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EKCO A110 CLICK THE IMAGES FOR LARGER PICTURES
Ekco A110 Service Manual HERE This radio has no dial, no tuning knob, no variable capacitor... There are four preset stations selected by a knob on the side. Three medium wave and one long wave station can be preset through holes in the back cover. Four small indicators on the front of the radio light up to show - Home, Third, Light and Hilversum. I'm not sure whether the idea was to cut cost or make station selecting easy. It was probably a combination of both. The radio certainly looks different without the usual tuning dial. The radio cost £15/10/8d plus tax in 1949. Although not one of the more expensive sets in its time, there's a mains transformer and an LF choke in the power supply and the selectivity and sensitivity are excellent. The audio quality is very good, especially with an eight inch Goodmans speaker in the cabinet. |
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READ THIS IMPORTANT WARNING NOTICE ONLY BUY A RESTORED RADIO FROM A COMPETENT RADIO ENGINEER Many early mains radios have a live chassis. That means that the metal work inside the radio may be LIVE (connected to the mains) and it can KILL YOU if you come into contact with it. Exposed screws or any other metal work on the outside of the cabinet or fascia of the radio must be checked for safety by a competent engineer. DO NOT CONNECT ANY EXTERNAL WIRING TO ANY SOCKETS ON YOUR RADIO UNLESS THE RADIO HAS BEEN CHECKED AND CERTIFIED AS SAFE BY A QUALIFIED ENGINEER If in any doubt, consult a qualified radio engineer. |
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