2 AW59-90

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• OA80 OA81 OA81 OA81 OA81 OA81 OA210 or. 1N1763 OA210 or. 1N1763

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 36750/31250 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50-60 Hz, 225-245; 245-265 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Computermatic Console Grand 121-59 Ch= 79-4C - Kriesler Radio Company;

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 28.75 x 31.5 x 17.5 inch / 730 x 800 x 445 mm

• Notes

• Kriesler Model 121-59 Console Grand

  A 23" TV receiver with "Triple Throat" remote control unit, having 14 valves, six germanium and two silicon diodes in Kriesler "Super Efficiency" Type 79-4C chassis. Cabinet on castors, finished in maple, walnut or rose mahogany; gold trim.

  Features: continuously variable tone control, tinted curved safety screen, automatic noise suppression, automatic range finder and automatic geographical aerial selector. "Computer-matic" guardian circuit automatically maintains picture quality and stability, minimises distortion.

  Power-driven 13 channel turret tuner, illuminated "Computer-matic" digital channel indicator.

  Sound sources: from main receiver, remote unit speaker or earphone. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE) 

  See also model Computermatic Console Grand Super-Fringe 121-64 .

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 138 lb (138 lb 0 oz) / 62.652 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 219.45 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1963 & Aug 1963.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Kriesler Model Handbook Series A, October 1962.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Addendum to Service Handbook 79-4A TV Chassis Series B, September 1962.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Television Service Handbook (L.J. Series Vol. 2, 1967, Page K14.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 904 models, 480 with images and 454 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)