Wow! Man! You're the KING OF RESTORATION! Nothing is stopping you! I have the very similar model RCA Victor Little Master-A (the Canadian equivalent of US RCA Victor 65X1 model). I'm begining to restore it and you give me VERY GOOD HINTS. As others mentioned, it is suggested to replace all capacitors, especially the electrolytics. Well done job Steve!
Beautiful radio, you have done excellent work on it. You have to change those capacitors though. Not only can they present a shock hazard if they fail, they can also destroy expensive components. As another commenter suggested, Mr. Carlson’s Lab has a lot of good info on the electronic restoration. I’m looking forward to restoring an RCA 66X1 very soon and I hope I can get mine looking that nice!
Wow, with so much attention to detail and amazing restoration and narrative skills you can make a great channel! The only thing you need to do is to learn a little bit more about electronics. I would certainly recommend to watch David Tipton's channel as he explains all the stuff you need in a quite comprehensible and not boring way. And he shows how to do all the electonic repairs in detail as well. Another good channel about tube radio receivers restoration is Mr. Carlson's Lab. His videos are quite a bit longer, but he gives a bit more detailed explanation of how everything works and how to repair it.
Very informative video. Thank you! Earlier today I decided to fire up an RCA Model 28X5 that I inherited from my father-in-law. I’m betting it hasn’t been powered up for at least 50 years. I spent a few hours cleaning the dust and grime, replaced the power cord and fired it up. I was able to receive a few stations but the sound quality was poor (voices sound somewhat gravelly and I seemed to pick up harmonics of the strongest station). I also found that the tuner cord was slipping where it wraps (3 turns) about the tuning knob. With some cleaning and by adding a 4th loop on the tuning knob it mostly moves freely. I also lubed the air cap bearings. I don’t have a schematic for it so I can’t do too much more right now, neutralize I’m hoping to learn how to tune the radio better. I’m guessing/hoping that there are some tunable inductors that with tweaking will improve the selectivity and overall sound quality. This is my first venture into the world of tubes so I have much to learn. I wish I could find a tube tester like the ones that were in every drugstore when I was a kid. I also need to try a better antenna. There is a terminal on the back labeled “ANT” which I’m assuming is for the AM band. Anyway, lots to learn so I really appreciate videos that folks like you make. - Thanks again! - Jim
Cool! I have that exact radio that I'm working on now. I didn't know a new glass was available- mine isn't broken, but the decals are peeling- Where did you get it?????. Mine also has the silver mica disease so I'm waiting for some replacement variable caps. Thanks for that back cover, mine is missing but now I know what it should look like so I can make a replacement.
It’s a good rule of thumb, but since the radio works really well, and it was was pretty clear to me this radio has been previously worked on, and those capacitors didn’t look original to me, I was willing to leave them be. On larger, previously unrestored things, especially if they’ve been stored in improper conditions, I just assume the electrolytics and paper caps are bad, and will replace them as a matter of course.
Hello Sir, nice work! I have a question about it. It would be very nice if You could say me which unit is used at the dial (55 , 60 , 70 , ...). Thank in advance, Paul
Wow! Man! You're the KING OF RESTORATION! Nothing is stopping you! I have the very similar model RCA Victor Little Master-A (the Canadian equivalent of US RCA Victor 65X1 model). I'm begining to restore it and you give me VERY GOOD HINTS. As others mentioned, it is suggested to replace all capacitors, especially the electrolytics. Well done job Steve!
Great job!! Such attention to detail !! Great workmanship!!
Beautiful radio, you have done excellent work on it. You have to change those capacitors though. Not only can they present a shock hazard if they fail, they can also destroy expensive components. As another commenter suggested, Mr. Carlson’s Lab has a lot of good info on the electronic restoration. I’m looking forward to restoring an RCA 66X1 very soon and I hope I can get mine looking that nice!
Wow, with so much attention to detail and amazing restoration and narrative skills you can make a great channel! The only thing you need to do is to learn a little bit more about electronics. I would certainly recommend to watch David Tipton's channel as he explains all the stuff you need in a quite comprehensible and not boring way. And he shows how to do all the electonic repairs in detail as well. Another good channel about tube radio receivers restoration is Mr. Carlson's Lab. His videos are quite a bit longer, but he gives a bit more detailed explanation of how everything works and how to repair it.
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Very informative video. Thank you! Earlier today I decided to fire up an RCA Model 28X5 that I inherited from my father-in-law. I’m betting it hasn’t been powered up for at least 50 years. I spent a few hours cleaning the dust and grime, replaced the power cord and fired it up. I was able to receive a few stations but the sound quality was poor (voices sound somewhat gravelly and I seemed to pick up harmonics of the strongest station). I also found that the tuner cord was slipping where it wraps (3 turns) about the tuning knob. With some cleaning and by adding a 4th loop on the tuning knob it mostly moves freely. I also lubed the air cap bearings. I don’t have a schematic for it so I can’t do too much more right now, neutralize I’m hoping to learn how to tune the radio better. I’m guessing/hoping that there are some tunable inductors that with tweaking will improve the selectivity and overall sound quality. This is my first venture into the world of tubes so I have much to learn. I wish I could find a tube tester like the ones that were in every drugstore when I was a kid. I also need to try a better antenna. There is a terminal on the back labeled “ANT” which I’m assuming is for the AM band. Anyway, lots to learn so I really appreciate videos that folks like you make. - Thanks again! - Jim
Looks amazing!
Great work, very detailed! I have this very same model and had to make a new back as well. Mine does not look as good as yours though.
Cool! I have that exact radio that I'm working on now. I didn't know a new glass was available- mine isn't broken, but the decals are peeling- Where did you get it?????. Mine also has the silver mica disease so I'm waiting for some replacement variable caps. Thanks for that back cover, mine is missing but now I know what it should look like so I can make a replacement.
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Always, always, always replace the electrolytic capacitors.
It’s a good rule of thumb, but since the radio works really well, and it was was pretty clear to me this radio has been previously worked on, and those capacitors didn’t look original to me, I was willing to leave them be.
On larger, previously unrestored things, especially if they’ve been stored in improper conditions, I just assume the electrolytics and paper caps are bad, and will replace them as a matter of course.
What? Your changing the wires but not the old parts? Looks like gramps left you his old tool kit. What a waste of time?
Hello Sir, nice work! I have a question about it. It would be very nice if You could say me which unit is used at the dial (55 , 60 , 70 , ...).
Thank in advance,
Paul