Vintage 1949 Philco Transitone Model 49-500 Vacuum Tube Radio Code-121 restored. This beautiful 1949 Art Deco walnut Bakelite vacuum tube table radio comes from a non-smoking environment and has no foul odors or nicotine residue. It has undergone a thorough electronic restoration and is safe and stable to use. The restoration focused on keeping the radio as original as possible, with a strong emphasis on preserving its patina, with the exception of the tubes that were replaced and the electronic components used to restore the circuitry itself. It has an internal built-in loop antenna that that provides good strong reception, eliminating the need for an external antenna wire and plays loud and clear. The dial scale window is crystal clear with no yellowing, or discoloring at all and the speaker is loud and clear. The chassis has no rust or corrosion and the Walnut colored Bakelite case is clean and shiny. The case has some light scuffs as to be expected, but is in overall excellent condition. There are no cracks, repairs, or missing pieces from the Bakelite case and no U. The dial scale window is exceptionally clean, transparent and clear with no yellowing or opaque hazing. The speaker is in excellent condition with no rips tears or repairs and sounds loud and clear (see video). NOTE: The original back-board was missing as with most of these old radios since they’re made of cardboard. And tend to rot away, however, a new one was hand-made from laminated pressed stiffened cardboard. And was fashioned to look exactly like the original – (see pics). Check and replaced weak tubes where needed. Replace power supply circuit filter capacitors. Replace all tubular wax capacitors regardless of condition. Check and replace all out of tolerance resistors. Ultrasonically cleaned the variable tuning capacitor to restore optimal design performance. Install new polarized power cord. Install new pilot light bulb. Replaced corroded wiring. Fabricated a new custom replacement back-board. Aligned tuned circuits to Mfg. Bench tested for several hours to ensure stability and safe operation. NOTE – Power supply change – (This modification was added to ensure operational safety). The power supply circuit in this radio has been modified to eliminate the built-in shock hazard design flaw. Commonly known as the “Hot Chassis”. Most of the A/C D/C radios from this era had the “Hot Chassis” design. Flaw, which was present whether the radio was on or off. If you were to touch the chassis and at the same time. Touch a ground source such as a water pipe, there was a 50% chance that you were in for a nasty shock! This was a result of designing the circuits to run on either A/C (alternating house current), or D/C (batteries). Which was needed back then because many homes and most farms had no electrical service or wiring yet. This was a known factory hazard that was commonly accepted, however, has been CORRECTED in this radio. The trade-off for this change was to disable the ability for the radio to run on batteries. Not a great loss compared to the exponential gain in personal safety! Country: United States of America (USA). Valves / Tubes: (5) 35Z5, 35A5, 7A8, 14A7, 7C6. Main principle: Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s). Wave bands: Broadcast only (MW). Power type & voltage: AC/DC-set / 105-120 Volt. Loudspeaker: Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm. Material: Bakelite case. Shape: Table model without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14. Dimensions (WHD): 10.5 x 6.5 x 6 inch / 267 x 165 x 152 mm. See pictures for content and condition. W 12″, x D 10″, x H 8.5. If you have any problems with your item, please let us know before leaving feedback. No other terms accepted.
