8S487 8-S-487 Ch=5811P

Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

  • Year
  • 1940
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 74171
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 8S487 8-S-487 Ch=5811P - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Console with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 28.1 x 42.4 x 17.2 inch / 714 x 1077 x 437 mm
  • Notes
  • Tambour doors; phono version of chassis 5810; same cabinet as 7S487
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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