DeForest Crosley 51 radio regeneration circuit part 1

DeForest Crosley 51 radio regeneration circuit part 1
Manufactured 1924

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• DeForest
• Crosley
• 51
• radio
• regeneration
• circuit
• part
• electronics
• environment

[va3ngc]

I see that you have a Canadian radio.  I have a DeForest-Crosley 52, which is identical (except for the name) to the Crosley 52.

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

@va3ngc

Yes it is the same radio. Armstrong would not license DeForest in the U.S.

[1938Silvertone]

I've watched everything on youtube that I can find on old radio and you make the best and most detailed presentations of any I've seen!

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Thanks. These early old radios are the original electronic devices. And they are still very useful in learning basic electronics. Glad you like the videos and thank for the sub.

[XtalQRP]

A very nice little set! I've always wondered about getting/building and early valve set to go with the 'glowbug' collection here, and this has strentghened my resolve.

I have a 1927 PM3 triode, so a simple regen is probably the easiest route (and makes proper use of the valve instead of substituting a diode in a crystal style set). Then again, its not just the electrickery - its how it looks, and these early sets certainly have a distinctive style of their own.

Kind regards,

Robert/M6GLD

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

That would be an interesting project and I hope everything works out. There are so many different types of radios and radio circuits it is amazing. That is what keeps it so fascinating. Thanks!

Best regards,

Rick

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Hey Daniel,

That is great news! Your friend Brent Jessee has got some great stuff and a great website, Yep, tubes are getting expensive, be careful. Let me suggest that you build the coils and any other parts before building the box for it. And yes, making a project from scratch is much harder that building a kit. Start taking picture and send them a few at a time. I always take many more than what I use.

Rick

[dnl5649]

hey it is Daniel,

I got the 2 30 tubes from my friend Brent Jessee i now have 3 30 tubes all of them costs $16 that is quite expensive but they are tested and have a warrenty.

i need tube sockets and i need to make the damn coils and everything else plus a case and a 2 volt lead accululator

wow this is a very very simple radio but getting and making the parts is hard

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

You would need to test all the transformers and coils first. The tubes are now worth more than most of the radios, unless the radio is very collectable. You would have better luck at a Ham Fest, maybe an antique store. I would not buy anything unseen, unless I knew the person selling it. And you would need to buy a battery eliminator too. Be careful.

[Hammondlover2]

I've been contemplating getting one of these old regens, but have no experience in the older components. There's a 4 tube erla in craigslist, but all the tubes are missing.