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Sony ICF-6500W

  • 18-04-2010 4:44pm
    #1
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,002 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Just dug this radio out of a drawer, sitting there for 15 odd years, bought about 1982,

    http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/icf6500wl.jpg

    Want to get it moving again, DC in 9V. Is this easy to get, mains adapter?
    Cheers.


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  • #2
    Ham'nd'egger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭Ham'nd'egger


    Planet X wrote: »
    Just dug this radio out of a drawer, sitting there for 15 odd years, bought about 1982,

    http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/icf6500wl.jpg

    Want to get it moving again, DC in 9V. Is this easy to get, mains adapter?
    Cheers.

    I doubt if you will be getting much use out of this; would batteries not do for the time being?


  • #3
    redtelephone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭redtelephone


    Mains adaptors are very easy to get. You can get a switchable (multi-voltage) model for 10 or 12 euros in Argos or most hardware / electrical shops. Even saw them in Pound Shops.


  • #4
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,002 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Cheers.


  • #5
    RadioRetro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭RadioRetro


    Cool. I love old radios and Sonys are so good.

    I've a Sony ICF2001D which I use for SW DXing and it's great. It's a hand-me-down from my late dad who bought it when he worked in the Middle East years ago to get the BBC World Service and when I wondered at it's weight and the funny rustling noise when he brought it back, I decided to open it and - guess what? Yes, almost talcum powder-like sand was infesting it. Still works grand though.


  • #6
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,002 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Yeah, I was in the Middle East when I bought it too. Saudi.


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  • #7
    RadioRetro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭RadioRetro


    Lucky beggars get the best radios, and cheaper.


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