Welcome Guest! Be sure you know and follow the Phorum Rules before posting. Thank you and Enjoy! (January 12) x

Thread Closed
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

building a battery eliminator
#7

Ive built a few homebrew battery eliminators before. Seems there are some plans (schemats) avail online ( via google search) to build one similar to what AES sells. Seems radio-shack used to sell the needed transformer for about $4. Dont know if they still have it avail?
If you look closely at your broken socket, you can trace 2 of the wires back to chassis ground. Those are your radios (A- & B-) solder them in together to chassis, your done on the (-) hookup on chassis. You will need separate + leads to your battery-eliminator if you build one. You will need 1.5 volts dc for your tubes filaments string (A +), and 90v dc for (B+), and the (A&B -) will be the same connection to your radios ( A & B - neg chassis gnd) from a homebrew ac/dc pwr supply, making it a 3-point hookup instead of 4 since both the (-) ties together to the chassis gnd. If I remember correctly,a few diodes ,proper ratios simple transformer, & a few resistors can yield you a nice homebrew "regulated" DC farm radio ac to dc power supply for much less than AES sells theirs for high $$. Look online for a schematic to build your own: ( google search): "vintage radio battery eliminator" for a schematic. Good luck , the parts are cheap to build these type items!


Messages In This Thread
building a battery eliminator - by diyahnih - 03-11-2009, 08:01 PM
Re: building a battery eliminator - by exray - 03-11-2009, 09:10 PM
Re: building a battery eliminator - by diyahnih - 03-11-2009, 10:05 PM
Re: building a battery eliminator - by diyahnih - 03-12-2009, 05:38 PM
Re: building a battery eliminator - by Texasrocker - 03-14-2009, 12:54 AM
Re: building a battery eliminator - by exray - 03-14-2009, 06:22 AM
Re: building a battery eliminator - by diyahnih - 03-14-2009, 12:33 PM



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
6TPZ and 5TPO Radio Help
Since these radios operated in harsh environments (temp changes and vibration) you could touch a soldering iron to all t...GarySP — 03:18 PM
6TPZ and 5TPO Radio Help
Thank you Gary. Hi Morzh. These radios are 6 transistor radios. Sadly no tubes. Thanks though.R3Sons — 02:19 PM
Heathkit Sweep Generator TS-4
Ron Instead of Quick reply, go to New Reply, then go to the title of the very first post, and change the title text the...morzh — 02:00 PM
6TPZ and 5TPO Radio Help
I am not a specialist in car radios. I suspect they might use vibrators to convert 12V to acceptable tube voltages, so ...morzh — 01:58 PM
6TPZ and 5TPO Radio Help
Welcome to the Phorum, R3Sons! I have very limited experience with car radios other than installing custom radios back ...GarySP — 01:08 PM
462ron
OK, I need to rename this thread to say..Eico 368 TV/FM Sweep Generator instead of the current title..Heathkit Sweep Gen...462ron — 12:49 PM
6TPZ and 5TPO Radio Help
Hello, I have a Philco (Ford) 6TPZ and a 5TPO radio.  I replaced the electrolytic capacitors in both.  I have the SAMS m...R3Sons — 12:29 PM
The list of my radio & TV collection!
Hello Peter, Thank you for posting that !! Sincerely Richardradiorich — 09:40 AM
Eico 232 VTVM Schematic
It's a microwave antenna. ?;-p?. I substituted 1N4002s off the 6.3 vac winding for the 1.5 volt battery. Uniprobe is the...RodB — 05:50 PM
Eico 232 VTVM Schematic
Try BAMA for a schematic. Looks like a replacement power source for the D battery has been installed. The tube may be...Chas — 04:51 PM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently 7638 online users. [Complete List]
» 1 Member(s) | 7637 Guest(s)
Avatar

>