• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1950–1952

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 230769

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AV6 50B5 35W4

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Rec.Player+Audio.Amp+LS

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 1.2 W (1.5 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 45-EY-2 Ch= RS-138H [Late Production] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.625 x 8.375 x 8.625 inch / 270 x 213 x 219 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 45-EY-2 is an AC operated 3 tube automatic phonograph with mono amplifier and speaker.  The turntable is a 45 RPM, model RP-190-1, which holds up to twelve 7 inch fine groove records. Uses crystal pickup with medium output voltage. Also uses Qty(1) PM Elliptical 4" x 6" speaker. Cabinet color is Maroon.

  This model was available with 2 different chassis:
  Chassis RS-138-A:  Uses pot mounted speaker
  Chassis RS-138-H:  Uses rim mounted speaker

  There are differences between the RCA data and the Beitman data, which are listed below.  It is assumed that the RCA data is correct.

  Service Data	Chassis	Tubes
  RCA	RS-138A	12AV6, 50B5, 35W4
  RCA	RS-138H	12AV6, 50B5, 35W4
  Beitmans	RS-138	12AV6, 50B5, 35W4
  Beitmans	RS-138A	12SQ7, 50L6GT, 35W4

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (Page 106)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VI 1950 Pages 77-78)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4148 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)