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« on: November 07, 2019, 03:07:23 PM »

Anyone know anything about this? Temco 75GA.. I might get to trade some stuff for it. Have not seen a diagram or manual online though.

correction - book at K4OZY site!
http://www.jptronics.org/OTHER/temco75ga.pdf


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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2019, 06:20:36 PM »

   That is one nice find - front panel looks amazingly sharp.  One hundred and forty pounds!  Looks like plenty of iron in the picture, and maybe an oil filled cap, too.  Book says TB35 final; my copy of "Tube Type Transmitters" (highly recommended) says it's an 814.  Power to the Pentode!
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2019, 08:10:31 PM »

Yeah the 814 is in the "transmitters" 1930-1980 book and all, but the photo image shows a different tube, looks like the TB-35 or 3D23 called for in the manual. Could be a later version or something. Hopefully it's good. The gentleman said he would trade.

It runs the metal 6L6's kind of hard at idle but there should be no shortage of audio.

Modulator (AB2)
Plate 410V @ 200/225mA
Screen 310V
Grid 0V
Cathode 28V
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Plate 1080V @ 120mA
Screen 310V
Grid -90V @ 20-30mA

It requires two C batteries so it would not be out of the question to think about that. Not much need to talk about mods but I'm kind of getting excited about it as an electrical restoration/longevity upgrade project. It has a VFO which is great and takes two crystals. Hope the iron is good. Unknown what shape it's in now except the appearance.


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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2019, 08:35:57 PM »

   That's the kind of rig I'd see at a hamfest and think: way too much weight per watt, too heavy, too big, too much trouble - but then I'd buy it anyway 'cause it's these kinds of rigs that are what boat-anchor-fancying is all about.  It's in great shape, it's rare, and I'd kick myself a bruise all the way home if I didn't buy it.  Life's too short for plastic radios.  Wallow in the hollow!
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2019, 11:22:36 PM »

Oh yeah! 520 Watts AC consumption on AM..
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2019, 01:17:31 PM »

Nice find. Temco was the premier transmitter producer during the 1930s. They made commercial grade rigs up the 1kW level. IMHO, more rare and valuable than Collins.
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2019, 11:15:31 PM »

It must have been designed by Thordarson. Shocked
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