Pilot X65B phono socket. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

FERNSEH · 26th Jan 2020, 9:37 pm

Wishing to connect the Eagle FMT640 FM tuner to the Pilot X65B was not possible because of the strange connectors fitted by someone long before I acquired the set which was almost forty years ago.
It's most likely the original phono or jack socket had failed and was replaced by the messy arrangement seen in the attachments.
I seem to remember my Pilot U650 had a switched jack socket. Haven't got one in stock so a phono socket has been fitted instead.
The Pilot X65B was made in the USA and differs from the home market model X63 in having long waveband coverage.
Link to a similar topic about the phono socket on a Pilot U650.
https://vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=160445

DFWB.

Ed_Dinning · 26th Jan 2020, 10:14 pm

Hi David, I might have something suitable

Ed

'LIVEWIRE?' · 26th Jan 2020, 11:35 pm

I don't know from what year those adverts fate, but describing £67 as 'moderate cost', when a good wage would have been maybe £10 a week or less seems, at best 'creative' phrasing!

FERNSEH · 27th Jan 2020, 12:11 am

The picture of the X63 is from a 1936 Pilot sales brochure and all prices are in US dollars. In those times one pound Sterling = four dollars.

DFWB.

FERNSEH · 27th Jan 2020, 12:36 am

"Hi David, I might have something suitable"
Hi Ed, I'll send you a PM.
The Pilot model 243 has a similar cabinet presentation as the UK made model U650.

DFWB.

'LIVEWIRE?' · 27th Jan 2020, 4:20 am

Still, I'd have thought, fairly expensive at about £20 sterling, by 1930s standards.

rontech · 27th Jan 2020, 10:28 am

A bit on the pricey side. In my 1939 catalogue of British sets of similar size, the prices are
in the range 10 - 16 guineas.

Herald1360 · 27th Jan 2020, 10:37 am

The base model at $67.50 and $4 to the pound would have been about £16.87.

16 guineas is £16 16s 0d or £16.80.

Not a lot in it.

Gabe001 · 27th Jan 2020, 4:35 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by FERNSEH

Wishing to connect the Eagle FMT640 FM tuner to the Pilot X65B was not possible because of the strange connectors fitted by someone long before I acquired the set which was almost forty years ago.
It's most likely the original phono or jack socket had failed and was replaced by the messy arrangement seen in the attachments.
I seem to remember my Pilot U650 had a switched jack socket. Haven't got one in stock so a phono socket has been fitted instead.
The Pilot X65B was made in the USA and differs from the home market model X63 in having long waveband coverage.
Link to a similar topic about the phono socket on a Pilot U650.
https://vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=160445

DFWB.

Hi, that's my post you linked to. I've got the u650 and it's got the 6.35mm mono jack. I went through 3 plugs before I found one that worked - most were not long enough (lengths tend to vary a bit between brands). The kenable cables from Amazon or eBay work fine with my Pilot (6.35mm mono to 3.5mm mono 1m cable).

26th Jan 2020, 9:37 pm	#1
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Pilot X65B phono socket. Wishing to connect the Eagle FMT640 FM tuner to the Pilot X65B was not possible because of the strange connectors fitted by someone long before I acquired the set which was almost forty years ago. It's most likely the original phono or jack socket had failed and was replaced by the messy arrangement seen in the attachments. I seem to remember my Pilot U650 had a switched jack socket. Haven't got one in stock so a phono socket has been fitted instead. The Pilot X65B was made in the USA and differs from the home market model X63 in having long waveband coverage. Link to a similar topic about the phono socket on a Pilot U650. https://vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=160445 DFWB. Attached Thumbnails

26th Jan 2020, 10:14 pm	#2
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,195	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. Hi David, I might have something suitable Ed

26th Jan 2020, 11:35 pm	#3
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. I don't know from what year those adverts fate, but describing £67 as 'moderate cost', when a good wage would have been maybe £10 a week or less seems, at best 'creative' phrasing!

27th Jan 2020, 12:11 am	#4
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. The picture of the X63 is from a 1936 Pilot sales brochure and all prices are in US dollars. In those times one pound Sterling = four dollars. DFWB.

27th Jan 2020, 12:36 am	#5
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. "Hi David, I might have something suitable" Hi Ed, I'll send you a PM. The Pilot model 243 has a similar cabinet presentation as the UK made model U650. DFWB. Attached Thumbnails

27th Jan 2020, 4:20 am	#6
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. Still, I'd have thought, fairly expensive at about £20 sterling, by 1930s standards.

27th Jan 2020, 10:28 am	#7
rontech Heptode Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 646	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. A bit on the pricey side. In my 1939 catalogue of British sets of similar size, the prices are in the range 10 - 16 guineas. __________________ Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana

27th Jan 2020, 10:37 am	#8
Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 16,536	Re: Pilot X65B phono socket. The base model at $67.50 and $4 to the pound would have been about £16.87. 16 guineas is £16 16s 0d or £16.80. Not a lot in it. __________________ ....__________ ....\|____\|\|__\|__\_____ .=.\| _---\__\|__\|_---_\|. .........O..Chris....O