Crosley RSD3

[MarkWComer]

Yup, I actually bought a Crosley device.
It's a toy, but I couldn't resist!

 

[Wheel-right]

Yup, I actually bought a Crosley device.
It's a toy, but I couldn't resist!

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Way cool!

 

[orange]

My friend in southern Idaho had this Crosley 'WLW'...





Notice that the first one seems to be on a variac...and when I compared it to a Norge refrigerator last time I was NOT kidding.

 

[mr_rye89]

Holy crap! That radio makes a Zenith Stratosphere look pretty low rent. Three way speakers 2 big class AB amps, all wave tuner....WOW!

 

[MarkWComer]

OUTRAGEOUS!​

Crosley used to be a worthwhile brand back then. Bell & Howell now sells sunglasses and flashlights...

 

[MarkWComer]

Any figures on power consumption and how many rooms it will heat?

 

[mr_rye89]

https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/the-colossus-of-radio

Not sure about power consumption but it put out 75 watts in an era where most put out 4-5w.......

And Steven's friend had* one of the few that still exist.

 

[mr_rye89]

As for the baby turntable, it has a proper magnetic cart on it, unlike most of crosley's "full size" record players....

 

[MarkWComer]

As for the baby turntable, it has a proper magnetic cart on it, unlike most of crosley's "full size" record players....

I know! Isn’t that crazy?

 

[orange]

So is the actual broadcasting facility, cooling pond like a nuke reactor, radio towers and all. The part that transmitted 500,000 watts in the 1930s needed a pond IIRC.

Old Powel was stone cold and in business. He created the car company too.