COLUMBUS Model 90 Made in New Zealand in 1945. Part 5 - FINAL

Yes, it's finally all back together and working as it should.
The Columbus model 90 was first released in 1942 but production was put on hold while New Zealand required the factory to reserve component stocks for the war effort.
This particular radio was built in 1945 when production was allowed to continue. It was released into a world that was celebrating the end of World War II, a time of hope and optimism. It was a world we would barely recognise today: A radio such as this would have been a prized possession. It was certainly expensive at £49/10/-.
It is possibly the best short wave receiver I have worked on and this would have been important in those days. With newspapers censored during the war, no television yet, at least in New Zealand and Australia, and of course no internet. short wave was the only reliable source of news from overseas.
And this is what we are doing here - bring back an artifact from a different time so that it looks and works as it did back in 1945.

Here's the links to parts 1, 2, 3 & 4:
   • COLUMBUS Model 90 Made in New Zealand...  
   • COLUMBUS MODEL 90 Made in New Zealand...  
   • COLUMBUS model 90 Made in New Zealand...  
   • COLUMBUS Model 90 Made in New Zealand...  

The New Zealand Vintage Radio Project (Steve Dunford) -
All you need to know about New Zealand made radios
https://www.vintageradio.co.nz/

Carl's Capacitors:
https://www.ebay.com.au/str/vintageco...

Intro graphics courtesy of David Tipton

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