I have the same radio, it actually dates to 1974. They made one prior to this (I don't remember the model #) but these are the only two with those style tubes and this is the second digital clock radio ever made by GE.
I skipped ahead and totally got confused because i thought for a sec the tube one had a normal modern display in it haha 😂😂 got scared for a sec Also side note: the dual light bulb that illuminates the radio is actually the same exact part/shroud used on other old mechanical digital clocks. Kinda cool.
10:47 Those slide pots look like something out of Ike Turners studio after one of their famous extended snow sessions. It's a cool radio thought. I've never seen those one-digit tubes before, though I had an APF calculator with a whole 8 digit display in one tube of that style. The original speaker didn't sound bad to me (a little crunchy maybe, but a little cleaning might cure that); much better than most clock radios, though I'll guess that that cost 3 or 4 times the price of an average clock radio when it was new. I can't picture any significant improvement unless the electronics are also upgraded. I'd keep it as it; it seems special enough to be worth preserving in its original form.
The first was the GE model C4390A, 1971, with the same blue tubes. VERY hard to find these days. The display tubes eventually get so dark, they can't be seen.
This is great. Maybe I'll crack open my ghetto blaster for a tune up and cleaning now. Get rid of some of the cracking in the volume switch, and other issues. I was actually searching TH-cam for a solution to my GE clock radio problem. The clock is displaying minute and seconds instead of hours and minutes. Any idea how to fix that?
Awesome job she’s a beauty great video GE was the best in the 80’s
I used to have a GE radio just like that. It was the first time I ever saw vacuum-tube digital read-out, but I remember it being a very good radio.
I have the same radio, it actually dates to 1974. They made one prior to this (I don't remember the model #) but these are the only two with those style tubes and this is the second digital clock radio ever made by GE.
I skipped ahead and totally got confused because i thought for a sec the tube one had a normal modern display in it haha 😂😂 got scared for a sec
Also side note: the dual light bulb that illuminates the radio is actually the same exact part/shroud used on other old mechanical digital clocks. Kinda cool.
10:47 Those slide pots look like something out of Ike Turners studio after one of their famous extended snow sessions. It's a cool radio thought. I've never seen those one-digit tubes before, though I had an APF calculator with a whole 8 digit display in one tube of that style. The original speaker didn't sound bad to me (a little crunchy maybe, but a little cleaning might cure that); much better than most clock radios, though I'll guess that that cost 3 or 4 times the price of an average clock radio when it was new. I can't picture any significant improvement unless the electronics are also upgraded. I'd keep it as it; it seems special enough to be worth preserving in its original form.
Reaching the end of the video, I see it's too late to save the old speaker. Oh well, t least you found a way to make the new one fit.
Great job, I also do restoration on older GE clock videos
I have the C4690A but the LEDs are very dim. Does GE restore these?
Good job.
The first was the GE model C4390A, 1971, with the same blue tubes. VERY hard to find these days. The display tubes eventually get so dark, they can't be seen.
This is great. Maybe I'll crack open my ghetto blaster for a tune up and cleaning now. Get rid of some of the cracking in the volume switch, and other issues.
I was actually searching TH-cam for a solution to my GE clock radio problem. The clock is displaying minute and seconds instead of hours and minutes. Any idea how to fix that?
Button issue I think
It dates to 1974-75
I have one and I'm pretty sure the tuner knob doesn't have aluminum