Philips models 312A, 312H, 493A and E150A (1940)

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312A interior

312H interior



General features

Radio type

Mains powered table radio

Circuit type

Superheterodyne, 452kHz IF with delayed AVC

Dimensions (312A, 312H, 493A)

340x290x225mm, 5kg

Dimensions (E150A)

mm, 5kg

Cabinet

Bakelite, cloth grille, printed glass dial

Loudspeaker

165mm, moving coil, permanent magnet

Main controls

Volume/on-off, tuning, waveband switch

Extra controls (312A and 312H)

none

Extra controls (493A)

Slider tone control

Extra controls (E150A)

Rotary tone control

Connections

Antenna, ground

Power (312A, E150A, 493A)

AC, 110-245V in 6 steps, 38W

Power (312H)

AC or DC, 110V or 220V

Power transformer (312A, E150A, 493A)

autotransformer (series heated tubes and one side of mains to chassis)


Wave bands

MW

160-570m

MW local

160-570m

SW

45-160m

SW

13.5-45m


Circuits and Tubes

Oscillator and mixer

ECH3 triode-hexode

IF amplifier

EF9 remote cutoff pentode

Detector and audio amplifier

EBC3 duodiode-triode

Audio power amplifier

CL4 9W pentode

Rectifier

CY1 indirectly heated single power diode

Current regulator (312H only)

C1 (220V operation) or C9 (110V operation)