[Drake] help identifiying a Drake cabinet

Garey Barrell k4oah at mindspring.com
Wed Feb 16 13:17:49 EST 2011


Brian -

Depending upon the 'exact' depth measurement, it's probably an MS-3.  
The MS-3 is about 1/2" shorter than an MS-4, and the MS-4 is about 
2-1/4" shorter than a TR-4.

The MS-3 was sold with the TR-3 and AC-3 power supply, and had no front 
logo plate.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line
and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
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Brian Harris wrote:
> I recently acquired a Drake TR-4 along with an AC-4 that was installed in a
> Drake-looking cabinet.  The cabinet's height and width are identical to that of
> the TR-4 cabinet but it's about 3 inches less deep than the TR-4 cabinet.  There
> is a speaker mounted in the front of the cabinet on a piece of wood with a
> partial metal grill (looks homemade). There is a wooden divider between the
> speaker section and the power supply sections.  There are five punched holes
> along the top and five punched holes along the bottom of each side of the
> cabinet.  These holes are in the back half of the cabinet where the power supply
> is.  Similarly, there are five rows of eleven holes in the top of the rear half
> of the cabinet.  On the cabinet sides there are two countersunk holes that look
> like they would be used for mobile mounting.  There is a single row of eleven
> holes in the bottom on the cabinet about midway between the front and back.
> Last, there is a 60 minute mechanical timer in the top of the cabinet near the
> front.  It may say Pronto under the screw that holds the time knob in place.
> Any ideas?
>
>    


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