Gerard's Philips B0X15U

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Philips B0X15U Mini Radio

Probably the cheapest Philips of that time.

**Data for Philips B0X15U**
Production	The Netherlands, 1960. Price was 67 guilders.
Bands	MW (185-580m)..
Tubes	UCH81 UBF80 UCL82 UY89.
Cabinet	Moulded and spraypainted. Size 26x14x14 cm. Weight 1,5 kg.
Power	ACDC.
Documents	Service docs.

The Design

The ACDC power supply was chosen because of cost: no DC mains were around in the Netherlands (and probably in Europe) in 1961. Saving the cost of a power transformer, the price could be kept low. This was typically a set for kitchen or bedroom use. The ACDC sets require extreme care when servicing, and it would not be a good idea to use it in a bathroom. But ideas on safety were different in those days...

Cheap, one of the first sets built on a circuit board, and a technical peculiarity: it has permeability tuning. I like its elementary design, having a combined tuning knob plus dial.

This photo was sent to me, showing some playing children with (probably) a grandmother. The picture was taken around 1970.

Obtained	12/1994 from Van Gameren.
Condition	9.
Disposed	Sold 8/2006.
Sound sample	PLAY SOUND Many people would get really hot from radios like thes, but I would not call them sex bombs.

This Object

The set is in very good condition, it only suffers some minor damage of the paint.

Inside picture. On the left, behind the converter tube, you can see in red the replaced capacitor.

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