Regency Range Gain, Power plug wiring?

[Bigears]

Hello, I would like to restore this old radio.
Can anyone help with the wiring layout for the ac power plug.
I don't have any circuit for this radio as yet.
I am also after a power plug and a mic plug to suit this old Range Gain.
Cheers
bigears

[2IR473]

I have a Sams Photofact for the Regency Imperial (on loan from Spitfire 441) and it is similar to my Range Gain II.
Not sure about the Range Gain, but the wiring for the Imperial is as follows...
looking at the power connector on the rear of the radio, it uses an 8 pin polarized plug with (from left to right) 4 vertical pins and 4 horizontal pins.
Pin 5 & Pin 8 are connected to AC via a power cord. Pin 5 is the horizontal pin in the top middle of the plug, and pin 8 is the horizontal pin on the bottom right of the plug.
the diagram also shows pins 1, 4 & 7 being tied to each other, but that is probably done internally, so you wouldn't need to make those connections.

Again, this is for a Regency Imperial, and my Range Gain II is basically the same radio as the Imperial, minus the product detector for SSB mode. I am not sure if the Range Gain is similar to the RG II, but it may be.

As for the power cord itself, a Cinch Jones type 8 pin connector may be the type you are looking for. I see them on Ebay as well as from electronic supply distributors.

The mic connector for the Imperial is as follows ( if I can read the diagram properly...)
1-audio
2-receive
3-PTT
4-shield

Perhaps someone with more accurate info will jump in here, but you can use this info as a starting point.

[238]

You can email this guy in Chicago, he has some NOS power plugs, to see if he has one to fit. ( [e-mail]) . 238

[Bigears]

Thanks 2IR473. I have tried the wiring you listed...and all is now ok ;D -Thanks, I just had to fit the extra link wires to those pins .
Ok on the Cinch Jones, had forgotten that name!

Thanks 238...I may give that guy a call.

I will also need to track down a 4 pin mic plug, as it is much bigger than the more modern 4 pin types I am used to...Any one know what these older type are called?

This set will need some work of course, I did slowly power it up, after many years of sitting in a shed. The big pwr supply cap is getting warm tx is low and muffled but at least it is receiving ok?
bigears

[spitfire441]

May 5, 2008 7:25:56 GMT -5 2IR473 said:

I have a Sams Photofact for the Regency Imperial (on loan from Spitfire 441) and it is similar to my Range Gain II.
Not sure about the Range Gain, but the wiring for the Imperial is as follows...
looking at the power connector on the rear of the radio, it uses an 8 pin polarized plug with (from left to right) 4 vertical pins and 4 horizontal pins.
Pin 5 & Pin 8 are connected to AC via a power cord. Pin 5 is the horizontal pin in the top middle of the plug, and pin 8 is the horizontal pin on the bottom right of the plug.
the diagram also shows pins 1, 4 & 7 being tied to each other, but that is probably done internally, so you wouldn't need to make those connections.

Again, this is for a Regency Imperial, and my Range Gain II is basically the same radio as the Imperial, minus the product detector for SSB mode. I am not sure if the Range Gain is similar to the RG II, but it may be.

As for the power cord itself, a Cinch Jones type 8 pin connector may be the type you are looking for. I see them on Ebay as well as from electronic supply distributors.

The mic connector for the Imperial is as follows ( if I can read the diagram properly...)
1-audio
2-receive
3-PTT
4-shield

Perhaps someone with more accurate info will jump in here, but you can use this info as a starting point.

Paul is correct on the pin out on the Regency. However those 1,4 & 7 pin connections ARE done on the power cord. I had to fabricate my own power cord for mine.
The BIG four pin mike connector is called an Amphenol plug.

[nlmadog]

Does anyone know why someone would take out 6AQ5 and 12BH7 final from a Range Gain II and rewire for 7106 tubes ? The work is beautiful, just never seen anything like this before.