I got an old Triumph radio at the VTR Richmond auction. How can I tell if
it's pos. ground?
I had forgotten, but the AM radio has John Goss's name written on the
underside of the front. He also lists two 7-digit phone numbers underneath,
but no area code is listed. Do you happen to know where he lives?
Dimensionally the radio is about 7" wide, x 4" deep behind the dash, 2" deep
of knobs and dial, x 2" tall
or about normal size
The AM radio's dial says (in white letters):
"5 4 6 8 10 12 14 16"
"TRIUMPH ( crest ) TRIUMPH"
This dial face is about 4" wide x 1" high and is clear plastic with a black
backgrnd and has 5 pre-select buttons directly beneath it.
There are two knobs with the familiar knurled knobs behind it .
On the front top-left, but normally covered by the faceplate,
is a diode/transister/round-thing that says in TINY TINY LETTERS
"Bendix 2N1227 ??? 1012 D 4"
On the back of the case (not normally visible) is stamped:
"ANT TRIM ABOVE 1400 KC."
No other inscription is shown on the radio's outside.
Thanks alot for this, but John's phone number as it turns out is the best
lead.
> > I got an old Triumph radio at a VTR auction. How can I tell if it's
pos.
> > ground?
>
> I don't know a good way to tell, offhand, if it's not marked in some
fashion.
> But if you give me the model number, I'll see if I can find it in my radio
> literature. The radios weren't actually made by Triumph, they were
"rebranded"
> radios from other makers. Typically installed by dealers in the US.
Supposedly
> the factory only installed Smiths Radiomobile radios, but they were not
> installed on cars bound for the USA.
>
> Randall
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