Post by Philconut on Jun 17, 2024 13:21:19 GMT 12
I suspect this is one of but a very few remaining Stokodyne radios. It was advertised on Trademe a while back & I bought it because it was in an identical cabinet to 2 HMV midget 2 valve wirelesses that I already had.
Some research turned up an article by Ian Sangster which suggests that only about 16 were produced and the cabinets used were left-overs from the HMV production here in NZ, when it ceased after WW2. This one, like the one Ian described, has no serial number. The circuit differs somewhat from the circuit published which suggests that it is a later build. The VERY interesting bit is the history recorded by John Stokes on the inside back of the chassis. - definitely a "work in progress." The valve sockets are all the phenolic type rather than the wafer type & for some reason he cut off all the terminal loops.
After replacing all the paper caps, the speaker transformer which had an open-circuit primary and the 6X5 which had a heater-cathode short, it aligned well & is very satisfactory in operation. The valve lineup is 6K8G, 6K7, 6Q7, 6V6GT, 6X5GT. The dial is paper & hand marked with the addition of a stick-on transfer which is also shown on the one in Ian's article. The cabinet is in excellent order & only needs cleaning & polishing.
A real & important bit of NZ's radio history.
Some research turned up an article by Ian Sangster which suggests that only about 16 were produced and the cabinets used were left-overs from the HMV production here in NZ, when it ceased after WW2. This one, like the one Ian described, has no serial number. The circuit differs somewhat from the circuit published which suggests that it is a later build. The VERY interesting bit is the history recorded by John Stokes on the inside back of the chassis. - definitely a "work in progress." The valve sockets are all the phenolic type rather than the wafer type & for some reason he cut off all the terminal loops.
After replacing all the paper caps, the speaker transformer which had an open-circuit primary and the 6X5 which had a heater-cathode short, it aligned well & is very satisfactory in operation. The valve lineup is 6K8G, 6K7, 6Q7, 6V6GT, 6X5GT. The dial is paper & hand marked with the addition of a stick-on transfer which is also shown on the one in Ian's article. The cabinet is in excellent order & only needs cleaning & polishing.
A real & important bit of NZ's radio history.
