Production year 1950

The General Electric model 135 is a Super Heterodyne receiver that covers the AM Broadcast band only. The IF(Intermediate Frequency) on this receiver is 455kHz and the circuit incorporates two AF(Audio Frequency) stages. The radio has 5 tubes and is housed in a plastic case. This radio has a built in PM(Permanent Magnet) speaker. The antenna is a loop which is glued to the inside of the back cover.

The two pictures above were taken after the restoration was complete.

The photograph on the left is of the front showing what the radio looked like before restoration. The photograph on the right is of the inside with the guts removed at the beginning of the restoration process.

In the picture on the right we can also see the PM speaker and on the bottom of the cabinet notice the metal RF shielding plate.

The photograph on the left is a picture of the top of the chassis before any cleaning or restoration was attempted. While the photograph on the right is a picture of the beginning stages of the restoration process.

The photograph on the left is proof positive that them Florida roaches can get into any thing. The roach that left the egg behind the dial marker must have really liked the radio station this receiver was turned to.

The photograph on the right is a close up of one of the components found under the chassis. Wow, what happened to that capacitor in the center of the picture? I wonder if all them blisters are a form of capacitor chicken pox? Or maybe this capacitor did not like the radio station as much as the roach did.

The photograph on the left is a view of under the chassis taken during the restoration process. Surprisingly, under the chassis of this receiver was rather clean. So besides some dusting and cleaning of the wires and and components no major work was needed here. The picture on the right is an after restoration photograph showing many of the new parts installed.