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G.E.C. continued, TouchTune 5 The receiver shown is the "Touchtune 5" from
1938. Yes we are back to descriptive model numbers again, with the set also The pushbutton tuning on this receiver is effected by use
of trimmers, with each pushbutton capable of being set to a given Continue for more on the indicator pointers of the G.E.C. Touchtune 5 © COPYRIGHT RETAINED ON ALL TEXT AND PICTURES ON THIS SITE. |
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known as BC3960. Here we have a pushbutton receiver, because 1938 was the year
that saw every large manufacturer include a pushbutton receiver in their range.
GEC has been rather flamboyant with the button colours, picking red and green to
tie up with the tuning scale colours for medium wave and long wave. All other
manufacturers stayed with black or brown for their pushbuttons, with perhaps
white to indicate the "manual" position. Therefore the red and green
really does stand out on this receiver, and it must have done even more so in
the 1930's when walnut and dark colours were the order of the day.
range
of the band (medium wave only, there is only one button for long wave). This process was not particularly easy, and
involved removal of an under chassis link and then connection into the circuit
of a meter that indicated when the optimum tuning position had been reached.
This job would almost certainly have been done by the retailer according to the
purchaser's instructions before installation into the home. I suspect many users
would have had to call a serviceman out to change the pushbutton station
selection should the owner desire a new pushbutton station (a problem that did
not occur with motor tuning). The presets can be seen in the pictures above.