• Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 45976
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 cm = 2.6 inch
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: J-50 6 Volt Receiver - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11 x 14.75 x 8.25 inch / 279 x 375 x 210 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette model C-50 is a 6 volt Superheterodyne battery receiver which can be also used with the "Air-o-Charger, The especially designed aeroplane propeller is geared to a generator which charges your battery even in the lightest breese." The features of model J-50 are: low battery drain of 1.5 amperes, Automatic Volume Control (AVC), illuminated airplane dial, 6.5" electro-dynamic speaker and a 3 gang tuning condenser.

    The list price for C-50 is $ 49.00 and the Lafayette price is $ 24.50. An additional $ 18.50 buys the Air-o-Charger and tower - and a 100 ampere hour storage battery costs addl. $ 8.50. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 25.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 59 for 1936, page 30 and 31 for Air-o-Charger.)

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