The cabinet has a little stabilized hairline at the lower left corner of the speaker grille opening, that is invisible in pict.7. I polished the bakelite surface by gradually enriching 0000 steel wool with hardwood floor wax. My radio is the Canadian version of the 66X1 US model, and is simply called "MASTER". The chassis has an extra tube for RF amplification, compared to the standard All-American-Five set, and has a short-wave band from 9 to 12 MHz. The dial glass of the catalin versions is slightly different though. There is an eternal debate, whether an elusive 66X7 version is from dark-blue catalin or from plastic. Plain bakelite 66X1 (this auction), ivory painted bakelite 66X2, two wooden versions 66X3 and 66X4, and two catalin versions 66X8 (red swirled) and 66X9 (black swirled), nick-named "Monolith" or the "Tunaboat", that are said to be the largest catalin radios ever made. RCA Victor's 1946 radio with model number 66X came out in several versions, all using the same chassis RC 1038. My radio is the Canadian version, simply called "MASTER", with 6 tubes and SW a real performer and - of course - working This radio is rarer than the "Tuna Boat" catalin radios 66X8 and 9 with the same chassis. Some files listed below are available for instant downloadīy clicking on the item's blue Instant Download arrow.1946 RCA Victor MASTER, aka 66X1 Bakelite SW Radioīeautiful post-war Bakelite Radio in Breadbox design, sharing the same chassis with the famous "Tuna Boat" Catalin Radios 66X8(9), Serviced and Working If not purchasing an Instant Download it normally takes up to 24 hours to receive the download instructions via email but please allow 1 - 2 business days. Some original service manuals for 1964 and newer RCA models are available here: Original RCA Service Manuals via US Mail. made RCA models see the 1953-1963 section. NOTE: Record changer service manuals may be several pages and must be ordered separately.įor factory service schematics of Canadian made RCA models see the RCA Victor Canada section.įor schematics for later U.S. Some early Victor files may be only one or two pages. The files for the models listed below typically have more information than other service series publications and may be several pages. RCA Victor factory service manuals published from the 1920s through the 1950s. RCA Victor Factory Service Manuals and Schematics These files are the radio and record player schematics and service information individually scanned in high resolution directly from the original U.S.
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