Antique Show ECA 201
 

This ECA 201 followed me home from an antique show today. $30 did not
seem too unreasonable. As with any radio this age, it will require cap
replacements.

I had not previously heard of the "Electronic Corportation of America".
Does anyone have a history they can share or point me to? This radio
also had what I thought a rather unusual cabinet, in overall very good
shape.

Joe

Antique Show ECA 201
 

"Joe Bento" wrote in message
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This ECA 201 followed me home from an antique show today. $30 did not
seem too unreasonable. As with any radio this age, it will require cap
replacements.

I had not previously heard of the "Electronic Corportation of America".
Does anyone have a history they can share or point me to? This radio
also had what I thought a rather unusual cabinet, in overall very good
shape.

Joe

Looks very much like some RCA and Radiola sets of that era. Perhaps
someone's knock-off?

Antique Show ECA 201
 

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:33:44 -0600, Joe Bento
wrote:

This ECA 201 followed me home from an antique show today. $30 did not
seem too unreasonable. As with any radio this age, it will require cap
replacements.

I had not previously heard of the "Electronic Corportation of America".
Does anyone have a history they can share or point me to? This radio
also had what I thought a rather unusual cabinet, in overall very good
shape.

Joe


If it looks as good as the image, great find...

Antique Show ECA 201
 

On 2008-09-27 16:20:30 -0600, PeterD said:

If it looks as good as the image, great find...


Yep. It's as you see it. The exterior cabinet looks to have been very
well cared for. I removed the chassis and blew out the dust (taking
care not to disturb the asbestos mat) and carefully cleaned the face
(non-printed side) of the slide rule dial. I learned long ago to clean
the screened / printed side of a glass dial only as a last result, and
only then with utmost care. A recap should bring this set back to
operating condition. Interestingly, the line bypass cap had exploded
at some point in the radio's life, noted by cap shrapnel beneath the
chassis as well as a blackened mark on the asbestos mat.

This will be one of my more unique AC/DC sets.

Joe

Antique Show ECA 201
 

"Joe Bento" wrote in message
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On 2008-09-27 16:20:30 -0600, PeterD said:

If it looks as good as the image, great find...


Yep. It's as you see it. The exterior cabinet looks to have been very
well cared for. I removed the chassis and blew out the dust (taking care
not to disturb the asbestos mat)

In the future carefully remove the sheet or saturate it with resin or other
encapsulating agent without blowing out any dust first.

John H.

Antique Show ECA 201
 

Very remisicent of a plastic-cased GE radio my aunt owned.

Antique Show ECA 201
 

I learned long ago to clean the screened / printed side of a glass dial
only as a last result

Some of them can be safely cleaned. If you look carefully at the printed
side, on the very edge there may be something like a tiny part number or a
border, not visible from the front. If you are able to clean that without
damage, you can clean the rest of the dial with the same method.

Even if the markings are water soluble, you can gently clean around them
with a dry Q-tip..

Phil Nelson