• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1960/1961

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 216785

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• Number of Tubes
• 17

• Valves / Tubes
• 6ES8 6BL8 6BY7 6EJ7 6EJ7 6DX8 6BL8 6BL8 6BM8 6CS6 6BL8 6BM8 6BX6 6CM5 6AL3 1S2 AW59-30 or AW59-90

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• OA210 or. 1N1763 OA210 or. 1N1763 OA70 or. OA80 or. OA90 OA81 or. OA91 OA74 or. OA81 or. OA91 OA70 or. OA74 or. OA80 or. OA90

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 36000/30500 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 220; 240; 255 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Merlin 622 23CT622 /01 - Philips Australia

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 29.88 x 35 x 16.63 inch / 759 x 889 x 422 mm

• Notes

• Philips 622 "Merlin" Console

  A 23" (59 cm) console TV receiver having 16 valves, eight germanium and two silicon diodes, five voltage-dependant resistors. Safety filter glass. Cabinet on castors; finished in maple, walnut or mahogany.

  Features: aerial input 300 or 75 ohms. Power-tuned cascode turret tuner with channel preselection and remote control. Three-stage IF with two frame-grid valves; two-stage sound IF. Ratio detector. DC coupling tom picture tube. Keyed, gated and delayed AGC. Noise detector and frequency controlled noise gate. Stabilised vertical, horizontal and EHT circuits. New horizontal chassis easily accessible for servicing. Automatic control of contrast by light dependant resistor. Two speakers - front mounted - 8" and 6".

  Remote control cable (25 ft) for volume, channel, picture. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  This is Philips Australia first 23" 110°/114º CRT console TV with remote model and is an upgraded version of the 21" model Merlin 21CT620.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 125 lb (125 lb 0 oz) / 56.750 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 229.95 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1960 & Feb 1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Service Data, August 1960.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Television Service Handbook (L.J. Series Vol. 1, 1962 & Vol. 2, 1967, Page P14.)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 900 models, 689 with images and 411 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Australia