14-10-2024, 07:42 PM
See https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/murphy_sad..._94_l.html
Perhaps the SAD94 and SAD94L are the same and Murphy added the L during production to avoid confusion. See also 1950s Pye models where the, set back, service info and adverts can have 3 or even 4 names for the same model, excluding Invicta variants of same chassis that might have no model ID.
I was also puzzled by 1935 to 1945 Ever Ready models (and some equivalent Lissens) that seemed to never have a model ID on back, chassis or cabinet. They actually had a two part guarantee card, sometimes stapled inside the cabinet and the small part would usually also get detached.
There were also Irish made Pilot, Murphy, Bush and Pye sets that only diverged after 1954/1955 (due to UK VHF-FM which didn't start in Ireland till 1961-62). Sometimes these had the same model, slightly different or completely different IDs. Some were UK export versions with SW replaced by LW that were never sold in UK.
I'd be surprised if a SAD94 with LW is any different to a SAD94L, other than any changes that might happen during production. Some models had no changes and others had changes big enough to be outlined in later service info. I think Murphy didn't allow ERT or Trader 3rd party service info for many years.
In general service info for export or Irish versions of UK models is sparse to non-existent and certainly very rare indeed in ERT, Trader or R&TVS publications.
Perhaps the SAD94 and SAD94L are the same and Murphy added the L during production to avoid confusion. See also 1950s Pye models where the, set back, service info and adverts can have 3 or even 4 names for the same model, excluding Invicta variants of same chassis that might have no model ID.
I was also puzzled by 1935 to 1945 Ever Ready models (and some equivalent Lissens) that seemed to never have a model ID on back, chassis or cabinet. They actually had a two part guarantee card, sometimes stapled inside the cabinet and the small part would usually also get detached.
There were also Irish made Pilot, Murphy, Bush and Pye sets that only diverged after 1954/1955 (due to UK VHF-FM which didn't start in Ireland till 1961-62). Sometimes these had the same model, slightly different or completely different IDs. Some were UK export versions with SW replaced by LW that were never sold in UK.
I'd be surprised if a SAD94 with LW is any different to a SAD94L, other than any changes that might happen during production. Some models had no changes and others had changes big enough to be outlined in later service info. I think Murphy didn't allow ERT or Trader 3rd party service info for many years.
In general service info for export or Irish versions of UK models is sparse to non-existent and certainly very rare indeed in ERT, Trader or R&TVS publications.
