Has Anyone Put A Radio In There 6 Volt Car

[Barber31]

I bought mine from macs or snyders. But I think they both carry it. I was just looking for the better price. It's listed under power inverter in the index I think. I believe it was $98 bucks

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by Ken B

I looked on Ebay and didn't see the 6VDC to 12VDC converter. Does anyone have a link to one?

It's from China,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Industry-Gra...-/221182096801

[ModelAMike1930]

I got a cube radio from Menards its a SuperSonic Model SC-1325 its FM also has a usb port so you can use a flash drive with pre-recorded music or an sc drive. The provided usb cord acts as an antenna.

[ModelAMike1930]

P.S. the radio has a builtin battery that you can charge off your computer..

[Harley03joe]

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And Be Happy
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Just Got My 31 This Morning From LA And It Like New
Thanks Again
Harley03joe

[Harley03joe]

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Originally Posted by ModelAMike1930

I got a cube radio from Menards its a SuperSonic Model SC-1325 its FM also has a usb port so you can use a flash drive with pre-recorded music or an sc drive. The provided usb cord acts as an antenna.

Thanks Mike I Just Got One >>> SuperSonic Model SC-1325 Saves A Lot Of Problems

Harley03joe

[29 Tudor]

If you do an fleabay search for "6 to 12 volt converter" you will find several 6 to 12 volt converters. For some reason, the one I used is now priced at $99.75 when I paid something like $4.99 for it. I suspect their pricing is wrong. Anyway, that will give you an idea of where I found mine. Might drop them a note and ask if the price is wrong.

The vendor (coldfusionx) lists some other converters as well for much less.

Steve

[Kevin in Utah]

I had a radio guy put a 1934 Motorola NOS in my Model A pickup in about 1971. It runs with control cables and is hanging upside down between the gas tank and the top of the steering column. It works good for AM. I don't know what I will do, when a tube goes. I may switch over to a 6 volt Volkswagen. I bought a real expensive gizmo that goes between the antenna wire to plug in my IPod, but the impedance or something like that causes interference. It cost $150.00 what a waste of $. If you do get a radio; you will need a spark suppressor on the coil wire. I saw some on Ebay for a lot of money. I hope this helps.

[FrankWest]

Originally Posted by SDJason

Well - here's the 6V radio I put in. It's currently running off of (4) AA batteries, but I plan to wire it into the car's power at some point. Do you get electrical interferance from the sparks and distributer?

It's a Crosley CR-82; if you look, they turn up on ebay or etsy every so often, usually for around $20-$30.

Hey that is a nice idea. Is is new but has the same over all look as nastalga.
I bought an original ford 1933 car radio 6 volt with tubes that I will be installing in a 1933 ford glove box. I have to instal ressitors on the spark plugs and generator to reduce radio interference.

[Bigdave]

Bert's and other suppliers have ihe inverters.

[SDJason]

Originally Posted by FrankWest

Do you get electrical interferance from the sparks and distributer?

The FM works fine, I've never tried AM.
I actually hardly ever use it - it's really there for kicks and giggles when I have friends or acquaintances riding in the car.
I keep an iPod hooked up to a FM transmitter ($15 at Wally World) in the car at all times - it's loaded up with 1920s-1930s tunes (and a few Glenn Miller songs as well).

[Dick Webber]

In the 60s when it was my daily driver I rigged up a 6V 52 Chevy car radio in my 29 tudor. It sat in the back seat floor and the antenna was mounted on the left rear window glass with a homemade clamp bracket. (The glass still has the scratches). And yes, ignition noise was a problem. Seems like I had some kind of suppressor but it was still noisy. Crude and cheap, but it worked.

[sconnors]

Found this cool looking "retro" radio that has an input for an iPod. So I have it hanging by the rearview mirror and my iPod hidden and a bunch of 1930's tunes playing while I drive.

[stewwolfe]

MP3 player with ear buds (or in my case Bluetooth hearing aids) works just fine for me. If I get sick of my music, I can tune in FM radio on it (like $25.00 at WalMart).

[Harley03joe]

Originally Posted by ModelAMike1930

I got a cube radio from Menards its a SuperSonic Model SC-1325 its FM also has a usb port so you can use a flash drive with pre-recorded music or an sc drive. The provided usb cord acts as an antenna.

Ok Mike I Got My Cube Radio SuperSonic Mod.SC1325
And Put A Lexar 32 GB Micro SDHC Chip In It Now The Question Is How Do I Put My Songs On It ? I Have It Pluged In To The Computer And I Dont See Any Drive To Transfer Song To, Need A Little Help Ok
Thanks
Harley03joe

[kingbee]

Joe
Remove the chip and connect it to your computer. Then simply drag and drop the music you like to the chip.

[Harley03joe]

Originally Posted by kingbee

Joe
Remove the chip and connect it to your computer. Then simply drag and drop the music you like to the chip.

Ok I Done That,, I'm All Set Now, That Little Radio Works Great
Thank You
Harley03joe

[Zoltan]

My dad installed a Motorola 309 in our 31 coupe, an all-in-one aftermarket unit from 1950, AM only, 6-volt, positive ground. I recently replaced all the capacitors and got it working.

[rfitzpatrick]

YES -- I had one made using a '32 Philco Control Head that sets on my steering shaft just like then. Unfortunately, the owner of that company pasted away. I have photo's and the name of another firm that'll take any control head and adapt it to the new transistor. I also have a collection of controllers for this purpose. I can gift you one, but I'm only able to deal with e-mail, I see you decline contact. I'm not interested in selling the controllers, but can offer to gift you a choice. I used a meganitc antenna.

[Bob Bidonde]

Many many moons ago, I put a 6V car radio into my 45B Coupe. Listening to tunes was not enjoyable because of the car's running noise and static from the ignition. Using a head set would have eliminated the car noise, but eliminating the ignition static would have required shielding & electrical filtering. I tried mimicking the Chevy Corvette's radio shielding, but it was hopeless so the radio was discarded.
I suggest that you use a cell phone with ear speakers.