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  1. late 30s farmhouse radio? - Antique Radio Forums

    Dec 15, 2007 · The late 30's gave Clyde more options than the late 20's. A popular setup was a 50 cent to $1 junkyard car radio and 6V battery or one of the cheap mail order kits and a vibrator supply. …

  2. #918 Battery advice question PROBLEM SOLVED - Antique Radios

    Sep 29, 2022 · When this battery finally quits, would I be able to re stuff the 918 case using 2 standard 6v lantern batteries in parallel? Size wise, it looks like 2 lantern batteries side by side. Anyone try …

  3. philco 624 battery and vibrator 6 volt radio chassis restore

    Nov 1, 2021 · philco 624 battery and vibrator 6 volt radio chassis restore Questions and answers about repairing the inner workings of radios/phonos. Ads are not permitted.

  4. Question, is it possible to run 6V car radio on 12V

    Sep 4, 2020 · Battery life will be greatly shortened due to half the battery being over-charged and the other half under-charged. I used to convert 6v radios to 12v when I was a kid in high school.

  5. Test battery power 2P2 tube at 6V , 12V 24V - Antique Radios

    Feb 1, 2020 · By using the curve to estimate the 2P2 power output at 6V , 12V and 24V which is 0.1mW , 1mW , 9mW . they can match with 10K :8 matching transformer. On hand i have 16K : 8 Ohm …

  6. Zenith 4V59 - Antique Radio Forums

    Oct 15, 2007 · I just picked up this 1935 small console. I was expecting a 6V battery radio. It is the same chassis as the 4V31. To my surprise, it is a 115V radio. It has...

  7. Solid state vibrator replacement questions - Antique Radio Forums

    Jan 17, 2025 · Your solid state vibrator substitute does depend on the vehicle battery polarity. As already explained, you might rewire the vibrator circuit in the radio chassis to use it with a positive …

  8. Has anyone run a 6V vibrator transformer on 12V?

    Jun 27, 2025 · There is something you can do though, if you are stuck with a 6V vibrator transformer/car radio and you want it to run from a 12V source, and that is to use a massive 6 to 6.3V power Zener …

  9. Farm radio battery systems? - Antique Radio Forums

    Nov 21, 2011 · A former radio repairman used a 12V, 6V battery charger and rewound the coil for a battery op radio. He had a junked old battery charger that he modified.

  10. Who sells zenith power transformers - Antique Radio Forums

    Feb 24, 2025 · 6v27 is a farm radio that ran off a 6V battery and used a vibrator like a car radio did. Has yours been converted to AC power 120v ?