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I am possibly interested in your electronics course . If I become a patreon, will I be able to start at the beginning, or am I joining at the current video (it's unclear how this works) i.e. is it to late to start now?
Amazing how this radio has survived . Some people really looked after their property. Unlike today's throwaway society. Yes I'd love to see it restored. 👍
Even a radio that ends up being loved for many decades can end up also being an ashtray holder or coffee mug resting spot next to a comfy chair... It's nice to see this one missed that life assignment! Haha
I've always thought old tube radios had a warmer sound to them than the transistor radios that started to take their place. Glad to see someone who knows tube technology like you do. There aren't many out there anymore.
I've seen this type of line plug connection before -- it has either round or flat pins with a line cord that attaches to the back "Masonite" panel with a U-shaped spring clip, somewhat like a thin Fahnestock connector. The bulk of the plug stuck through the back and into the recessed mating plug. It's definitely a safety device that someone lost or damaged in pulling the back open in the past. While the line cord may be impossible to restore, the rest of the radio looks great! I ask and plead that it be restored with the usual TLC from Mr. Carlson...
There's a lot of restoration videos out there. But the advice you give whilst doing a restoration makes your videos far more informative and helpful to those who are starting out doing this as a hobby. I hope you will be making some actual restore videos soon. Looking forward to seeing them again.😊
I would love to see it restored. The case is in great condition for its age and to be still working after all those years it deserves the Carlson touch to secure its future, for posterity. :)
The test equipment you can build with just a handful of parts for under $20 with guided assembly videos ALONE is well worth the $2 for Patreon! Yes, I would like to see you build this radio. Thanks for your videos and helping us to keep this older equipment alive!
Always nice to see this old hardware in such good condition, though a still-operating radio must be a diamond in the rough these days! Perhaps one day we will get back to building things with that attention to detail and quality. 👍️
That plug arrangement reminded me of many I saw in my childhood, often out of reach hanging from the light socket with multiple appliances powered off of it.
One more thing, you have got to be the best instructor I have ever seen , Thank you. If I can understand what you are teaching anyone can , Again Thank you Sir.
I’ve been watching your videos for years now because of your knowledge, intelligent and amazing engineering skills. Yes please restore this AA5. Why is it that you always get projects that are in excellent condition to repair or restore? Never any rust, rodent damage, burnt out transformers, coils etc. like a lot of us has to deal with. Please show the restoration and include how and where you actually connect your spectrum analyzer up to the radio when aligning the IF’s etc. Thanks
just in this short video I saw the result of a pretty obvious simple test and why it works I had all the information but never really put it together like that before. You are doing good work in sharing your knowledge and experience with us your audience.
This was a nice treat to cap off my busy and very productive day. It's always great to see more of your videos, and of course I'd love to see a restoration. Thanks again.
The most important thing is to very much clean the wooden sides of cabin or the console from inside and outside and the all the electrical parts and the bottons and every inch in the set, because many people can repair , but the little who can furbish and clean as a brand new device, because the buyers specifically - the audiophiles - scan every inch in the device before buying , thanks Mr. Carlson lab. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge and skill with us. I am a "hobbyist of all trades" as I restore mechanical watches, build acoustic guitars and now, I'm getting into vintage radio restoration due to your TH-cam videos and others, particularly shango66 who's deadpan humor and resurrections of desert sun baked televisions have me amazed and laughing! So far, I've done electronic and cosmetic restorations on some AA5s, a tombstone Philco 37-650 and now, I'm restoring an untouched Philco 90 Lowboy following along with banderson's series on model 90 restoration. All of you electro-gurus amaze me! You seem to be the most academically trained...a talented teacher in this field and it's so appreciated.
1947 must have been the year! I've got an AWA Radiola and AWA Radiolette. The latter requires a complete overhaul but the Radiola still works a treat. Only thing that will render these old classics is the decommissioning of AM radio service.
Small radios like this were often treasured members of the family - it would be great to have it restored to how it looked and sounded back in the day!
What an incredible video, my dad wanted to show me electronics but never got to. I've always been interested in audio equipment being a musician, and I love the vintage retro equipment.
Great video Paul. Love to see a resto, this guy is NOT a basket case and it would be interesting to see how the sensitivity improves with the rebuild. Also, LONG ago you made a video on your dim bulb tester, do you remember the title?
Yes please to the restoration! It would also be really interesting to see you do an alignment in two passes: first using more basic hobbyist grade test gear (e.g. a digital multimeter and a TinySA handheld spectrum analyzer), and then re-do it using professional grade tools (e.g. the HP 410B and HP 3585B) to demonstrate the improvement and show good enough vs. perfection. I'll mail you my TinySA if you're interested.
I may have mentioned before, that even though I'm a ham and a guitarist, I have little love for old tube gear. That said, I love these videos, and yes, given the great condition that the radio is in, it definitely deserves a restoration!
1:23 It's ok, it's only mains voltage. That got me thinking about the language difference between my mom (who designs power station high voltage systems) and my dad (who worked as a communications technician, working with switching boards and things like that). For my mom, low voltage is 240-380V. High voltage is 400kV. For my dad, anything over 60V is high voltage.
Every time I see you start your video, it looks like you in an old space capsule with all the electronics around you. I love watching the old radios come back to life.
Brilliant, a radio that's the same age as I am....... Unfortunately, the radio is in better condition and works better than I do....😒 It certainly warms up a lot faster..... Greeting, from an old Ham in the UK...🇬🇧 (G4TDA)
You don't have to ask, by all means restore the radio. It's a gem of a find. I'm curious to see how you'll fix the interlocked power cord (without just hard-wiring in a new cord, that is!)
Hello Paul! I think it goes without saying, but this radio definitely needs to be restored. The owner was totally up front with you on this radio, and I think he deserves to have his radio restored back to way it came off of the assembly line 74 years ago. If anyone can do the perfect restoration, it’s definitely You!! We’re all here to learn, and watch you do this. I bet it has that nice old radio smell to it too!! 😃
Hi Paul - Yup, give it the resto treatment even though she's an 'AC-DC' wiley. It came this far in fair state so I think this is deserved. I enjoy your 'Fiddles' very much & as you discover, I've had many 'As-Is' units live. The odd one will give a serious "head-scratch" but, it's how she goes. Keeps the pips alive ! Cheers, Tony in S-Africa...
i run across many old radios at antique shops while looking for old lanterns. I would love to grab a few but even being an electrician for 22 years im pretty sure I cant make them work like you can. Great videos sir.
Excellent video Mr Carlson! How about a video that describes in detail, how to identify all the various resistor, capacitor, and small inductor value markings, for the purpose of ordering modern replacement parts. Some of it is easy, and for other components, it's definitely NOT easy. Thanks in advance!
that's a real gem, the case is so cool. I'd love to see it rebuilt, but I also think this would be really awesome to be updated to present technology. AM/FM radio w/ bluetooth, maybe even wifi with an LED read out where the tuner is. Just my opinion, I don't mind the vintage radio at all :)
When it comes to restoration Mr Carlson, need you ask. I'd watch you restore a Toaster, after all I watched the video of you repairing a pair of ladies curling tongs that you had modified "Way back when", also a pocket radio.
Man do I like to relax with your learning style Mr C. People NEED the calm...at least I do ! God bless you. Oh, I made a current limited supply with the light bulbs and Iso Transformer for my shop. Tnx
OMG, I have one of those radios... Unfortunately someone got the bright idea to paint it sometime before I got it... What a shame... But it all works too. No clue how original it is on the inside though.
I'm guessing whoever sent this to have the smoothing cap replaced probably isn't with us any more so the repair was forgotten about and the subsequent owner was unaware of the repair. With that said, with just the smoother replaced way back in the mists of time, it's very impressive that it still works to any degree! I think this will make a very interesting restoration. It already works pretty well and it would be good to see how much better it works after a re-cap and alighnment. It's obviously not had a hard life and is cosmetically very good.
There were a few low end Japanese stereo receivers that had safety interlocks like that. They were usually branded Martel [like the FAX-100], but I've seen other names, like Vicsount.
This looks like a really good restoration project. Replace the capacitors, test the resistors, test the tubes, add a fuse, new power cord and explain why there is so much hum when you touch the shaft of the volume pot.
Sounds like you've seen a couple of Mr Carlsons previous projects. I like the way he explains everything he does. For me his videos are educational and entertaining.
You could easily restore this nice old radio. I vote for a restoration. The wooden case looks like it's in great condition. You could make it sound like new. New subscriber looking forward to learning alot.
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What a Kool 1947 radio receive you owen
Must have been made in Canada if the squares drive screws are original to the radio.
I am possibly interested in your electronics course . If I become a patreon, will I be able to start at the beginning, or am I joining at the current video (it's unclear how this works) i.e. is it to late to start now?
I wonder if you could upgrade and mix with modern diodes, transistors and capacitors to keep her running right ?
I'd love to see this radio restored here on your channel.
I would also like to see it restored !
Just the cabinet condition alone makes this a worthwhile restoration. They really took care of it for 74 years... it deserves a long, long life!
That radio really needs a recap and a restoration! As nice as it is it deserves it!
it's a brave "little" radio receiver who hung on for this many years ... it certainly deserves fresh life :) Thanks Paul.
Amazing how this radio has survived . Some people really looked after their property. Unlike today's throwaway society. Yes I'd love to see it restored. 👍
Even a radio that ends up being loved for many decades can end up also being an ashtray holder or coffee mug resting spot next to a comfy chair... It's nice to see this one missed that life assignment! Haha
Rebuild please, I have been waiting for a series on these from you - can't wait 👍
I swear the man can see electricity flowing. Just watching him talk about what flows where blows my mind.
You mean like pidgeons see the earths magnetic field?
He does....he visualises it in his mind's eye. He talks about it in one of his videos.
Yes! Restoration video, please. The condition of that cabinet is truly remarkable. Doesn't look like even a scratch on it.
Mr Carlson getting excited about opening up equipment always makes my day!
Thank you Mr Carlson. Your videos are awesome! Please bring this one back to life!
I would love to see a rebuild of this piece :)
I've always thought old tube radios had a warmer sound to them than the transistor radios that started to take their place. Glad to see someone who knows tube technology like you do. There aren't many out there anymore.
I've seen this type of line plug connection before -- it has either round or flat pins with a line cord that attaches to the back "Masonite" panel with a U-shaped spring clip, somewhat like a thin Fahnestock connector. The bulk of the plug stuck through the back and into the recessed mating plug. It's definitely a safety device that someone lost or damaged in pulling the back open in the past. While the line cord may be impossible to restore, the rest of the radio looks great! I ask and plead that it be restored with the usual TLC from Mr. Carlson...
I have seen those type plugs before as well. I currently have a power cord with such a connector, used for a wire recorder from the late 40s.
By the mid fifties the safety interlock connector was common in radios like this but this is quite an early design!
There's a lot of restoration videos out there. But the advice you give whilst doing a restoration makes your videos far more informative and helpful to those who are starting out doing this as a hobby. I hope you will be making some actual restore videos soon. Looking forward to seeing them again.😊
Definitely would like to see this one restored - what a beautiful looking radio.
I would love to see it restored. The case is in great condition for its age and to be still working after all those years it deserves the Carlson touch to secure its future, for posterity. :)
The test equipment you can build with just a handful of parts for under $20 with guided assembly videos ALONE is well worth the $2 for Patreon! Yes, I would like to see you build this radio. Thanks for your videos and helping us to keep this older equipment alive!
Always nice to see this old hardware in such good condition, though a still-operating radio must be a diamond in the rough these days! Perhaps one day we will get back to building things with that attention to detail and quality. 👍️
Yes!
Please I would love to see the rebuild!
Yes on a restoration video, please! The wood case is quite a looker!
You are simply amazing. Wish I had you as a instructor back when I could remember something. Please do restore this extraordinary piece of history.
That plug arrangement reminded me of many I saw in my childhood, often out of reach hanging from the light socket with multiple appliances powered off of it.
One more thing, you have got to be the best instructor I have ever seen , Thank you.
If I can understand what you are teaching anyone can , Again Thank you Sir.
It's a beautiful radio, would love to see it restored!
I’ve been watching your videos for years now because of your knowledge, intelligent and amazing engineering skills. Yes please restore this AA5. Why is it that you always get projects that are in excellent condition to repair or restore? Never any rust, rodent damage, burnt out transformers, coils etc. like a lot of us has to deal with. Please show the restoration and include how and where you actually connect your spectrum analyzer up to the radio when aligning the IF’s etc. Thanks
Mr Carlson the man with the magic hands , Excellent work
Love to see the rebuild! Thank you!
What a beauty. Amazed about its condition, outside and inside. Looking forward to the restoration!
Yes! Please restore that radio! It's a beautiful radio! The best from Oslo Norway. :-)
I found a 41-280 Philco a couple years ago and hope to get it running again. That's why I have subscribed to all these channels.
just in this short video I saw the result of a pretty obvious simple test and why it works I had all the information but never really put it together like that before.
You are doing good work in sharing your knowledge and experience with us your audience.
This was a nice treat to cap off my busy and very productive day. It's always great to see more of your videos, and of course I'd love to see a restoration. Thanks again.
Hi Paul, a restoration would be great to see. I never tire of watching you at work. Thanks for sharing.
The most important thing is to very much clean the wooden sides of cabin or the console from inside and outside and the all the electrical parts and the bottons and every inch in the set, because many people can repair , but the little who can furbish and clean as a brand new device, because the buyers specifically - the audiophiles - scan every inch in the device before buying , thanks Mr. Carlson lab. 😊
Yes, I would like to see a restoration on this radio. And it deserves it for lasting this long. 🙂
Definitely worth the time and effort to do a full restore Professor Carlson. That radio is in great shape.
With the radio looking that good to begin with a restoration would be fun to watch. Hard to believe it works at all 75 years later.
Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge and skill with us. I am a "hobbyist of all trades" as I restore mechanical watches, build acoustic guitars and now, I'm getting into vintage radio restoration due to your TH-cam videos and others, particularly shango66 who's deadpan humor and resurrections of desert sun baked televisions have me amazed and laughing! So far, I've done electronic and cosmetic restorations on some AA5s, a tombstone Philco 37-650 and now, I'm restoring an untouched Philco 90 Lowboy following along with banderson's series on model 90 restoration. All of you electro-gurus amaze me! You seem to be the most academically trained...a talented teacher in this field and it's so appreciated.
I am pretty certain the radio was picking up signals from 1950’s. Great sound. Thanks for another wonderful video, Mr. Carlson.
I always enjoy bringing old radios and test equipment back to the life it deserves.
This radio deserves the chance.
1947 must have been the year! I've got an AWA Radiola and AWA Radiolette. The latter requires a complete overhaul but the Radiola still works a treat. Only thing that will render these old classics is the decommissioning of AM radio service.
Yes Paul, do it. I am very anxious to watch you restore this beautiful radio.
Small radios like this were often treasured members of the family - it would be great to have it restored to how it looked and sounded back in the day!
What an incredible video, my dad wanted to show me electronics but never got to. I've always been interested in audio equipment being a musician, and I love the vintage retro equipment.
Great video Paul. Love to see a resto, this guy is NOT a basket case and it would be interesting to see how the sensitivity improves with the rebuild. Also, LONG ago you made a video on your dim bulb tester, do you remember the title?
The phrase that l would quite often hear was "it's worth repairing as it has a lovely tone!!"
Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Yes please to the restoration!
It would also be really interesting to see you do an alignment in two passes: first using more basic hobbyist grade test gear (e.g. a digital multimeter and a TinySA handheld spectrum analyzer), and then re-do it using professional grade tools (e.g. the HP 410B and HP 3585B) to demonstrate the improvement and show good enough vs. perfection. I'll mail you my TinySA if you're interested.
I'm sure the alignment would end up just the same with either level of equipment.
@@eDoc2020 You're probably right!
It's a beautiful radio, in great condition - certainly worthy of the Carlson TLC treatment! Love to see it restored to its old glory.
I can imagine lots of baseball games were enjoyed on that radio. Restored, a lot more games can be enjoyed.
I'd love seeing this radio restored. Thank you Mr. Carlson. You are the BOMB Biggity Sir!
Yes absolutely! Would love to see this as a restoration video. Thanks!
Yes. Please do a full Restoration video for us! Thanks
DITTO on a restoration!
I may have mentioned before, that even though I'm a ham and a guitarist, I have little love for old tube gear. That said, I love these videos, and yes, given the great condition that the radio is in, it definitely deserves a restoration!
I would really enjoy watching you restore this classic. I enjoy you videos and they are great learning tools.
1:23 It's ok, it's only mains voltage.
That got me thinking about the language difference between my mom (who designs power station high voltage systems) and my dad (who worked as a communications technician, working with switching boards and things like that). For my mom, low voltage is 240-380V. High voltage is 400kV. For my dad, anything over 60V is high voltage.
Every time I see you start your video, it looks like you in an old space capsule with all the electronics around you. I love watching the old radios come back to life.
Brilliant, a radio that's the same age as I am.......
Unfortunately, the radio is in better condition and works better than I do....😒
It certainly warms up a lot faster.....
Greeting, from an old Ham in the UK...🇬🇧
(G4TDA)
You don't have to ask, by all means restore the radio. It's a gem of a find. I'm curious to see how you'll fix the interlocked power cord (without just hard-wiring in a new cord, that is!)
Looking forward to a rebuild on this radio. Thanks for posting this.
Hello Paul! I think it goes without saying, but this radio definitely needs to be restored. The owner was totally up front with you on this radio, and I think he deserves to have his radio restored back to way it came off of the assembly line 74 years ago. If anyone can do the perfect restoration, it’s definitely You!! We’re all here to learn, and watch you do this. I bet it has that nice old radio smell to it too!! 😃
Yes, Please, Restore it : )
It's only 4 years older than I am,
and I'd love to be restored... lol
Thanks for the clear explanation and I look forward to the restoration!
Hi Paul - Yup, give it the resto treatment even though she's an 'AC-DC' wiley. It came this far in fair state so I think this is deserved. I enjoy your 'Fiddles' very much & as you discover, I've had many 'As-Is' units live. The odd one will give a serious "head-scratch" but, it's how she goes. Keeps the pips alive ! Cheers, Tony in S-Africa...
These old works of art should always be restored if possible. They just sound so much better than DAB!! and who better to restore it than Mr Carlson.
That's a beautiful radio! Can't wait for the restoration video.
Mr. C, you bring back my days troubleshooting to a component in the military back the 1970s. Except your knowledge blows me away. Love your videos!
i run across many old radios at antique shops while looking for old lanterns. I would love to grab a few but even being an electrician for 22 years im pretty sure I cant make them work like you can. Great videos sir.
Hi Paul, nice video - I would love to see a full restauration of this radio.
yup,, always up for a Mr. Carlson restoration,,, :-)
Excellent video Mr Carlson! How about a video that describes in detail, how to identify all the various resistor, capacitor, and small inductor value markings, for the purpose of ordering modern replacement parts. Some of it is easy, and for other components, it's definitely NOT easy. Thanks in advance!
That's a really nice piece of history. Well worth restoring.
Please , restore that radio and bring it to life again. Greetings from Spain !!
that's a real gem, the case is so cool. I'd love to see it rebuilt, but I also think this would be really awesome to be updated to present technology. AM/FM radio w/ bluetooth, maybe even wifi with an LED read out where the tuner is. Just my opinion, I don't mind the vintage radio at all :)
I would love to see it restored. Great video, quality information!
Very well narration of technicalities in restoring old tube radio receiver sets Sir, Thank you
Yes, Yes! Please rebuild on the channel. It's half of the fun!
Yesssss! Restoration please please.Cant wait.Thanks you. Greetings from Mauritius.
Yes restore , I have a sentnial that has almost the same cabinet, it was my parents radio .I have recapped it and it works great.
A very instructive video. As always. Yes! We want to see the entire restoration on this one. Thanks.
this guy is a genius, wish I knew half as much as him
Thank you mr Carlson, for yet another educational video. Keep up the good work.
When it comes to restoration Mr Carlson, need you ask. I'd watch you restore a Toaster, after all I watched the video of you repairing a pair of ladies curling tongs that you had modified "Way back when", also a pocket radio.
A restoration rebuild would worth the watch !!
Man do I like to relax with your learning style Mr C. People NEED the calm...at least I do ! God bless you. Oh, I made a current limited supply with the light bulbs and Iso
Transformer for my shop. Tnx
Re-stuff the caps. Nice that you revealed the hows and why’s. Makes these videos more interesting by far.
Nice one Paul. Definitely worth a resto. Thanks for showing this. 👍
OMG, I have one of those radios... Unfortunately someone got the bright idea to paint it sometime before I got it... What a shame... But it all works too. No clue how original it is on the inside though.
Love your videos. A ton of information in each one. Keep them coming professor!
I'm guessing whoever sent this to have the smoothing cap replaced probably isn't with us any more so the repair was forgotten about and the subsequent owner was unaware of the repair. With that said, with just the smoother replaced way back in the mists of time, it's very impressive that it still works to any degree!
I think this will make a very interesting restoration. It already works pretty well and it would be good to see how much better it works after a re-cap and alighnment. It's obviously not had a hard life and is cosmetically very good.
Hey Mr. C ... you gotta know we all want you to do a restore on this one.
So ... on with the show!!
Thx.
DT
That would be a great small restoration project. The radio has quite a good start as case looks great.
There were a few low end Japanese stereo receivers that had safety interlocks like that. They were usually branded Martel [like the FAX-100], but I've seen other names, like Vicsount.
Yes, I'd like to see this radio after your restoration. Thank you.
I would certainly "tune in" to see this restored!
This looks like a really good restoration project. Replace the capacitors, test the resistors, test the tubes, add a fuse, new power cord and explain why there is so much hum when you touch the shaft of the volume pot.
Sounds like you've seen a couple of Mr Carlsons previous projects. I like the way he explains everything he does. For me his videos are educational and entertaining.
Restoration is always a good thing...Please go for it Mr. C...
Yes, would be great to see it restored. Thanks for sharing
Yup we wanna restore! Hope yer good Mr C. TFS, GB :)
You could easily restore this nice old radio. I vote for a restoration. The wooden case looks like it's in great condition. You could make it sound like new. New subscriber looking forward to learning alot.