Radio Circuits
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HRSA Circuit Books
Philip Leahy compiled and published 10 circuit books for the HRSA gratis. These important books are available from the HRSA Valve Bank Manager Stan Snyders. (contact details on page 2 of Radio Waves)
The books contain 2936 entries of valuable service information for radios from 1928 to 1968 including radios not listed in AORSM, and radios manufactured since AORSM.
The books are sold near cost price, exclusively to HRSA members.
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For Members who have purchased Circuit Book 11 from HRSA Valve Bank: Supplement to HRSA Circuit Book 11
Download HERE
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Summary of the Circuit Books
Circuit Book 1 398 pages 1933 to 1939
Service Data mainly sourced from:
Radio Trade Annual 1938 1939
Tasma Service Data
Circuit Book 2 400 pages 1934 - 1944
Service Data mainly sourced from trade journals from 1934 to 1944, as follows:
Radio Review of Australia 1937 - 1938
Radio Retailer of Australia 1937 - 1938
Radio and Electrical Retailer 1941 - 1944
Radio and Electrical Merchant 1934 - 1936
Radio Technician 1939 1941
Circuit Book 3 258 pages 1937 - 1955
Circuits not listed in AORSM volumes 1937 1955
Circuit Book 4 - 358 pages 1956 - 1968
Service Data for Radios Manufactured Since AORSM 1956 1968
Admiral
Astor
AWA Radiola
Circuit Book 5 364 pages 1956 - 1968
Service Data for Radios Manufactured Since AORSM 1956 1968
Ekco
Electrosound
General Electric
Healing
Kriesler
NationalPanasonic
Precedent
Pye
Circuit Book 6 296 pages 1956 - 1968
Service Data for Radios Manufactured Since AORSM 1956 1968
Philips
S.T.C.
Stromberg Carlson
Titan
Circuit Book 7 337 pages 1931 - 1940
Service Data for Radios Manufactured 1931 1940
Philips
Circuit Book 8 325 pages 1941 - 1955
Service Data for Radios Manufactured 1940 -1955
Philips
Circuit Book 9 256 pages
Service Data for Radios 1932 1949
AWA Radiolette
Circuit Book 10
History and Development
Astor and Pinnacle 1923 1928
Astor 1926 - 1934
Currently Book 10 is under research and compilation by Member 2218, Jim Easson
Circuit Book 11 423 pages
Service Data for
Astor Radios 1934 1936
Breville Radios 1934 1940
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For HRSA members:
Rod Humphris has a collection of (mainly) consumer electronics and test equipment circuit diagrams plus service manuals, all on a hard disk
If any members would like a copy of the collection, you are very welcome to some or all
He needs a 1 terabyte drive for 2 days to copy them
If you drop a small portable hard drive off, you should be able to get it back the next day (He would prefer a prompt pickup)
There are a total of 341,775 schematics and service manuals to date (700gig)
These comprise:
* Radio, TV, test equipment,
* audio,
* CD,
* DVD,
* computer,
* Power supply,
* record players,
* speakers,
* amps (valve & transistor), etc
The radio circuits section has 153,522 schematics and service manuals (174gig). It includes Aust, UK, Euro, USA, Japan, China, etc, valve & solid state.
There are also a lot of books (eg, Radiotron Designers Handbook, etc), most transistor & valve data books (all RCA & Miniwatt7 valve books)
The cost: Nil to members
Rod Humphris
Unit 4 / 1 Spring Street
Ferntree Gully 3156
Rodhtv (at) bigpond. com
03 9753 6141
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bmwilkie6 (at) bigpond .com
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