B, 6-Tube Duo Symphonic chassis Ch= B

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

  • Year
  • 1931
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 163882
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; Screengrid 1926-1935
  • Tuned circuits
  • 3 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B, 6-Tube Duo Symphonic chassis Ch= B - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Notes
  • The chassis is a Lafayette 6 tube TRS type "B". The Spring-Summer catalog 1931 offers the following models with this chassis: The mantel receiver 68-B and the consoles 62-B, 64-B and 66-B. Illuminated dial. 3 tuned circuits with a 3-gang tuning condenser. Sensitivity between 5 and 10 microvolts, separates "all" stations at 10 kc "and 20 kc separation is attained even on close local stations. ... true tone fidelity between 50 and 5000 cycles".

    This chassis, the "6-Tube Lafayette Duo-Symphonic" has a list price of $ 45.00 and a Lafayette selling price of $ 24.25 less loudspeaker and tubes, $ 29.50 with speaker, $ 36-97 with also tubes or $ 39.36 with RCA tubes. See details and summaries in this catalog.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 30.00 $ +
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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