Philips radio BCA495U (Algemeen)
door Pandu Rajan 
, 02.01.2019, 08:48 (2153 dagen geleden)
Dear forum members
Recently the above set has come to me for restoration. This set is 100% identical to BX495U. Then why a separate model no was given? Did Philips Holland also manufacture radios with model nos BCA....?. As far as I understand Philips in India started manufacturing radios from 1955 and they used the model no as BCA....? from 1957 on wards the model nos used to be B4CA...., B5CA.... and B6CA..... So was BCA495U manufactured in India or Holland? Also Philips never used the 21 series valves like ECH21,UCH21, EBL21,UBL21 etc. in the radio sets manufactured in India. Is the original Schematic available for BCA495U?
Regards
P.Rajan
Philips radio BCA495U
door John Hupse † 
, Schoonhoven, 02.01.2019, 11:16 (2153 dagen geleden) @ Pandu Rajan
The CA prefix means that the model was made for the market in India. But not all CA-models were made in India.
The Philips factory in Calcutta produced receivers for the local market, starting production in 1948. For example the Philips BCA296B and the BCA299B were developed in Calcutta:
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You may use the documentation of the Philips BX505U for your Philips BCA495U.
Philips radio BCA495U
door Maarten Bakker , Haarlem / Delft, 02.01.2019, 21:55 (2152 dagen geleden) @ John Hupse †
For completeness: in the model sheet extract, where it says "Ontw. Ehv. Fabr. India", that means developed in Eindhoven, manufactured in India. At the BCA299B it also mentions that some parts were developed in India.
Philips radio BCA495U
door Maarten Bakker , Haarlem / Delft, 02.01.2019, 21:51 (2152 dagen geleden) @ Pandu Rajan
The letters X or CA in the model number do NOT guarantee the place of manufacture, only the place where the model was commercially conceived. Sometimes that's the same place, sometimes it isn't.
You need to look at the letters in front of the serial number to see where a particular set was made. Sometimes, local factories omitted these letters. In that case chances are that it was made locally, so in India. If it was made in Holland, the letter in front of the serial number is usually E or later A. Sometimes L or PL, which actually meant Leuven, Belgium.
Philips radio BCA495U
door Maurice , Dordrecht, 02.01.2019, 23:19 (2152 dagen geleden) @ Pandu Rajan
For the manual i think you should look
local.
Here, NL, most manuals scanned came from old archives of repair shops.
They had a service contract and received monthly opdated manauls.
Also they could order a manual for a radio to be serviced and they needed the
manual.
So I have lots of manuals all comming from 1 service shop.
In that collection is to be seen how
the total archive is achieved.
Included some cource and service events of new products.
There for a manual for a radio that is not sold in the Netherlands is not at hand.
Philips radio BCA495U
door Pandu Rajan , 04.01.2019, 09:51 (2151 dagen geleden) @ Pandu Rajan
Dear friends
Thanks to all for the reply.
Regards
P.rajan