RP190 Series

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1949–1958

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54758

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either 60 cycles, 105 to 125V or 50 cycles, 105 to 125V or 60 cycles, 85 Volt

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: RP190 Series - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.5 x 7 x 7 inch / 241 x 178 x 178 mm

• Notes

• The RCA RP-190 is a series of 45 R.P.M. automatic record changers. The record changer holds up to twelve 7 inch fine groove records.  This model series was the successor of model series RP-168.

  Record Changer Model Differences:

  Model	Pickup	Notes	Models used in
  RP-190-1 RP-190-1a	Crystal pickup Stock No 75476		45-EY-2, 45-EY-3, 45-J-2, 9Y510
  RP-190-2 RP-190-2a	Crystal pickup Stock No 75575		A-82, A-91, A-101, A-108, 45-W-9, 45-W-10, 2T81, 6T84, 6T86, 6T87, 9T89
  RP-190-3 RP-190-3a	Crystal pickup Stock No 75476	Special 85V motor	45-EY-3
  RP-190-4 RP-190-4a	Crystal pickup Stock No 75476	Different "On-Off" switch, otherwise same as RP-190-1 and RP-190-1a
  RP-190-5	Ceramic pickup Stock No 72697	Different counterbalance spring and motor suitable for 50Hz conversion, otherwise same as RP-190-4 and RP-190-4a	QEY4, QEY5, QJY2
  RP-190-6	Crystal pickup Stock No 74067	Pickup different, otherwise same as RP-190-4a

  The "a" in the identification indicates the use of different late production cycling slides and counterbalance assemblies.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21, Copyright 1950

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (Pages 111 to 118)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21 = Copyright 1950 (Riders RCD. CH. RCA 21-1 to 21-11)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VI 1950 Pages 107-118)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 144, folder 7, dated 9-51)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4145 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)