1952 DeWald Radio Refurbishment. Model D-E 517 A
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- This cute little DeWald radio was sent to me from the US by a viewer. It's a transformerless All American 5 radio (AA5) which is not the usual radio design I work on. Will I stumble and fall or rise to the occasion and can this little plastic radio be made to look factory fresh? Watch and find out.
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Love the video. Thanks for doing her justice and fixing her up so pretty. me. I was more than happy to send him a radio knowing that it was going to get a good home. Thank you all for your kind words in the comments.
Thank you Ripley, for sending all the stuff to David. I enjoyed this hour of restoration. 👍🤝🇳🇱
Great job Ripley. If you've got any other interesting stuff you'd like to send to someone...
Thank's for what you did Ripley, David should find a way to clone you, there's not enough guys like you in this crazy world. God bless you sir.
Thanks for the donation to the channel! Made for a great video!
Very Generous thanks for sharing
Very nice David. Great job on that capacitor too! The BNC to banana adapter is very useful, especially with older test equipment.
HI Paul, thank you. Yes, I believe that's the case, none of my equipment requires it but maybe in the future... 👍🙂
Do you think some of the residual hum could be from installing the foil end of the capacitors the wrong way? I loved your video on finding the foil end of caps.
The radio label says LIC1NY which stands for Long Island City section 1, New York. Long Island city was a manufacturing district in the 50’s. It is in the New York City borough of Queens. So now the radio has made its way from Queens to Queensland.
Nice job on the electrolytic!
Ahh, thanks Steve. I have seen it before but didn't know what it meant. According to Radio Museum the factory was at "440 Lafayette Street, New York" 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Interesting, Lafayette would have put them in Manhattan, my guess is that was an earlier address before moving to Queens (LIC)
@@sefarkas0 Or maybe one was an office (Manhattan) and the other the actual factory.
Man that is a fine restoration, LOVED the wax cap being remade, something about someone putting such effort into little details like that tickles something in me.
Hi Manny, after I ruined the old one it was the least I could do 🙂
Next time you have something done like that handle, you should tell the shop owner what you do and see if you can film their part of the process too. Would be neat to see that work also. I enjoy your videos immensely. Your attention to detail is impeccable.
Hi TG, thank you. I only expected to be a minute in the shop and left my phone in the car otherwise I would have done all that, it was interesting to watch. I may need another strap made one day so I will try and do it then. Thanks 🙂
I just love the very generous gesture the gentleman did for you and in some way for all of us. The whole world needs more of this altruistic philosophy, that's what humanity should be all about, always. Heck even the leather artist seemed to go along immediately with the project as if he was in your head or something. As the weather is rapidly getting colder here in Canada i'm looking forward for many more of your relaxing videos in the months to come. I think we your viewers can agree they are always relaxing and informative, with or without ether... Have a great week end David.
I totally agree SargentRay, most of humanity is kind and tolerant and it's good to hear about them sometimes. The leather guy is into restoring as well (not radios) so he was onboard straight away. I had to force him to take any money. I will slow down on the video rate as I am neglecting other work I need to do and my wife to some degree but I'll try every other week to get something out. Thanks Sarge 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Absolutely my friend, as for the rate you put videos out, take your time i understand completely your awesome hobby can not take over your other tasks and responsibilities in life. Personally i'm happy whenever you post something, those are always good days for me. God bless you and your family, stay healthy and proud of what you do for the community :-)
@@SargentRay Thanks, all the best to you too 🙂
Amazing work with the wax capacitor. Well done !
Thank you lakrfan 49 😀
What a sweet little radio, very pleasing to the eye. TH-cam and old radios, it really brings out the best in people. Cheers
Thanks Pauline, it's a beaut little radio 😀
Amazing Once a radio finds the way into your hands it is transformed into a thing of beauty, not only working well, but gem like quality.
Such a handsome radio too.Thank you for sharing your craft with the world.
Thanks Craig, my pleasure 🙂
you will love the tootsie rolls, been around since the 20s,jolly ranchers too
I have tried both and both are very nice. I have my work cutout on the Jolly Ranchers though 😄
@@DavidTipton101 i had a 2 dewalds
Great job David - along with all your other fans I have to say that I loved your wax cap make up. It's been a while since your last job so really enjoyed this. At the rate you are going who knows where your next restoration will come from! Many thanks to Ripley Smith.
Hi Kenneth, thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks to Ripley Smith as well 🙂
Friday night, and another one of your radio restorations and this time from the other side of the pond. As usual a great job. Give yourself a pat on the back. Nice job with the repace on the filter caps.
Thanks Stephen, I thank my wife for the filter cap rebuild and her squirrelling of the cardboard cylinder 😄
I have to say that I got a little excited after returning home from my walk to the supermarket to receive a notification that Friday night TV with David is back on air. Great video David, up there with your best. For me this video was also a reminder that there are still some fundamentally good people in this world the likes of Ripley. Many thanks to you both.
Hi Graham, thank you. I was going to say the same thing Graham, behind all the crap in the newspapers and on TV there is a core of good hard working folks who will do anything to help each other 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Bless all of those souls who aren't fixated with their own self interests and agendas.
Love the way the new capacitor came out, nice work as usual, thank you for the video David 👍
Hi Melissa, thank you 👍😀
A very delightful episode (without The Claw taking over) of a very nice radio indeed. Beautiful result, and re-stuffing that capacitor was a masterpiece too. Always a pleasure to watch you work. Thanks for injecting some sanity in these "interesting" times.
The claw?, could you help my stupid brain please :-D
@@zx8401ztv A while ago poor David hurt his hand, which transformed into The Claw, clad in a blue glove. The Claw had a bit of a mind of it's own. But it's under control now ;-)
Thanks alpcns. Claw is resting comfortably now thanks 😄 The cap came out great, I was worried after I destroyed the original, the tube my wife squirrelled away was the perfect size too, a good outcome. Cheers 🙂
Mr Tipton thank you for another interesting restoration,I look forward to the next project.
Thank you Roy 🙂
20:10 Mrs. Tipton for the rescue ..... again 😁
That wax capacitor soup looked very .... soupy.
Great job, David 💪👍🤝🇳🇱
Hi Nard, yes she saved my bacon again 😀 The wax doesn't smell like soup 🤢 Thanks Nard 👍🙂
Lovely little radio and thanks to Ripley for sending plus the extras. Glad to see the claw is healed as well.
Thanks Graeme. Many thanks to Ripley and Claw is going well, thanks 😀
great repair & cleanup for a 1volt tube set radio it works well only wont trust any selenium as they can go short or loss of rectifying a small inline fuse or/and bypass with a standard sil diode for reliability, fantastic cabinet restore !
Hi willrobbinson, thank you. Yes, the selenium is unreliable but I don't expect to get much use from this radio due to the voltage difference. A fuse may be a good idea though 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Glad to see your reasoning on this. Here in the US that selenium rectifier would have to go, just like those wax capacitors. Another thing we would do here is put a two prong polarized cord on it and be sure of the hot lead goes to the switch. I don't suppose that you have many two prong polarized power cords available in Australia though. Excellent work as always from you, David.
Beautiful job Dave!!! Tootsie Rolls have been around for at least 50 years in the US. Delicious. John
Hi John, so I understand, they are quite tasty. I expected they were a small swiss roll cake all these years, I need to get out more 😄
Cute little radio and a very nice job done as always.
And I love your “new” vax capacitor!
Thanks also to the radio doner :-)
It is cute W Rex, I'm very happy with the outcome, it must have been stored in a cupboard. I'm very grateful to Ripply 😀
Polarized plugs became standard in Americer in the 1960s and three prong grounded in the 1970s. Yes...These were around since the 19 teens, but code didn't require them until around these years...
I lived in an old 5th floor walkup in the Bronx in the 1970's through 1991. The sockets were non polarised. I replaced them with polarised three-prong sockets and got away with it, although I'm not an electrician. I've got to say that I really enjoy your videos, David. You're a star.
I figured that Sean, thanks for the info 🙂
Thanks Chris 👍
Always enjoy watching you solve all the problems and challenges. Thanks for the video. The radio looks and sounds brilliant.
Thanks birdie399 😀
Really enjoyed this video, as I do with all of the videos you release. I will admit that I’ve watched a number of your videos many times, you’re very calming, informative, and I think there an art to what you do. Being an artist I really enjoy the projects that require cabinet work.
Take Care, eagerly awaiting your next project.
Thank you holydado. I'm working on a cabinet radio now, should be out in a few weeks 😀
_Well done David, you are thorough and pay attention to every little detail. You are the number one for me._ 🙋♥️
Thank you D. Ilic 😀
That is a really nice radio, beautifully restored - and very generous of the person who sent it. As so many have mentioned, that wax capacitor re-stuff was a real treat to see. I am curious about the battery operation though - does it use a high voltage battery for the B+, or one of those vibrating devices? Would be interesting to see it operating "untethered" on battery power 🙂👍
Hi Ross, thank you. It takes two batteries, a 67.5 or 90 volt for the radio and a 4.5 volt for the filaments. It would have been nice but an expensive exercise 😲🙂
David Tipton 8 9volt batteries will be more than enough for the B+. Probably 3 C cell batteries will run the filaments.
@@jmasseys 4.5v used to be cardboard wrapped as a radio battery, indeed as did a 90v pack
Every little detail is fascinating! Thank you David. Glad to see your fingers are recovering after the Car Door Adventure. I sort of miss The Craw though...
Hi Mark, thank you. Between you and me Claw was a little too bossy... and painful 😄
I'm new to your channel, have subscribed, and are very impressed! I'll spread your name around our community here in the US. One last thing. The selenium rectifier may be going bad and dropping too much voltage. That is why the radio wouldn't work at the lower voltage range. Really looking forward to see what comes next. Good day mate! - Tom
I've pointed a few from our end of the globe his way; David's work/methods remind me a great deal of Don's, "RestoreOldRadios" work. If we were still permitted to shake hands, I'd surely like to shake "Ripley's" hand for sending this Dewald lunchbox south for the "Aussie Treatment". Stay safe, stay well, and REMAIN VITAL! Cheers!!
I remember your video on the Chinese made power cords. I actually had a three foot extension cords made in the USA that had the hot and neutral switched.
It was from the 1970's . Checked it and it was indeed made with reversed connections. Not safe ,so I threw it out. Thanks!
Hi Tom and welcome and thanks for spreading my channel around. I checked the selenium rectifier for over an hour and it didn't drop any voltage and didn't get even slightly warm so elected to leave it there. I won't be using this radio much was another reason. I changed another working selenium in another radio I wanted to use dally and got howled down. Sometimes you just can't win 😄 Thanks Tom 👍
@@AMStationEngineer I remember talking to you a long while ado from my channel! I have watched all of Don's videos and I concur with your assessment. Nice talking to you again.
@@hestheMaster Thanks for the reply! Yeah I though at the time it was critically important for me to get this info out. Thanks for letting me know that it did help you. - Tom
Hi David. Superb restoration as usual. Amazing how clean the chassis was after all these years and the remake of the capacitor was very well done. The radio really looked good at the end. Again another very enjoyable video and a pleasure to watch. Stay safe and well. Cheers Chris.
Hi Chris, thank you. The radio is a real gem, stay safe yourself 👍😀
...the reason this radio looks so "clean", might be because battery powered tube radios don't generate a lot of heat-!
That’s a proper restoration Dave. Stunning. Love the reproduction electrolytic tube. Handles on these old radios are always a problem and the work that was done to reproduce that was very skilful. Wish I could find someone here that could do it. Great donation as well by Ripley. Very kind. All the best Graham
HI Graham, thank you. The leather guy is 5 minutes up the road and I didn't know it so very handy. Thanks Graham and all the best 😀
Cool radio. Really nice job restuffing that capacitor. I really appreciate your attention to detail. And that leather guy was great. I'm in awe of how nice that handle is. Thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable project.
Thanks George. The leather guy was brilliant, he wasn't even going to charge me. The capacitor was a stuff up initially so I had to make it right 😄
What a great gift from the generous Mr Ripley. You've done it proud. 👍👍👍
Thanks James and Ripley Smith 👍🙂
Beautiful radio, great restoration as usual, and thumbs up to Ripley ! David, I watch many restoration channels, I did a couple of videos myself on my channel too, but your channel is among the top 3 I enjoy most, taking into account all aspects. On thing I must say, why on earth would you dip brand new electrolytics into boiling wax! You are at best shortening their life. I would have dipped the tube in wax before inserting the caps inside. Saludos!
Relax Charlie.. The Tube used by David would have insulated the innards, And yes I think sealing the entire assembly would have reproduced authenticity much better than what you recommended, as the melting point of wax wouldn't compromising a modern Electrolytic capacitor anyway, which for the most BTW are designed to operate in temperatures well exceeding that melting point, So if some hot wax did get inside the tube, the capacitors cans would have acted as a heat shield anyway..
Hi Charlie, thank you. I didn't show it and I should have but I sealed the top disk with hot glue before dipping it. I don't think the wax would have affected the new caps anyway, I hope 🤔🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Good to know, jaja 😄 Regards, Carlos.
Hi David. Sorry for the very long comment, but I usually watch TH-cam on TV and there is no no way to comment, so forgive me for not using my computer more often. You are among one of my most favorite YT electronics repair and electronics related creators and are in very good company. Very impressive restoration videos on all aspects of restoring and this one is obviously no exception. Two thumbs up and a hats off to you!
I notice you use super glue and JB Weld, both good products. I'd like to recommend adding UV adhesive to your arsenal. I have repaired wafer switches, knobs, and broken or cracked plastic cabinets. with it. It is more pricy, but it will do better at some things that the usual adhesives. The advantages are that it isn't sticky, it doesn't harden until illuminated with UV light, it is amazingly strong as it is used in dental repairs. The disadvantages are that it needs to be illuminated by UV so getting light inside of something deep or around corners is a problem, joining surfaces need to be roughened (not much of a problem), and it is a little costly. Since it isn't sticky, if it accidentally gets on a contact it can be removed. It is sandal, grantable, polishable and paintable.
I do sincerely hope to see many, many more YT videos form you. The production quality, selection of music, audio mix, humorous comments, and watching the problem solving process make for a very educational and enjoyable experience for us viewers. I learn a great deal about cabinet restoration and keeping components looking original from you. As you say in Australia, "Brilliant!"
Occasionally we offer classes on repairing antique radios at the Museum of Radio and Technology. I'll suggest to all involved that a link to your videos will be provided for students. I've already mentioned you, along with other of excellent company, to anyone showing interest and among fellow staff at the museum.
Use the UV glue for alot of things I've worked on. It works very well.
Thank you CavemanNSpace. I have seen UV activated superglue in shops but it stated it was a filler not a glue. I just Googled it and it looks like it's available online only so I will order some, thank you.
Thank you for your comment regarding the video, it takes so much time to put together. The term "brilliant" is more English than Australian but we picked it up. A few years back we were more likely to say "it's grouse" as in "your new car looks grouse Jim" thinking about it, I'm glad I don't say that on the videos 😄
The museum looks interesting, we were near you a few years back on vacation (2017?), if I had been interested in radios back then I would have dropped in 🙂
Nice job, I have seen I believe in Mr Carson's lab an indicator circuit that shows when the chassis is live, useful with non polarised plugs. Capacitor restuff was expertly done as always. Thanks for a great restoration David!
Thanks Alan 🙂
Very kind indeed of Mr Ripley Smith sending you this fantastic gift ,let us know how the lollies went yum ,A treasure of a nice wee radio i like it as well and you certainly gave your magic touch of workmanship David .great job also on the filter capacitors ,Always look forward to your video's ,top work again David .
Hi Dave, thank you. It was a pleasure working on this little radio and the end result was worth the effort, I'm very grateful to Mr Ripley. I am working my way through the lollies, it may take a few years though 😯 Cheers 🙂
Another great restoration! Beautiful!
Thank you Tom 😀
Lovely little radio! Thank you Ripley!
Thanks Papi and thanks Ripley 😀
Great idea Sir.Main capictor to restore in original form. I am learning from your way of working style.Great sir . Thanks once again.
Thank you Rakesh, the Capacitor come out very nice, I was happy with it 👍🙂
I personally do not consider original looking parts of great importance, but I do have de greatest respect for the craftsmanship and the effort you did put in the capacitor assembly. Super job!
Hi An Ja, thank you. I do try and keep the visible parts of radios looking original but that's not always possible. This radio was in such great condition I felt compelled to keep it original 😀
Another proper job! Well done! Really like how the restuffed cap came out.
Thanks Kristian 👍🙂
beautiful restoration - well done as always.
Thank you Marlene 👍😀
I feel that much of pleasure, which comes in mind after reading a classic novel seeing your work.... So much care, so much love to these machines....❤❤❤❤❤...
Thank you Kushal 👍🙂
Enjoyable restoration. Thanks very much for your relaxed tone.
Thanks Steve 😃
Beautiful little radio it would right at home inside a classic motorcar and as always a A+ restoration.
Thanks Shayne, it would look good with a classic car and a picnic rug 👍😀
Great little radio restore. Injoy those Jolly Ranchers. I love those thing's. Thanks for sharing. 😎
Thanks GaryPooh Sylvester. I'm doing the best I can, those things are hard 😄
Exellent job on the handle! Well, all of it really.
Thanks woodhonky 😀
Excellent video with attention to detail as always. Always looking out for a new upload from David on a Friday! Stay well
Thanks Enriko 👍🙂
Loverly repair/restoration dave, it looks so fresh now :-D
' Put plenty of gumpsion into it' is a familiar saying, i know i have heard it from people far older than me or you.
The capacitor re-creation looked brilliant, the old one could have darkened with age.
I assumed that the resistors were close enough to spec, that radio would not likely get hot enough to cook them.
Your local leather professional did a lovely job, the screw rivits were a perfect replacement with the smashing new handle :-D.
The only thing i noticed is the audio seemed biased to the mid and top frequencys, maybe add another 10nF capacitor across the p.a valve grid input capacitor.
Thanks for you comment zx8401ztv. It is quite a small speaker and not very deep either, very near flat. I will try tacking in a cap and see if it makes an improvement 👍🙂
Hi Dave; Enjoyed this episode of the restoration of this Dewald radio. I am in Canada so have worked on AA5s in my day however this one is a little different in the tubes it uses in order to facilitate battery power operation as well as AC house current. I am used to the 12SA7 through 35Z5 or 12BE6 through 35W4 lineups. These little tubes 1U5, 3V4 etc are interesting in that they are directly heated, as in there is no separate cathode sleeve. The filament IS the cathode. As others have mentioned your electrolytic capacitor solution was spot on. You never cease to amaze!
Just a tip, though, it would be good to replace the selenium rectifier with a silicon diode as they have been known to do nasty things when they go away.
Hi Daniel, thank you. I was expecting to see the tubes you refer to as well but happy it had common tubes I can get here. I mentioned in the video that the cathode was directly heated and that was the reason for the filament resistors which I found interesting. I have had a lot of comments about the rectifier but it was working like new and I don't intend using this radio so I was happy to leave it in circuit rather than replacing it and adding dropping resistors or a cap. Interestingly, the last time I replaced a working selenium rectifier I got chastised for changing it, two schools of thought there 😄
What a generous gent. He gave you a wonderful gift and the rest of us great please watching you bring it back to life. That cable assembly will also fit old CROs like the BWD 507s and similar that had 4mm bannana plug inputs. 👍
Hi Bob, thank you. It was a wonderful gift and my pleasure to make it look good again. I've been told that it fits older equipment, I will have to get some now 😀
Welcome back! Glad to see a video again.
Thanks MrPRG, I am slowing down production because I'm running out of room 😀
Another great video. The reproduction of the electrolytic cap, AWESOME!! This little set turned out almost like new. Thanks for sharing. I noticed the address of the radio, L.I.C. 1 N.Y. That is Long Island City 1, New York, not far from where I grew up on Long Island.
Hi Jim, thank you. I can't get much information on them except they were in Lafayette St New York and moved to Long Island in 1947 to start TV production. They quit production of TVs in 1958, I don't know what happened after that 🙂
Another great restoration, you always go that extra mile to get the best result. I was watching Jim Lindenas restore a radio with the low voltage battery valves (tubes) which used the resistors in the heater string for current balancing. Apparently they're tricky tubes - always popping their heater filaments. It wasn't an easy watch as Jim tends to forget where he's got up to and gets quite confused (by his own admission). But through his struggling I seem to remember him saying that the heaters don't like being on a current limiter in this type of configuration. Wish I could remember the radio he was working on - it may have been a Hallicrafters? Edit... It was a Hallicrafters TW2000 World Wide (he ended up making 9 videos of it).
Hi Ged, thank you. That is interesting, I'll have a search through and see if I can find it... found it. I'll have a look and see what he says, thanks Ged 👍🙂
Another beautiful radio restoration. Ripley, thank you for your generosity! That filter capacitor renew was a work of art! Cheers, David!
Thanks Tom and Ripley too. Cheers 😀
That was a good one. Love what you did with the filter cap and the handle and as usual plays beautifully. I am still catching up with the radios I’ve missed but have the perfect opportunity with a foot of snow outside and still coming down. Cheers.
Hi Phillip, thanks. The leather guy was amazing. I heard it was a little chilly up you way 🥶🙂
Lovely little set, really looked great after you fettled it. Lovely gesture of the subscriber to send it to you and some "goodies" too. The fix to the rear catch a fine example of your attention to detail. Excellent having craftspeople such as the leather specialists handy their handle contribution looked great
Hi Ken,thank you and thanks to Ripley. The little catch worked well, I had to ponder on that for a while 🤔👍🙂
Another great job, and thanks to Ripply from NZ too. Dave, I think you'll find a few of us are learning with you, I know I am. Especially with your innovative ways to get around those tiny road blocks - like the securing clip.
Hi Paul, thank you. Ripley is from the US and it was very kind of him to go to the trouble and expense. I often wonder how to circumvent the road blocks, usually I worry about it for days and come up with an easy fix when it comes to the crunch and wonder what I was worried about 😄
Great to see another video from you David. Hope your hand is feeling better.
Thanks Karl. Yes thanks it's well on the mend 👍
Love the video David! Excellent! Thank you for another wonderful adventure!
Thank you Maxedout MegaBlith 😀
There's more American music on your BC band then there is here in America! lol Another fine restore! I love your work!
Thanks Jeff. Yeah, there is a lot of US music but we get a fair share of home grown and others 😀
Thanks to the gentlemen from US. Good job restoring. 👍
Yes, a big thank you to Ripley. Thanks Ibrahim 👍🙂
Brilliant restoration job as always. I can't think of anyone who so diligently and lovingly restored this and many other old timers. Keep it going. Kind regards from Cape Town
Hi Peter in Cape Town. Thank you 👍😀
Thanks for another nicely documented restoration, it's looks and sounds great.
Thanks Jeff, it's a nice radio 👍🙂
Wow that old radio is new again! You do wonderful work bringing the past back to us! Thanks for the instructive video's you really get into the attention to detail that is missing from many of the electronic sites on TH-cam. This adds to the quality of your videos and, well watching them does something that has been missing in my life since I lost my wife of 51 years and 4 days last month, JOY! Thanks a million for all your fine work.
Hi Jerry, thank you and I'm happy to be a distraction at this sad time. Condolences on the loss of your wife 👍
AC/DC Portables that takes back the old days when Astor had a number of them and the the Selimen rectifies use to fail the standard practice in those halacon were to fit solid state Diode but if did not the series resistor the 1.4 Valves didn’t last long,Full Marks David for another Excellent Repair excuse my Spelling.
Hi eddyaudio, thank you. I was happy the selenium rectifier was OK for that reason, although it wouldn't be hard to fit a dropping resistor 🙂
Love the wax capacitor. Your a loved man David A1 Job true blue.
Thank you ACHF 😀
Well done! I love the how the handle turned out. Thx for the video.
Thanks Bruce. The handle was so good, I know the leather man is available for future projects now 😀
Dave great job as always ! I really like what you did with the electrolytic cap awesume job.... Enjoy Jolly Ranchers dont chew em they are hard candy :) Tootsie Rolls are the chewie ones :) Take care Dave Stay safe .....From LI NY
Hi Paul from long Island, thank you. I have sampled both candies and found the Jolly Ranchers are extremely hard, very tasty but hard. The Tootsies melt in the mouth. Thanks Paul, stay safe also 👍😀
@H Higgins I can imagine that 😲
You are the greatest. Love your work. Can't wait for your next project.
Haha... thanks Comforter Spirit 👍😉
Well done David, loved the restuffing of the original cap came out very nice!
Thanks James 👍🙂
How generous of Ripley to send you this cute little portable. I am surprised at how well it performs. I always had the idea that the 1.5 volt battery valves had low gain. They can get away with a resistor for the filament string on 110 volts. It was odd how the dim bulb killed the radio even with 120 volts. must have something to do with the dried out filter caps, or the mains acted as aerial. And that strap is fantastic.
I have a 1953 Philips town and country ac/portable with a transformer and 6v4 rectifier. It doesn't look anywhere as attractive as this de-wald.
It was Robert, very generous. This was a while ago but I remember it not working on the dim bulb, something to do with current flow perhaps? The handle looks great, Trev did an outstanding job. I have a Town and Country, it's in poor shape, I must drag it out one day. Thanks Robert 👍🙂
Wott A BUZZ, Dave. Getting that radio from America, with a bag of GOODIES, & two bags of Chonks. [Candy] How good was that. And the result of the restoration, MAGIC as usual. I'm sure Ripley would be really impressed.
Thanks John. Yes Ripley was very happy with the outcome and I was happy with the radio and the added goodies 😄
Another great Tipton Technique on replacing the filter cap!
Thanks Moshe 😀
Great job David. And a compliment from Paul Carlson. That man is a genius and you are right on his heels. You both have such a soothing way of explaining things. 73 de KB7ICI....Bill
Thank you Bill, I wouldn't put myself near Mr Carlson electronics wise but a very nice radio sent from the US by Ripley, it is on display under our TV 😀
That turned out very nice, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Joel 😀
Snappy little radio, plus good looking work done to the cabinet. It's all the treats!
Thank you John 😀
Be careful 🧐 not to use a rough rag on the plastic 😉 parts of the radio. That's pretty what caused 😳 the scratches. Ya did very well on the speaker 🔊 grille, and the handle 👏. This radio 📻 looks so original 👌. Your friend, Jeff.
Thanks Jeff 👍
amazing restoration
Thank you mountainhawk 😀
Top Notch David! Thank you again.
Thank you berniestep 👍🙂
Very cool radio- DeWald isn't a common brand here in the US. Was a low volume manufacturer. Love how the handle came out, and great job with the capacitor. That wasn't a common placement for filter caps- usually they're under the chassis or in a can mounted to the chassis itself! The only question I had was it appeared that someone jumped a section of the candohm resistor with a discrete component, which shouldn't be done. If the candohm shorts to the chassis, or decides to start working again, it'll cause all sorts of issues. Most collectors here replace them with terminal strips and individual resistors.
Hi a587g, thank you. Yes, I didn't realise the resistor on the candohm wasn't supposed to be there in the circuit until after the video. I lifted one end and it and the candome have the correct values. On the circuit diagram there is a 1.8k resistor from the candohm to ground which isn't in the radio, the radio also has a resistor from the end of the series string to ground which is not on the diagram (I think in the low hundreds ohms). Restoring the radio to the circuit diagram reduced performance and upset the string voltages so I put it back to the way it was not knowing if that was a factory mod or not. I am not too worried about it as I don't intend using this radio and it will be a display only 🙂
What a lovely gift. I have to say I have found people in our radio repair community to be very Generous and lots of people have recently donated to my channel. I’m sure you do your part in passing on the good fortune. Another great video very interesting thanks for sharing. Regards Chris.
I have found the same thing AllTheGearNoIdea (wish I had thought of that name) the people I have had contact with have been very generous with their time, knowledge and now radios. I'll have to check out your channel, thanks 😀
absolutely gorgeous and I love the way you took that cardboard tube and stuffed it with modern guts. I think you called it a filter capacitor, but don,t quote me I plead ignorance! I think I would have done the same thing if I understood the compensation values.
Thanks once again Tyron. The capacitor stuffing was fun and very satisfying. You are correct, it is a filter capacitor and smoothes out the DC power after being converted from AC.
Wax on wax off, that cap re-stuff turned out well and having the radio made it all the way from the USA without
being totally smashed sure was lucky look forward to see what it in store for the next radio adventure.
Hi Nick, thanks, I was worried how well it would survive the trip but it was well packed so all turned out well 👍🙂
Another great restoration, good work!
Thank you Trogdor 😀
Fantastic job, David, and thank you to Mr Smith for the donation and the cost in getting it to David! Is it not possible that that double bonano-to-BNC connector is for an aerial and earth connector on the back of a radio to be connected to a receiving dipole? I think I have seen that somewhere in the past...
Hi Dave, thank you. The banana plug apparently fits older test equipment and allows for converting them to a BNC connector. It also fits all my multimeters, who knew they were a stand pitch 😯🙂
You are getting better at making videos David, because they are getting more entertaining every time. Good job! I especially love the way you recreated the wax capacitor. Great eye for detail.
Thank you Rene, it;s very nice of you to say. Cheers 👍😀
David!
So good to see another video from you! For some reason I am not getting notifications! Glad I saw this and had the opportunity to watch it! As always, you do a first-class job of repair. The leather guy did a superb job on that leather strap.
I love the job you did on the replacement filter capacitor can. And kudos to your wife for her assist.
I was a bit disappointed that you were not replacing the grill cloth, but then when you put the set back together, I realized that it really doesn't much matter what you use for the grill cloth, it isn't going to be seen much at all anyway. All in all an excellent job!
Keep up the great work my friend.
Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, and Stay Happy!
Thanks Wayne. Make sure the little bell next to the Subscribe button on my videos has the two little vertical lines either side of it to get notifications or click the bell and select 'All'. Thanks for your comment Wayne and stay safe 👍😀
@@DavidTipton101 , I did and it has, but still have problems with notifications...ever since my hard drive crashed and I had to go to Windows 10...I hate Windows 10!!!
@@waynethompson8416 oh... it should come up in whatever email you associated with TH-cam. support.google.com/youtube/answer/7123737?hl=en
You do beautiful work and I really enjoy your videos. A bit of constructive criticism... when you were peaking the IF, the signal generator output should have been lowered instead of the radios volume control so as not to overdrive the front end. You may have done it off camera but didn't seem to have tested resistors. These transformerless units use resistors to lower voltage as needed and they take a beating which may explain why it won't operate on the dim bulb. Looking forward to your next adventure. 🙂
Hi Andy, thank you. Thanks for your input, I had the generator set to it's lowest output (5) and the volume as close to maximum as I could. I was using the volume control to lower the noise when I needed to say something. I should probably add an attenuater to the generator output. You can sometimes see the AGC kick in on the MM as the IF is peaked. I did check all the resistors when I changed the capacitors but forgot to mention it in the video, I usually do mention it. I did end up changing a number of resistors but most were within in the 10% 👍🙂
A signal generator attenuator would make a great project for a video, and quite useful.
DeWald also made kits, and my dad got one. I know what you mean on the postage. There are things I see on eBay I'd love to get from Australia, but 99% of the time, the postage is over $25, way more than the item costs! Great job!
That's interesting, kits were popular back then. Postage is high and we also have the exchange rate so it costs $1.40 AU for every $1.00 US, it's pretty much out of the question for us 😟
@@DavidTipton101 Yeah, people bought things as kits to save money. My dad also bought a stereo amp/tuner combo kit, it might have been ArKay brand (one was that and one was DeWald, I forgot which was which. I have to look thru my papers again.)
Love the colour and the styling of this radio. Looks factory fresh now and the handle looks especially good. The guy who sent the radio to you certainly went above and beyond the call of duty! Gave you the radio, the bits and sweeties and we got an interesting vid to watch and he didn't even want the postage paid! What a splendid chap.
You did a fantastic job here and once the caps had been replaced, the realignment made all the difference in the world. Lovely wee thing and works a treat!
I can't help thinking the medium wave broadcasts in your part of the world are noticeably better than the ones we get in the UK. There is actually a semblance of treble to them, the medium wave here is very muddy. Doesn't seem to matter what radio I use. Perhaps bandwidth restricions on UK stations are narrower than on your stations. Medium wave used to be a lot busier in the UK.
I was wondering about that, but it looks as if the channel spacing in Australia is 9 KHz as in the UK/Europe, so I'd imagine the audio bandwidth is similar. I did notice when I visited the USA many years ago how much clearer AM broadcasts were, which I presume is possible due to the 10KHz spacing.
@@rossthompson1635 Bang goes my theory then. Perhaps stations in Australia tend to use less audio compression than UK ones, I don't know.
@@paulbennell3313They do sound better than I recall though; or maybe I just haven't listened to AM here in a while!
@@rossthompson1635 No, I don't listen to AM much myself any more, more of a technical point than anything. I find it interesting though that even fairly basic radios can give suprisingly good results under favourable broadcast conditions.
Hi Paul, The little radio came up like new. I just went in to move it and it struck me how good it looks. Compared to FM AM is muddy but we have it on all day at home and it sounds pretty good all the same. Ripley certainly went above and beyond and I am very grateful 👍🙂
That was very kind of him to ship it over to you all the way from the USA to Au, and very very creative using Candy as bubble wrap hahaha
My Mom use to fill her care packages to me in Vietnam with many small bags of raisins for packing material.
Yes it was patprop74, a very generous man 👍🙂
Hi Dave,
Another Vintage Radio has been saved from an uncertain future. You have skilfully reversed sixty-eight years of use and decay, and now the little DeWald radio looks, and performs as though it is less than sixty-eight days old. The man who gave you that radio is one of a dying breed of people. A true gentleman.
Generally I don’t stuff old electrolytic capacitors with individual new ones but, like yourself, I only re-stuff the old canister if there is no convenient way of fitting the new capacitors onto the radio chassis. The reproduction cardboard canister you made, which houses the new capacitors, looks brilliant. A very neat job!
My Bell, Planet Colt will hopefully be uploaded to TH-cam tomorrow (Sunday evening UK time). It is the 1957 Bell Colt chassis that is housed inside a substantially constructed oak cabinet. Since the cabinet was in poor shape, I stripped it, stained it, and clear lacquered it. It was far too shiny - like wet glass, so I’ve toned it down some. It now has a satin type sheen, which I think looks far better. I’m not a cabinet restorer but it is in better shape than what it was.
Best regards, Phil.
Hi Phil, thank you. The little Dewald looks really good, I'm very happy with it. I will disagree with you there Phil, I think most people are good but the bad ones get our attention so it was good to highlight one of the many good ones. The re-manufactured cap was good but I shouldn't have destroyed the original, I'm a little wiser now for it 😀 I have seen your Bell Colt video and am very impressed. You did a wonderful job and the cabinet is fantastic. I use a 60% gloss top coat on my radios unless it requires a high gloss, They look much better with the lower sheen I think. Cheers Phil 👍🙂
Best capacitor restuffing job I have ever seen! Computer made label looked very nice. You never mentioned if you checked the resistors . There is a long strange looking one
called a candome which usually go open. That Meguires stuff works great on plastic . I do like your meticulous work David! American radios are very much like the
one's made down under! Believe it, or not.
Hi Steve, thank you. The cap came out well. I did check the resistors when I did the caps but I forgot to say so in the video 😟 I didn't know that the candome resistor had a name, thanks. It checked out OK and its resistance reading was spot on. The America radio case designs are less restrained than our local designs but I suspect there was a bit of cooperation between the two countries as some radios look mighty similar 🙂
I always replace selenium rectifiers in radios when I repair them 90% of the time they are open and burn a resister next to them but yours acts like its newer than the radio.. And of course all the caps paper and electrolytic. But you have done a great job recreating that electrolytic and the overall performance is great. really nice job and another great video. Thanks David.
Thanks LUCKYLARRY. I expected to change the rectifier but it worked so well I left it. I don't expect to power this radio in the future so I was happy to leave it in 🙂
Awesome restoration!!!! I love the intro music. I always snap my fingers to it.
Thanks Series1969. I don't even remember where I got it 😀
Fine business Dave! You, your restoration skills and your computer and video skills are a perfect storm!! Love your inner voice coming through: think I'll stay away from that ... may have a go at it. ☺ And nice of you to credit your wife. Long ago I put my pride and embarrassment aside and now my wife is the first stop for advice or when trying to find something!
Thank you Allen. I do tend to think out loud 😄 I can't give enough credit to my wife, she is always there for me, even if it is to just pull out the perfect cardboard tube for my project, I'm still getting over that 👍😄
Nice video - I enjoyed this restoration. The end result is beautiful - and that leather handle is the icing on the cake. I would have liked to see you restore the battery section, maybe some type of modern solution hidden by retro packaging (USB charged 1650 batteries, perhaps?). Keep up the good work!
Hi Tim, thanks. I am getting a lot of feedback re the batteries, i might have to buckle and do something about it 😄
As always, more than a fine job!
Thanks pi-duino 👍🙂
That's a great job on a smart little radio ! Really liked the attention to detail, especially the handle - so often a headache :). That type of circuit was the basis of many US portables, even the mighty "Transoceanics' , although strictly speaking, it is not actually an "AA5", which would use ac for the filaments of 5 tubes, totaling 117V . Both layouts are very ingenious in their own way.
Thank you SInewave423. The handle came out great and the chap couldn't do enough for me. I live in a semi rural area and he is 5 minutes away, it won't be that last time he sees me 😄 You are probably right about not being a true AA5, it is the same idea though and I did say the solid state rectifier made up the 5th tube, it was a good job absorbing all that voltage to drop to the 7 volt filament voltage all the same 👍🙂