1937 RCA 162 RIDER CHANALYST TESTER - GREATEST MUSEUM INSTRUMENT - ORIGNAL RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31120764 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
WE ARE OFFERING THIS RARE MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE 1937 SERVICE RIDER CHANALYST - RCA GREATEST SERVICE INSTRUMENT.
Model: RCA-Rider Chanalyst 162 [50-60 Hz] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New Material Metal case Shape Tablemodel, with any shape - general. Dimensions (WHD) 16 x 9 x 10.75 inch / 406 x 229 x 273 mm Notes John F.Rider designed this all purpose instrument for systematic diagnosis... in radio repair. It has 5 indicators: besides a DC voltmeter it uses four magic eyes for the "channels" RF/IF, AF, Watts, and Oscillator. Two separate tunable sections for RF/IF and Oscillator tests.
The RF/IF channel covers 3 bands: 95 - 260 kc; 240 - 630 kc; 600 - 1700 kc.
The Oscillator channel has a tuned amplifier covering 3 bands: 600 - 1700 kc; 1650 - 4950 kc; 4800 - 15000 kc. Coverage of Oscillator operation extends up to 70 megacycles.
The name is combined from "channel" and "analyst" = "Chanalyst". The tube complement is somewhat different from the initial publication, where 4 x 6K7 were foreseen. They remained in the RF/IF section, while the other two 6K7 were replaced by an 1852 and a 6SK7 respectively.
Power requirements: Model 162 is 105-125 Volts, 50-60 Hertz, 60 Watts; Model 162A is 105-125 Volts, 25-50 Hertz, 60 Watts.
You can find a Chanalyst model comparison Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg) 28 lb 0 oz (28 lb) / 12.712 kg Price in first year of sale 1937
107.00 $
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND IN A GREAT WEATHER TEMPERATURE.
RICH PROVENANCE FROM THE ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE FOUNDER FAMILY THAT PURCHASED IT IN DETROIT MICHIGAN.INCLUDED ARE THE SALES BROCHURE AND ITS VERY RARE THICK MANUAL WITH ALL OF THE DIAGRAMS & SCHEMATICS.
