Welp..I would certainly say so. Thats why the things
where so darn big. Boy, those where the days when the
TV's physical size was 3 or 4 times bigger than the
screen and in black and white. I remember when my dad
use to say that he had to wait a minute or so for the
radio to "warm up". The cool thing about the tubes
are that they can be used to make crude x-ray
machines.
Also, remember the days when those radios didn't have
"sycro-lock" and had to be periodically tuned or you'd
lose the frequency? Particually, on FM (not untill
the 60's). Man, those where the days...
--- Rick Warren <bluu55@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Smokey, I'm no expert, but when I owned a '54 3100
> it had a radio, and even though it did'nt work, when
> I would turn it on, it would get warm and smell a
> little. Did'nt these old radios have tubes in them
> like the old TV sets of yesteryear? I remember how
> the TV would smell hot all the time when I was a
> kid. Just my obsevation. (2 cents worth).
> Rick Warren
> '55 1st 3100 (No radio)
> White Heath, IL.
> http://www.expage.com/oldbluu
>
> S Culver <sculver@mcleodusa.net> wrote: Thanks,
> Durwood- I bet you wouldn't even want to see an ol'
> Texas boy get
> bit by that much voltage!
>
> I finally got ahold of the restoration guy, and he
> tells me that these solid
> state vibrators have been causing problems. So back
> to the shop we go . . .
> Anyway, it looks really good sitting in the dash.
>
> Smokey
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Best Regards,
JR
Modified 53 3100 Deluxe Cab
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