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HERE IS MY CURRENT PROJECT
A SIMPLEX MODEL  "PF"
I SHOW THIS AS A MODEL "PF" BUT I AM NOT TOO SURE, MINE IS A DUAL BAND AND DOES NOT HAVE A VIBRATOR AND LOOKS LIKE IT OPERATES ON 32 VOLTS DC.

HERE IS THE SET ITSELF. NOT TOO BAD OUTSIDE BUT AS CAN BE SEEN THERE ARE 3 KNOBS MISSING.
 

HERE IS THE SIMPLEX MODEL PF THAT I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON

HERE I SHOW THE POWER CORD WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A RESISTOR CORD AND THE ADAPTER THAT IS USED TO REPLACE THE RECTIFIER OR VOLTAGE REGULATOR, ORIGINAL 6 PIN TUBE WITH A '25Z6' 8 PIN OCTAL TUBE.


THESE VIEWS SHOW THE OPENING WHERE THE TRANSFORMER WAS LOCATED IF IT EVER HAD ONE. IT IS REALLY HARD TO TELL BY LOOKING AT THE CHASSIS.


THIS SHOWS AN UNDER CHASSIS VIEW IN WHICH I ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE RE-WIRING INCLUDING A RESESTOR THAT WAS ADDED APPARENTLY WHEN REMOVING THE TRANSFORMER.


HERE IS A CLOSE UP OF SOME OF THE WIRE MODIFICATIONS. THE AREA IN THE CENTER THAT IS SURROUNDED BY THE RECTANGLE IS APPARENTLY AN ADDED RESISTOR. ON THE RIGHT IS THE RESISTOR TYPE POWER CORD WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE A CONVENTIONAL TYPE PLUG.  ON THE RIGHT IS WHERE ANOTHER SHORT PIECE OF RESISTOR CORD WAS ADDED.  IT ATTACHES TO ONE PIN OF THE 25Z6 TUBE.


I TRIED HERE TO SHOW THE SCHEMATIC THAT IS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CABINET BUT IT IS HARD TO READ DIRECT AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FROM THE PHOTO.

HERE IS THE SCHEMATIC THAT I BELIEVE TO BE MY SET.
I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT MODEL NUMBER BUT MY SET IS A DUAL BAND SIMPLEX TOMBSTONE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CLOSEST I CAN FIND ALTHOUGH MINE DOES NOT HAVE A TRANSFORMER NOR DOES IT SHOW SIGNS OF EVER HAVING A VIBRATOR.


THIS IS A DRAWING THAT I MADE OF THE TUBE LAYOUT SHOWING THE TUBES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLED IN MY SET.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THESE PHOTOS AT MY PHOTO SITE WHICH SHOWS THUMBNAIL VIEWS WHICH CAN BE SELECTED AND VIEW AT YOUR CHOICE.
TO SEE THEM CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.

See my photos of Simplex project at PhotoPoint

SEE MY CROSLEY TYPE 'V' PROJECT

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