Radio Foot Control

LanceB
LanceB Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I have a question. Does the foot control for the radio in a 1946 ratchet when pressed or is it just an electrical contact being made? I have one that is not installed yet and would like to know before I mount it in place.
Thanks

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  • hornet_54
    hornet_54 Senior Contributor
    Lance, I believe it is an electrical contact that steps the tuner through the preset stations.

    Bob
  • Marconi
    Marconi Senior Contributor
    Hi Lance, it depends on which control you have one is 42,late 46 and 47. The other is early 46. The 42, L46, 47 control just makes contact, part way down it mutes the radio and all the way down it activates a solenoid in the radio that turns a ratchet mechanism one sixth of a turn for every push. The plug on this one has 3 prongs/contacts. The early 46 unit does all of the above but in addition has a volume control built in. To operate the foot vol. cont. you turn the volume control on the radio all the way counter-clockwise and it switches to the foot control! The plug on this unit has 6 smaller prongs/ contacts and is not interchangeable with the other one. BTW these same footswitches were used by Nash for the same years plus Nash used the 47 control thru 1950.
  • LanceB
    LanceB Senior Contributor
    Thanks Bob and Marconi. This one has the six prongs so I will try turning the volume CCW and see if things work. May need to send the whole assembly out just to have it gone through, only really getting one station in and Radio Disney is not my first choice to listen to.
  • LanceB
    LanceB Senior Contributor
    Does anyone know where I can get a replacement knob for the foot control?
  • essexcoupe3131
    essexcoupe3131 Senior Contributor
    whats wrong with Disney, made Doc famous LOL
  • Hudsy Wudsy
    Hudsy Wudsy Senior Contributor
    If your are trying to see if it works before putting it in the car, remember that the foot switch needs to be grounded as well (to the radio itself is sufficient) in order to work properly.
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