Operation of Auburn-Crosley Radio?

mikespeed35 wrote: My Auburn Crosley radio has the volume on off switch on the right and the tuner knob on the left. The opposite you would expect.
CORDially Mike

The provision is there to install the cables in the radio head either way. I suspect for RHD.

It's funny: I've had several of these radios rebuilt by Mike Frenchek but can't remember what that toggle switch is for. For some reason, I'm thinking it has to do with tone control... Mike's number is 717-991-3276. He can answer all your radio questions. (really nice guy and will take loads of time to talk to you)

Dear Mark & Mike,

Can you tell me how your radios turn on and off? Also can you tell me if your radio boxes have a toggle switch on the box and what this switch does?

THANKS!

My Auburn Crosley radio has the volume on off switch on the right and the tuner knob on the left. The opposite you would expect.
CORDially Mike

Bob: I had a radio head where the tuner knob would rotate, but the indicator would move only a few inches. I took it apart and found that the tuner had sort-of a clutch mechanism that was slipping. I merely soldered the mechanism together and reassembled. It worked perfectly after that. It still works to this day, 6 years later.

Mark

Dear Gents,

I have an original Auburn-Crosley radio in my newly purchased Speedster. How does it operate? In particular turn on and off? The Auburn-Crosley "head" on the original dash has two knobs, I assume left is on-off and volume, the right obviously is the tuner knob. I've turned the left knoib but nothing happens. ALSO there is a toggle switch on the radio box. What does this do?

All the cables between in head and the box look to be connected. ALSO there is an original radio antenna mounted under the car.
The Radio box is mounted VERTICALLY to the right of the original Auburn Heater box. I'm told this is unusual.

NOTE- This is a Glenn Pray Second Generation Speedster, with original Auburn Speedster components, so it's a hybrid," with a 12 volt system. I'm assuming all the operating gauges and components must have been adapted with 12-6 volt step down resistors.