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Flashing Lights 'I
By Albert L. Daugherty
D E S I G N E D for t e a c h i n g the
prlnclples of the vacuum tube,
and a one-tube receiver in radio
and science classes, this visual
demonstration unit is housed in a
l a r g e brightly painted c a b i n e t .
The wiring d i a g r a m is made of
copper, tubing and the various ele-
ments have openings behind their
diagrammatic r e p r e s e n t a t i o n
through which lights shine in the
same sequence as the electric im-
pulses travel in a real receiver.
The openings are covered with red,
yellow and green Cellophane so
that the cliirerent electric circuits
are easily traced as a revolving
switch moves from one set of con-
tacts to another. When the "phone"
lights go on a buzzer sounds to indicate
that the program is coming in. Photos
A and B show front and rear views.
KEY TO FIG. 1: I-panel; Z - c a b i n c t : 3-Incoming ra-
dio wave; 4-R.F. current: 5 a n d la-+oils: 6--port f o r
liaht; ?-grid condenser a n d grid leak: &port: 9-vari-
able condenser; 10-area painted to indicate triode tube:
11-fllarnent; 12-arid symbol: 13-translucent mirror
f o r Plate; 14-area with green Cellophnnc; 15--slot f o r
grid liaht: 16-area behind plate, yellow Cellophane:
17--cond~nser: IS-actunl phone caps with yellow lights
i n place of diaphragms: I!l-yellow for B battery: 26-
red for A battery; 21-holes representing electrons pass-
I n s from filamcnl; Z%t~oles In panel for electrons going
l o plate; 25--cord f o r 115-v supply f o r lights a n d switch

APRIL, 1941 615

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON I Miniature-Tube Flashlight Cell
Receiver
EVERYTHING IN RADIO (Continued from page 617)

the 3-circuit-tuner type which has a ter-

minal strip clearly marked for proper con-
nections, greatly simplifying the circuit
wiring for the novice. In addition, the coil
has a movable "tickler coil" which makes
the usual volume control or variable con-
denser for controlling regeneration unnec-
essary. Two small machine screws are used
to bolt the coil assembly to the front panel.
Finally mount the row of Fahnestock clips
with machine screws and nuts, placing a
round-hole soldering lug under each nut.
One extra clip is mounted to connect in the
negative-B lead so that when the loud-
speaker stage is added it can be controlled

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by the same "on-off" switch. The small
lt!til<!i!w >m~ttrm v t l r z ' i i o ! I ) $ r ~ t , l ~ <t ~ o uof q!$:!lils n i l r l % i t , a i l r,sdiu.
f v I s - I - 1 1 1 i I lk t I:ii,rs Iv;ltiinx 111i8k<: - (~01111111~1~
round tuning dial plate is fastened to the
to s i c f t - i s
s i g n % : I.'ltl.:l:
I
I'icl'ls 1.isrs nu re-
I - l l s t i n x s ful. P i r r s ~.;ttiio hr~ii,iin!:
it1111 se~.vic.it,n r c q t ? i r r ~ t ~ ~t:vpl)-~
~nl.
front of the panel with china cement.
I - I i I I i Lhiltx SOII 18rwl at SIII. tirt~el.til)s.
In assembling and wiring these units,
r:tdio for c!?rY I l L ~ i I ~ l t rv<luI~'c- !!~ l>ott't !miss t h i s 7 x l !~ l l l S l ? r l r ~ x
I . I l lX I I r y k - :\I.I,I F:l) (';11;110p - llle rt.lj:tltlc,
follow the diagrams carefully, checking
1s l o furl ;111,I ~1.rlfirs nllel! J(IU rrls (l<ti<ie 10 K ~ c r s t l > i t t ci n I l : ~ < l i oa1
un i\I,I.lF:I) t o h c l l l xu"! tile lotvc.;t pl.i<ws! each wire as you put it in. Make all con-
nections with rosin-core wire solder mak-
ing sure that your iron is bright and we11
heated. Good mechanical and electrical
connections are important in radio work.
Although all parts for both receiver and
Radio Dictiansry. S o t h i n g I ~ k e Builders' Hantlbook. The n ~ s t audio amplifier arc i n e x p e n s i v e , they
i t ever irrf0rr.-rolnplrle, slltilori- ~ ) ~ l ) t , l i $and
r l i t l t , l ? S O01I ~ ill1
tiltivll. !l.nrll1 n l i l l l ~ l i ~ n e s tllc -
1t;tclio n ! ~ l ~ l i ? ; t l i ~ ~,\l.Llb;I)'s
!~~ should be of good quality, and just as
nricr! Vnrnnli~~ I,?~ Il?acIirlg I<;ulio a\rn ralualjle b ~ ~ g i r l l l e r 'hook s oo
:111111orili~1 ~llltl<,r;\T,LII:l) strncr- 1t;~dio. TVIIP I1c11v t o SelecL e i r - specified. A detailed list of the original
cttits, rc.?<I di;fi$rdnls. lmilci ~ ~ ~ 1
parts
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used in both units, is available from
1 . I n t r l . r s t i ! l r .\lnatcur I l i l t l l r l
wctinn. I.',~lly i l l u s I ~ ~ i ~ t l~i i it si ,y
l o ttn~Ier?t.~ncl.3 l : t k ~ si t easy 1 0
Popular Mechanics radio department with-
learn l i ; ~ , l i o
Send roupon SO\,'! ............. 1 0 ~ out charge.
After the receiver is wired, you are
ready to solder the flashlight batteries to-
gether. Scrape the ends with a sharp knife
where they a r e t o be soldered to insure a
I Sc,!~<l1 ~ -s o t ~ v l~'itlCi21!111 S p r i n g ( 7 a t a l ~ ~ . good connection. It will be noted that two
"O I 6mvlad. l n c fur 1l:gdio Diorionnry.
I cllelose I l l c fur Ildclio I l l 8 i l ~ l v r r ' ~l:ln~ll~ook. of the cells are connected in parallel for
! the 1% volt "A" battery. C o n l ~ r c t c din this
manner the voltage remains at 1% volts
but the amperage is increased to double
I I
I City ..........State ............................ I the usable life of the cells. Use a good set
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of, preferably new, 2,000-ohm headphones;

old phones usually lack sensitivity. To test
the receiver, connect the antenna, and a
good ground on a cold water pipe; throw
There's a lot of he-man thrill in a short-wave switch No. 1 "on" and turn the "tickler
radio of your own. But the biggest thrill is coil" until it lines up with the large coil.
putting this magic Voice-of.the-World to-
gether YOURSELF. Our new FREE radio Now rotate the variable condenser slowly.
catalog No. 8 2 features a wide selection of Whistles indicate stations. When one is
Build-il-Yourself kits and items designed to
make that thrill come true. But that's not all. heard, rotate the "tickler coil" until the
This big 196 page book also contains thou- whistle stops and the station comes in

IDept. 7DI .
or -100 Sinn nre., ~ v e Ir urn. .8 0 .

I Please Rush FREE Catalog No. 82.

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clearly. To tune in short-wave stations,
throw switch No. 2 and tune slowly and
1 l : ~ l i ~ I l i jt x
~ ~c ~ c ~ nletiii
l sl~r:!ll l o pu11111g
h o t h:irrf-v:~rlrly . . . st~o\vsa\.l:lus a.lleu Inen carefully a s these stations tune very sharp.
:trC cri11ip1~(~11 with ~.orrec.tinrl11alri:~lelores.
Si,eed I I ~ ~v n r k , n v u i ~ linjrlrles, inrrrtlfllls.
I ~ u r n s , layorin, h n s ~ ~ i t : l:in11 l (.ornlle11satlc~11
Best results on the short wave bands will
cxllrnscu. S r n r ~ l linverirnellt for I)ig saviacs.
0 1 interest t o CI-CIY e s r r l l t i v e . \Vrlle now
be obtained a t night, especially the ama-
ror nnw cst.alo8: r:trety v l n t l ~ i ~ , ~ . slaves. teur and police stations. Some of the type
:l~lrons, sleeacs l e e r i r ~ c s Pllnls. etr. .AS00
il?ms I n litit-. '~1:~nci:trd'! v i l l ~ i e a , l I ~ l g in- IS4 tubes seem to operate more smoothly
(IuStrIal~. \Vrltc lotlay.
INDUSTRIAL GLOVES COMPANY ,# ,* - * ,.""'*, on 4% volts of B-battery. If the set "pops"
732 Garfield Blvd.. Danville. llllnois a krnnua~uinvrnllun noticeably as the coil is turned, or breaks
into squeals, use three of the cells in the
B-battery instead of the four shown.
Construction details for the amplifier
unit are clearly shown in Fig. 3 and the
1or now have-a boat-with battery connections for using both units in
Fig. 3-A and photo B. It will be noted that
T l ~ i . I!n<,k nns\rc,r- I h c h i ( ~ ~ i . s t i < ~ " \rVr .h ; ~ t
a large No. 6 dry cell is used for the A-bat-
* I n ' : ~ l l r l i\!,s. l r~, , , ~m y~ ~ :
~ 8 1~ , ~ l ~ ~ ~, i Iu rI t ~ tery and that a 4% volt "C" battery and a
i ~ o : ~ t ? ' 'l'1.1Is
' 11<1!t, t o illst;bil ;u,,l la-,.
. ~ added: t h e No. 6 dry
45-voIt B - h a t t ~ l arc
21s 5rell n r ~ " ! ~ ~ ~ ~ r Vitlnitl,le
la". info~.nr;ilio~x
pl-ot,rlicrs, sll:lflinc. slufllse I~oscr. ~lasll
011 cell replacing the two-cell flashlight A-
";tnels iinti Oll~cr itthoart1 l10!ver a c ( . ~ ~ ~ o r i c s .
nil13 ~dcl:>ilsof cnl~lnicle lillc Of l t v < l \ V i W
battery in order to operate both units more
.\lal.ine Enaisics. Free on reauest. economically. Schematic circuit diagrams
for both units appear in Fig. 4. The blue-
print number of this article is R-289.
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