"C" is decade of the 1960's, "9" is year of decade (1969), "O" is vehicle type (Fairlane/Torino), "A" is a Chassis engineering division part, "18806" is a radio, "B" is a design mod or version.
The "C" prefix on the side of the radio indicates it's from the 60's. As Ford part numbers started with the letter C in the 60's. In the 70's it went to D, and so on for each decade.
Great question; the metal chassis is the GND or neg, the two-in connector is the speaker, and the two loose wires are the dial light and the +12. NEVER connect +12 into either speaker wire, that will blow the radio up for sure. Best procedure here is to verify it yourself; remove the top plate and use an ohm meter to check which wire goes to the power switch and which goes to the dial lamp. If you check it yourself you will know for sure.
I am trying to troubleshoot a Philco Ford AM only radio out of a 1967 Ford Mustang On the side of the radio its marked 7TPZ . It powers up and has audio but its squeal with static like its going into oscillation. With a 5 foot piece of wire I could get a local radio station weak not clear. If I connect it to my outside wire antenna the station drops out as though the radio was overloaded. I have been searching for the schematic but so far no luck. I checked the only 3 transistors with a meter in the diode mode and they look good. There is a germanium diode that measures good too. I certainly would appreciate anyone offering a schematic. I might be able to fix this. There is one large round capacitor. It looks like a multi-capacitor. I noticed its corroded on the top. Could use help with a schematic. Thanks
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"C" is decade of the 1960's, "9" is year of decade (1969), "O" is vehicle type (Fairlane/Torino), "A" is a Chassis engineering division part, "18806" is a radio, "B" is a design mod or version.
Thank you Rob! I must admit, the audio tone quality of this radio is terrific and sensitivity was amazing.
The "C" prefix on the side of the radio indicates it's from the 60's. As Ford part numbers started with the letter C in the 60's. In the 70's it went to D, and so on for each decade.
I don’t know which one is the power wire. I tried to connect it guessing and got a huge spark and smoke
Can you show us how to wire everything up to a speaker and battery? Thanks in advance.
Great question; the metal chassis is the GND or neg, the two-in connector is the speaker, and the two loose wires are the dial light and the +12. NEVER connect +12 into either speaker wire, that will blow the radio up for sure. Best procedure here is to verify it yourself; remove the top plate and use an ohm meter to check which wire goes to the power switch and which goes to the dial lamp. If you check it yourself you will know for sure.
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Thank you very much
I am trying to troubleshoot a Philco Ford AM only radio out of a 1967 Ford Mustang On the side of the radio its marked 7TPZ . It powers up and has audio but its squeal with static like
its going into oscillation. With a 5 foot piece of wire I could get a local radio station weak not clear. If I connect it to my outside wire antenna the station drops out as though the radio was overloaded. I have been searching for the schematic but so far no luck. I checked the only 3 transistors with a meter in the diode mode and they look good. There is a germanium diode that measures good too. I certainly would appreciate anyone offering a schematic. I might be able to fix this. There is one large round capacitor. It looks like a multi-capacitor. I noticed
its corroded on the top. Could use help with a schematic. Thanks
Thats a 1969 Fairlane/Torino/Cobra/Talladega radio.
I have an identical one.
Good job thanks