Although it was built after the war, the Export set is a relatively scarce set. At the end of WW2, Scott was "stuck" with a large number of partially completed SLRM sets. They put a better face on them and the Export was born. They removed the BFO, but otherwise, the Export is an SLRM. The SLRM is an AC/DC (transformerless) set with AM and SW coverage. I have only ever seen 4 or 5 of these sets, however, there is an odd little thing going on. In the pics here, I provided the front and top view of an Export set I have. It came with the small "amp" unit which appears to be partly Scott components but is quite crude. Initially, I thought it was something someone jacked up and pretty much ignored it, in fact, I almost pitched it. But then I found another Export, with an <identical> ugly amp. And then I got wind of a 3rd one. So I pulled out the little amp and drew up a quick diagram.
The amp includes an isolation transformer, which makes a lot of sense for the AC/DC set. The 8ohm speaker output becomes an input to a pair of 6V6s which can drive a 500ohm load. The set was modified with a 4-pin cable to connect to the amp, it includes the on/off switch line and the isolation power. A twin lead wire has speaker terminal connections. The two sets I have with the amp are both modified with the 4-pin wire (identical mods). I do have a theory: Cliff Coon.
Cliff Coon was a <long time> Scott employee, his signature is on many of the schematics (C L Coon). After the great schism in 1945, Cliff left Scott and advertised "Precision Radio Laboratories" in Chicago. I greatly suspect (but can't confirm) that Cliff might have built these units for Export owners. I'm not sure why anyone would want a 500ohm output off the 6V6s, but otherwise, the unit makes sense. I'm interested in any other thoughts or info about this...thanks!!
Kent
Kent King
Given your research, I went back and looked at mine again. My set speaker terminals are carefully ground off to remove the impedance.
There is an 8 ohm matching resistor on the input (grid side) of the transformer:
and like yours, my output says 600 ohm....I'll check the impedance tonight.
Jan 21
David C. Poland
so, the SLRM 25L6 output tubes have been repurposed without alteration, to now function as drivers for the 6V6 tubes.
Jan 23
Norman S Braithwaite
More or less. I suspect if one ordered just the Export receiver they received the chassis and supplied their own speaker. If they ordered the console, the amplifier and a 12-inch PM speaker were included.
Norman
Jan 24