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Fisher 202-R

A typical Fisher tuner of the 1960-61 season, documented in a restoration thread that dates the unit from its components.

Catalogue code: 202-R
Years: 1960–1961
Type: tube tuner
Valves & speakers: Mono AM/FM valve tuner, usually part of a console or a 400-era system
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Low

Specifications

Technology: tube
Channels: 1
Inputs_outputs: FM/AM antenna, line out

Safety

Valve receiver/unit: HT rails stay live after switch-off and the original can electrolytics must be reformed or replaced before power-up. Output transformers and the faceplate are the value drivers; history of a professional restoration usually adds more than it costs.

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1960; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.