I bought this lovely console from PA Man and after a recap, it has a new lease of life, A great rich sounding and loud radio. I have a problem with the volume pot being NVG. At zero the set is at what I'd estimate as half volume. It is a small pot and does not look original.

The Valve lineup is as follows. 80 (rectifier) 42 (this has been replaced with a 6F6G with the updated valve socket), 6F7, and 6A7

If anybody has ny knowledge of this lineup and possibly a schematic I would be very grateful. A member here has offered me a replacement NOS pot at a very reasonable price, however I need to know the Ohms?

Thank you very much if you are able to help!

Cheers.

There were a number of radios that were designed in such a way so that the volume could not be turned right down.
Perhaps this is one of them.
Need to look at circuit.
It may have been a very early safety feature, so you would not forget to turn them off.
JJ

From my limited experience your Van Ruydan would be very similar to my 1934 EMMCO. The ohms for the wire wound pot should be 5k. You will find a schematic for a 1938 Weldon in the 2nd ORSM which is identical to my EMMCO. If you want a copy please email me and I will send it. Or I will send it when I get home from work. If its a 5k Pot that's needed then either myself or Steve can supply you with one.

I think the spelling is Van Ruyten. I have a B14 Radio in my collection.

There is a story here: http://www.hrsasa.asn.au/docs/file%205.pdf

Thank you Carl, yes I think it will be 5k, Steve in sending me one, the 38 Weldon looks very similar, except is a 5 valve, whilst mine has

only four, after the 80, 42 nd 2A, are different, but the power supply, resistors and capacitors seem familiar, the van Ruyden has a lot

of resistors that appear to be merely wire wrapped around flat cardboard like insulators, big Chanex paper caps which I replaced.The

circuit is fairly primitive looking, but the radio is a good loud belter, with a good tone! The chassis is one piece folded steel, front top and

rear, with wooden sides. The Weldon has a 6C6 and a 5D6, where my van Ruyden has one 6F7, supposedly doing the job of both of the

afore mentioned. I'll study the valve data of all 3 and see if I can figure how that works... I'm convinced that 5k ohms would be the most

logical choice of pot. Cheers.

Jamie.

Ah, it appears that the 6C6 is a valve very suitable for Automatic Volume control, which the Weldon, being a later 30's set would likely

employ and the 6D6 working with it to do what the 6V7 as a combined Triode- Pentode could manage on it's own with no AVC.

I'm fairly sure my Van Ruyten (I believe you are correct Garyoz) is from 1933-1934, as it originally had a 42, which is the four pin version

of a 6V6G, which superseded the 42 around 1937=8 apparently. Mine has had the socket replaced to accommodate the octal version.

Photos, please.

Jamie if you need any of the old 4 pin valve sockets I have heaps of them here .

Photos uploaded.