Kerosene Radio (Jun, 1956)
Filed under: Radio, Useless Tech — @ 4:03 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1956
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1956
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“Hold on ma, let me go light the radio!”
Made in Moscow for use in rural areas, this all-wave radio is reportedly powered by the kerosene lamp hanging above it. A group of thermocouples is heated internally to 570 degrees by the flame. Fins cool the outside to about 90 degrees. The temperature differential generates enough current to operate the low-drain reciever. Regular listeners may want fur lined union suits, though: it works best in a room with open windows.
Estimados señores, les ruego me envien información relacionada con el radio a kerosene, me interesa mucho conocer de que forma se producía la energía a partir del combustible mencionado.
gracias.
Comment by marco vidal — August 4, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
En el Museo tenemos una y funcionando.
Saludos!!
Comment by Evelin Rau — September 25, 2007 @ 11:20 am
I work for a museum of old radios and related, i have very interest on how work this radio, what tubes use and how energy produce the thermocouples. if you can apport some information i will be very thanks.
Les agradeceria mucho si pudieran aportarme alguna informacion sobre esta radio como que lámparas usa y cuanta energia producen aproximadamente las termocuplas, ya que trabajo en un museo de radios antiguas y objetos relacinados.
Cualquier informacion será bienvenida. Desde ya muchas gracias.
Comment by Ruben Minutta — September 25, 2007 @ 6:27 pm
I’m sorry, that’s all the information I have.
Comment by Charlie — September 25, 2007 @ 7:03 pm
It looks like an early 50’s Grundig Radio, made in Germany. I have a simelar one sitting in my living room, and to this day it still gets better recception and sound quality then some of my transistor based radios. The fact that its german made may lend some credence to this particular radio being found in Russia at that time.
Comment by Avery Montembeault — November 5, 2007 @ 9:06 am
There’s a better picture of the kerosene lamp on this web page. .
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com.....ectric.htm
Comment by Bruce Richardson — January 7, 2008 @ 8:25 am
HOLA , EL QUE QUIERA UNA LAMPARA NUEVA , COMPLETA Y CON SU MANUAL ORIGINAL EN CAJA PUEDE MANDARME UN MAIL
Comment by carlos r di rocco — January 30, 2008 @ 2:08 pm
PERDON MI MAIL ES rafaeldirocco@hotmail.com
Comment by carlos r di rocco — January 30, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
Amazing. I’m sure it will surface soon as a new product with a lot of glory from NM labs.
Comment by Ruben Yitzak Goldsteig — February 22, 2008 @ 2:03 pm