B-12 32 Volt Receiver

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 160282
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Direct Current supply (DC) / 32 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B-12 32 Volt Receiver - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 16.25 x 19 x 10.5 inch / 413 x 483 x 267 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette catalog for model B-12 reads: "especially designed for use with 32 volt Delco systems or similar power plants." This 6 tube 32 volt receiver covers the wavelengths from 171 to 565 meters for broadcast stations, weather reports and police calls. It is a superheterodyne with AVC, tone control, electro-dynamic speaker, 3 gang condenser and an illuminated airplane dial.

    The B-12 mantel receiver has a list price of $ 54.00 and Lafayette asks for $ 26.95. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries. At least the chassis is made by Wells-Gardner as model 6D. The model is stamped into the chassis. Wells-Gardner was a contract manufacturer, sometimes for different clients, as here for Gamble Skogmo, Inc. which called the model also as 6D. The schematic is found at Rider's Vol. 10, page Gamble 10-1 and 10-2. The tube 43 is the driver and the double triode 6A6 is the push-pull power output tube.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 27.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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