The power output is 850 mW through an 8 Ω 9.2 cm loudspeaker. However, the audio output circuit has a pair of push-pull transistors, and a transformer coupled output. This is probably because of the Onkyo manufactured speaker, which points to the base making the sound come from underneath the unit. This model also has an AM/FM radio, and I thought that the sound was very clear and smooth. I suppose nothing is forever, however, unlike people, the good thing about technology is that you can always bring things back to life. This motor is continuously turning, and eventually stops one day. These units are well past their useful life period today, and if you manage to get one, the main thing to check for is the AC motor, which the clock mechanism relies upon. This model is a golden oldie, and therefore a very iconicĭesign. You might be thinking that it was cheap, but it was in a right state when I received it. I managed to get mine at a bargain price of five pounds! "Great Scott!" you might say. There are usually many of these for sale on eBay, and I managed to get this Sony 8FC-59W, which is one of the earliest ones they made. Go back to the future to see if I could find one. Fox and those wonderful "Back to the Future" films, I just love that starting sequence where they show an old style flip clock, because it reminded me of my own youth and having a similar one bought at a jumble sale. Puth this Sony Alarmist on your nighttable today.As a huge fan of Michael J. Choose from a wide variety of Sony Alarmists with features and styles to suite every taste.
Discover what the weather has in store for you and what traffic conditions you can expect on your daily commute. Greet each new day with a briefing on what's happening newswise around the world, around the nation, as around your town.
$24.95 in 1975 had the same buying power as $118.51 in 2018 (from )īeat the ol' "I-hate-to-get-up-in-the-morning" blues with a Sony Alarmist Clock Radio. Intermediate Frequencies: FM: 10.7 MHz, AM: 455 kHz, WEATHER: 10.7 MHzĪntennas: FM: ac line antenna, AM: built-in ferrite bar antenna, WEATHER: lead-wire antennaĭimensions: 162 (H) x 143 (W) x 140 (D) mm If you're into unusually shape flip clock radios, you should consider this very well made and distinctive collectible.Ĭircuit: 13-transistor, 11-diode, 1-thermistor, FM/AM/WEATHER 3 band superheterodyne with digital clockįrequency Ranges: FM: 87.5~108 MHz (3.42~2.78m), AM 530~1605 kHz (566~187m), WEATHER: 161.0~163.3 MHz (1.86~184m) Sony took to calling their flip clocks "digimatic" early on, and this clock is refered to as having a digimatic clock, but it seems they also tried out calling the alarm clocks "the Alarmists" about the time this clock came out.
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The Sony 8FC-100W (now known as the X-Men flip clock for appearing in the movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in 2014) was advertised at the same time for $49.95. It wasn't on of the most expensive models. This would be over $100 dollars in today's dollars. The clock started showing up in advertisements around 1974 and a newspaper advertisement shows it being offered for $24.95. This Sony really packs in the electronics with the clock featuring a weather band as well as standard AM/FM. This cube shaped flip clock radio sports a round face highlighted with brushed aluminum and can be found with a black plastic or a wood-grain cabinet. The Sony TFM-C450W FM/AM/WEATHER Flip Clock.
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