Unboxing a Rittenhouse RCM1 Radio Intercom Master Station

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

I really like how the Rittenhouse RCM1 looks. It's very simple is an austere, almost furturistic sort of way (remember the styling is from early 1960) I think it's definatley some that George Jetson would have - Chris

[@groovy1937]

I think the R M C on the Talk Listen selector is : R - Radio (sends radio signal to the station that you have selected) M - is for Monitor (Listens to to stations that are selected) not having to keep the control depressed by your hand C - Not sure but may mean "Call" or "Continuous" for talking to the station selected, again so you wouldn't have to keep your hand depressed on talk on the control.

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi Groovy: That all makes perfect sense - Thanks for the thoughts about this, it's a big help - Chris

[@douglasosborn3378]

Another sexy looking device… edge of my seat for the next episode Thank you Chris Kind regards, Doug

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi douglas: Stay tuned - more to come - Chris

[@jaymes1]

Itwould be neat to have a display wall with a few of these like at a salesroom

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi jaymes1: I think that would be called a museum - NuTone used othave something like that in the "basement" of the Madison & Red Banks Road factory - Chris

[@zx8401ztv]

Now that's a radio, i like it :-D I saw a single transistor that could of been germanium in a metal can. But could be silicon . I saw the intermediate frequency transformers. A Real metal tuning capacitor :-D 250pf ? Cleaned and touched up, it would be a really nice bench radio, and it would look nice :-D Sorry i havn't seen you recently, I'm on many tablets for depression Angiety and blood thining. I never expected i would have problems at 57, never mind. I still enjoy tea, i used to always have a mug of tea and sip it while repairing electronics. Are you a coffee man?. Sorry i waffle too much.

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi zx8401ztv: I have missed your comments, their always interesting. I'll be looking into the RCM1 whe I have more time. I'm interested to hear what it sounds like. I limit myself to 2 cups of coffee in the morning. I hope you feel better - Chris

[@sgath92]

And they were nice enough to stick on the schematics!

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi sgath92: Yes, very old school to have a schematic glued to the product - And it's even better with the internal wiring diagram, over-the-top for usefullness - Chris

[@sgath92]

I don't see that a lot, going from memory I have a Silvertone w/ a wire recorder that has the schematic pasted on the inside of the cabinet and the no-name Chicago rebadged sets of the 30s had it on the bottom of the cabinet where it would always be ripped apart or missing by today. Btw I forget the brand but someone makes a handheld portable scanner (looks like a small flourescent tube with wheels on the ends to auto move it) that allows you to scan labels on flat surfaces in-place, though now most newer smart phones have cameras that will auto detect documents and scan them by photograph.

[@jaymes1]

My 1980 Eldorado has real seatbelts chimes in it, the unit is marked rittenhouse, pretty neat, didnt know if u knew that

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi jyames1: Wow, very interesting - I don't know and I would not have ever thought that Rittenhouse would make Chimes for cars - Does it ring "ding-dong" over and over until you buckle up?? - Chris

[@locus-801]

What cables would go on the 2003 speaker-to-speaker. Is it iwa-3 ? Or is that just the 3003

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

Hi locus: The NuTone IM2003 uses either IW3 or IWA3 Intercom Cable - Chris

[@locus-801]

@@northsideservicecompany3567 what the difference between A and no A?

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

It's the difference in the way the insulation was color coded - There's no difference in actual use - Chris@@locus-801

[@locus-801]

@@northsideservicecompany3567 why when I go to the terminal board on the back of the 2003 there is cut orange blue red white green wires screwed in? I bought it off eBay btw for only 30$ and it works great just no intercom function. Are those wires supposed to be there or iw3 wires?

[@northsideservicecompany3567]

@@locus-801 It sounds like the previous owner cut the wiring that was used when the system was installed - Chris