[Boatanchors] BC-314 Questions

[Barry Hauser]

Well -- I answered my own questions already.

Apparently that empty spot was where the audio transformer T2 used to be.
 The 2nd audio - V-8, a 6F6 is still there.  These had two outputs, same
as the BC-312's -- one off the first audio for high impedance phones and
another off the 2nd audio feeding the speaker jack.  The later units had
a jumper to switch it to run lower impedance phones off the second audio.
 I don't see a replacement transformer anywhere, so I don't know what
that 6F6 is doing anymore -- well nothing right now ;-)

Found a download manual -- I forgot the BC-314 was covered in the do-all
BC-312/342 etc. handy-dandy pocket sized manual.  Looks familiar -- I
have an original around here somewhere.  No, my memory isn't failing --
never was much good.

I should be able to figure out the dynamotor hookups.

Anybody know if there was a mod involving the removal of  T2?  More
likely, it was borrowed, I suppose.  I'll have to contact RCA for a
replacement.  Oh, that's right, Thomson in France bought out most of RCA,
GE and so on.  I'll email 'em -- heh heh. 

Barry

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:58:31 -0500 Barry Hauser <barry_hauser@juno.com>
writes:
> 
> Hi all ..
> 
> I've got a BC-314D made by RCA here that looks pretty good (no not
> selling it).
> 
> Looks to be complete, despite the customary missing "snorkel", 
> however:
> 
> 1.  There is an open spot with some drilled and tapped holes just to 
> the
> right of the tuning capacitor.  That area has no MFP coating as if
> something were removed, but, well, not exactly. The "shadow" is like 
> a
> bowed rectangle, best I can describe it.  Anyone have any ideas 
> what, if
> anything, was there?  I suppose it's possible that the area was 
> masked
> during manufacturing for some other model or version.
> 
> 2.  It has the correct dynamotor module, a DM-21B, made by good old 
> Philo
> Farnsworth's Television and Radio Company.  The four original leads 
> are
> clipped and there's what's left of newer wire soldered to some of 
> the
> terminals on the 8-point strip, as if somone had bypassed the 
> dynamotor
> and supplied power externally.  (Nice of them not to toss the 
> dynamotor,
> as was the custom.) Anybody know the hookups?  The schematic is 
> still
> intact inside the bottom of the cabinet, but the print's way too 
> small to
> make out.
> 
> Finally -- anyone know of a downloadable manual for the BC-314?
> 
> Barry
> 
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