Zenith 8-S-154 antique 1937 radio rare Ivory blond original needs repair

Description: Please read the full story....... Zenith vintage radio model 8-S-154 floor radio from 1937. Serial number 700648.Extremely rare. It has an 8-S-154 eight tube chassis which seems to be complete. From my limited research, the Zenith company offered three finishes for this model of radio. This blonde (Ivory) is the rarest of them all and this model does not have any numbers stamped into the cabinet anywhere also no chassis tube layout diagram inside cabinet. Apparently this blond version never went into production. Chassis number is 5801 (maybe 5802). Someone else had painted the top white prior to me getting it. The remaining finish and color (both inside and out) seems to be original. I am thankful I did my research prior to making any changes, especially the cabinet finish. One of the wood knobs is missing. The original escussion is brass and appears to have been painted as do the knobs. Cabinet is in poor condition and has several areas where the laminations have started to separate from the cabinet. I had planned on repairing this unit, I have the know how to do this and I have many of the parts to get these radios working. All tubes were tested and replaced with new ones as necessary. With forty plus years of electronics experience in troubleshooting and repairs I really enjoy the challenge however I have decided to part with this due to the lack of time that I have to spend on it. This seems to be a really rare piece due to the blonde cabinet color and should probably be in a museum. Pls let me know if any of my information needs more detail or corrections. The radio does NOT have the honey comb speaker however I located another similar one that plugs directly into the five pin connector. The radio works at very low volume. There appears to be a short circuit (or partial short) in the front end circuits pulling the B+ down. I found this due to it electrically opening a ballast resistor in the power supply 5y3 rectifier circuit. I will likely continue to trouble shoot to get it operating normally. Complete schematic and detailed drawings of part locations and voltages are included.The radio will be completely together the same as I got it. (see first photo) This is local pickup only, zip 06798 in Ct. Bid with confidence, my Ebay rating is very important to me. If you have questions pls feel free to ask, I would really like to see this located in a good caring home.Thank you for checking out my auction.

Price: 458.5 USD

Location: Woodbury, Connecticut

End Time: 2024-10-05T00:00:01.000Z

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