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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 7:57:17 PM on 30 January 2018.
	OldNerd Location: Maitland, NSW Member since 16 May 2014 Member #: 1574 Postcount: 19
Just scored a set of gumtree for $20 - Chassis model number 175-1-110. Front icon is Genalex. Cabinet is in pretty good nick. Thus I _suspect_ its a Genalex 175 Can anyone enlighten me as too what the other numbers might mean? Powers up and gives "pot noise" but nothing else. Heaters appear to be working in the valves I can see. According to the seller it was working just before Christmas (she didn't say what year) and then it just stopped. Don't suppose anyone has a schematic (or knows where to get one). My initial searches have turned up empty Thanks in advance

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 1:17:09 PM on 31 January 2018.
	MonochromeTV Location: Melbourne, VIC Member since 20 September 2011 Member #: 1009 Postcount: 1208
You have not given us much to go on. How many & what type of valves? Cabinet material & style? Genalex radios are rebadged Tasmas & use the same model designations. The only clues I can decipher from the numbers you gave is Genalex BC1110 or Tasma M1110, which is a TW, 5 valve Bakelite mantel with roll-top tuning. Then there is a 1933 Tasma, M175, 5 valve console. I cant find a Genalex version, but that is not to say one doesn't exist.

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 4:19:22 PM on 31 January 2018.
	Ian Robertson Location: Belrose, NSW Member since 31 December 2015 Member #: 1844 Postcount: 2476
Kevin Chant's site has a huge number of Tasma circuits. Bound to find what you want there....

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 9:37:02 AM on 1 February 2018.
	Marcc Location: Wangaratta, VIC Member since 21 February 2009 Member #: 438 Postcount: 5389
That model exists 5 valve IF 445kHz 1933 British General Electric. BC only Tasma had habit of using a lot of Philips valves. So the question is, did Tasma; EMMCO; AWA; or someone else badge engineer it? Specific circuit does not appear to be on Kevin's site. However, never uncommon to be one of whoever built its circuits. Its amazing, at times, what you find wrong reverse engineering a set. Valve line-up & sharp photo of the chassis, desirable. Powering it to see if it goes, with out checking if its safe to do so, can do lots of damage & causes people like me great annoyance by adding more faults than it may never of had, or rendering it too expensive too fix. Many of them were taken out of service because they failed..... why? Marc

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 7:29:35 PM on 19 February 2018.
	OldNerd Location: Maitland, NSW Member since 16 May 2014 Member #: 1574 Postcount: 19
Thanks for all the advice - and apologies for taking so long It is indeed a Genalex Tasma 175 (a stand alone lowboy type of unit) and I have sourced a schematic for it. Thanks to Kevin Chant - http://www.kevinchant.com/uploads/7/1/0/8/7108231/175.pdf

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