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Radionut39
Posts: 37
Join date: 2010-10-12
| | Subject: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:55 pm | |
| Hey guys, I was asked by a friend about his GE HJ905 (1940). What the heck are the two light bulbs for?I've never seen such a setup   Very nice cabinet.  The design band that wraps around to the sides is a raised veneer - Not a Decal.  Dial and Push button eschucheons are plastic -great condition.  Tuning eye integral to dial; pushbuttons seem to work. Whether radio works or not is unknown - Cord is cut off. Also: Could you please guestimate a ballpark value? |
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Johnnysan
Posts: 64
Join date: 2010-10-12
| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:09 am | |
| Looks like a built-in dim bulb tester. Maybe they used it on 240 volts. |
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Tim Tress
Posts: 12
Join date: 2010-10-17
| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:19 am | |
| It's a series-filament set, and it looks like they are taking the place of the ballast tube.
Here's the schematic: http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/053/M0008053.pdf
Tim KA3JRT |
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Radionut39
Posts: 37
Join date: 2010-10-12
| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:41 am | |
| | Tim Tress wrote: | It's a series-filament set, and it looks like they are taking the place of the ballast tube.
Here's the schematic: http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/053/M0008053.pdf
Tim KA3JRT |
Is that OME ? or Mickey Moused ?
It appears to be wired into a small Motor (is that what that is?)
that turns the Antenna ?
Or is that part of the tuning circuit? 
ALSO: The radio is not listed in Steins Pre-War Consoles ,
could anyone hazard a guess at a Value? |
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dynadude
Posts: 51
Join date: 2010-10-13
Age: 55
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:36 am | |
| Definitely an add on. The wires go into the chassis through the ballast tube socket.
There is no tuning motor. |
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Radionut39
Posts: 37
Join date: 2010-10-12
| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:51 am | |
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dynadude
Posts: 51
Join date: 2010-10-13
Age: 55
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:00 pm | |
| Could be that the ballast tubes were not available, or that they were having problems with the tubes going bad very fast because of voltage problems. Or, maybe there was just an adventurous soul around who had read a magazine article and wanted to experiment a bit. I doubt that it was intended to be lightning protection. You want to stop lightning BEFORE it gets in your house. |
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Radionut39
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dynadude
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Radionut39
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| | Subject: Re: 1940 GE Console HJ905 questions Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:35 am | |
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Of Course! I see that!