I miss Made In Japan, I miss Made In The USA, I Miss Made In Germany, I miss Made In Great Britten. We all use to make such great high quolity stuff that just lasts forever.
I bought several one $1 LED 2 AA 6 years ago; made in China; they are still working; I use them every night; the 2 AA batteries last over 2 years. Outside at night; in the country; they light up stop signs a quarter mile away! Where could you find such a deal; if they were made in the west; they would cost $59.95.
Good Lord that board looks horrible. I'm glad you got it fixed. When I was kid in the late 70s there were tons of these small radios. We used to pop old TV vacuum tubes on the asphalt.
hats off to your effort and persistence with these old 60s radios. I've looked at a few before and they were either really simple or a nightmare, no in-between. seems this is the latter.
My grandfather's soldering gun I melted my first solder with is still in my possession. It's a German "Presto" made in the early thirties... I still use it. Thank God it accepts modern tips.
You're Winning? Yes, yes you are, lol... I love that Philco, very sensitive. Hey I love that song 20:32 The Orleans - Still the one. Zenith's really messed up, I hope you find a tuning cap that would be closer to the original someday. Good job on these two. I really like the diagnosis; It has inspired me to continue work on something I had given up on yesterday.
Hey Shango, here in the UK I used to often look on the public dump to find all manner of stuff. I would tip the guys - Or ask them how much, and most often they would say, 'Take it'. In recent years things have changed. Not only does it cost a lot to chuck something out but the scrapyard is now out of bounds. No offer of a couple of notes accepted...Ever! Not only that but they have security looking after the dumped rubbish and they watch it like it was Fort Knox! They tell you to f-off if you go near it. Is it like that in the US or is it like The Post Apocalyptic Inventors scrapyards?...That is how they were here in the UK up until the end of last century🙀😸. Most have gone, nearly all the car junk yards have gone from London and the normal scrapyards / tips are ones run by the council.
Sad, the same here in Germany it is not allowed to take things at the public dump or bulky waste collection. This is agsinst the law. Absolutley crazy scrap and recycling law here. Only chance is to buy them in the internet platformes or by flea markets. But the most people say: “ it's old scrap it“ typical consumer world, driven by big companys and the customers.
Its 6:45 AM and I live in a Small town near Auburn CA, up north. Rockin out to Shanggo's Oldies station on my 1960 Westinghouse H-769p9 7 transistor radio. One of my best performers. As always Shango Thanks for your informative and entertaining videos.
A double home run! The thrill of a challenge that meets it's desired goal is always a great feeling. Now those 2 radios are worth $1,500 for all the labor spent on them but, the education is priceless.
I am hooked man. Been going back watching all these old videos. Just picked up a Toshiba Lace for $5....trying to learn everything I can before I go into it. I know right off it needs a 9V connector...cuz there isn't one.
Cool variable capacitor. (Philco) Not enclosed in plastic like all of the pocket AM/FM radios I've had. Your modification (volume control) makes it unique. I like it.
I really enjoy your troubleshooting skills, your wise cracks about previous repairs, & finally you talking to the programming, "Say her name!" LOL! Regards from the RH coast, Virginia Beach, VA.
This video is the poster child of why most techs don't want to work on stuff people have messed with. Pretty neat using the kits tuner. I don't think i've seen one go bad. I guess those cheap kits are good for something.
On older pocket radios with the CD marks, where you are, you can essentially make use of them as alignment points, with KFI 640 and K-SURF at 1260 (close enough to 1240) for a direct-tuning 180° dial.
Shango, have you seen the FCC submitted to shut down the AM broadcasting band and end the analog transmissions? They want to move AM to Digital! I mean this SUCKS because it will completely kill Millions of radios here not to mention around the world! Digital OTA TV Sucks in our area really bad and I see that is a fail personally! A freaking leaf will kill the digital tv signals! This idea of digital out in the mountains has been a total cluster Crapper! Even out local law enforcement had to go back to using ANALOG where their cell phones work! Cell coverage in the mountains is like trying to catch BEE FARTS! All this crap is supposed to be progress but every time they claim progress it means millions of people who depend on stuff get the freaking shaft!!!! By the way I Love your videos as I have said several times! You are the greatest dude keep em rolling!
In the 60's my Grandparents bought me my first transistor radio with a single ear plug. I went through 9v batteries faster than Radio Shack could stock them. Shango066, I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Almost to the point of trying radio repair as a hobby but I lack the investment into test equipment. Would you sometimes show replacing components? Please keep up these works!
That Philco board looked like it'd seen the skills of a local "restorer" who also happens to think offering to resurrect something they killed, as a favour, for free, equates to "offering a service" and then when said "service" isn't in keeping with the timeline they liked, gets all twerkosquerculated out of shape and starts crying... Good job on the patience and steady hand fixing those coils, they're damned fiddly to do at the best of times let alone when there's cops shooting down poor innocent gunmen left right & centre...
Imagine banning the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles in your state. This is just going to drive the price of used cars way up and is going to encourage people to go out of state to buy new vehicles more than anything.
I had a portable radio where the batteries leaked juice which flowed into the polyvaricon Japanese tiny tuning capacitor, corroded the plates, and the sharp edges of the corroded plates ripped through the polyester film insulation and shorted the capacitor. If it's not a dead short, then maybe it's corrosion between the moving plates and their wiper contact, and rocking it back and forth might clear the corrosion in some cases.
You deserve a pat on the back for those two. What's amazing to me is that someone else was in there. Who would do that? I mean besides you, it your thing. Great job!
First: Thank you for the constant output of those great and enjoyable videos! Everytime a Message "Shango066 posted a new video" pops up, I am excited. Second: Why the hell is shipping stuff such a mayor pain in the *ss in the US? Sorry for the bragging, but I live in Germany and here it's just no problem at all. The next Parcel-Servicepoint is at a gas station round the corner. No waiting in line at all. You can post a package Sunday morning at 4o'clockAM if you want to. Shipping a 30Pound Package across Germany costs about $10-15 and 1,500 miles across Europe about double that. I have relatives in Latin America and even in Ecuador or a godforsaken mudhole-village in Bolivia it's easyer to ship a package than in the US. I don't get that. Concerning the fact, that the US is an extremely service-oriented society in other places.
It appears that I return to this video every year, so here I am once more. Quick comment, I saw a fellow on another channel who works on solid state boards like these, where the traces have lifted, he cuts new ones out of copper tape and replaces them. I have never tried that but I think I may since I have a large roll of copper tape that I use in building my ghost buster gadgets for my daughter and her cousin who are into ghost hunts.
To the Master of radio repair. I asked you to repair my Zenith Royal 3000-1 T. O. But you would not have me send it to you. I think the repair to my radio would be a greater challenge for you than the zenith 90 you said was the hardest one you had to repair. I sent the radio to two different shops and they could not find the problem. One was a very reputable shop in Canton Ohio. Another one in NYC where I live. So if you want a good challenge then this is the one for the Master.
Love your videos. Would be amazing to see you build a radio from scratch using parts, hell even a breadboard. Build up a PCB, take it as far as you want. Now that is a kit/design I would love to buy/build.
Customer says “so how many hours do you have in the repair?” Shango - “oh about 25 hours at $120/hr that’ll be $3,000 + parts + pain and suffering.” Hahaha
Holy crap .. no way I could have succeeded in fixing that one .. dam_ good work Shango .. not dressing up a pig (no dress up), inside it’s now not a pig …
@@garymckee8857 Exactly. It is impossible to buy American products these days unless you buy antiquated stuff from last century. Sad but it is what it is. Even the stuff that claims to be made in the USA is only assembled in the USA from foreign sourced parts and those assembling are most likely migrant laborers.
I have to hate UPS because my packages either end up in the neighbor's yard or in the ditch somewhere because I got a longer drive way than most. God forbid they dump some lithium batteries out in the summer heat only for some of them too cook off and cause a forest fire.
I used to work in a shop sometimes you give up on those repairs but then the next day you come to work and that same radio is still on your work bench.
1:07 You look up "Philco T66" and most sites are in awe that that the case was reverse-painted, nothing about the electronics, which looks like a transistorized version of the All American Five (with one spare transistor for audio quality.)
well , i'm not shure i'got that in my arsenal but at least now you sayd her names and location ;=). Thanks for the reply and specialy for the content. .really learn allot whith you sir , Thanks and best regards .PS I'm not french i'm portugaise tunned in fado .
So they didn't convict any police for returning fire after getting shot? What is the world coming to? (Yes, it was tragic and whoever gathered information and instructed those coppers has done a poor job - You can't put the blame on these coppers though. Save the blame for those that deserve it).
the often as well as frequently "named" racial inequality/"no knock warrant" victim's circumstance was covered during the sneezguard conference. discharging a firearm at police was apparently thought of pejoritively by some jurors. ..not cherry-picked enough
Hey Shango; Hat's off to you! Excellent trouble shooting job (or jobs!). Hope anybody whatching interested in trouble shooting pays attention. Regards, R
WOW! We are experiencing a strange thunder storm. Just had a lightning strike very near my home. Knocked out all the power for a short time and I had a ring of LED'S muliticolor laying on the arm of my chair. It was not hooked to anything but the LED'S lite up very brightly. Now they seem dead. The sky has gone a strange hue of yellow now, an improvement from the black boiling clouds of a few minutes ago, and the rain has let up a bit. Seems every day I plan to mow, we get rain.
Why would someone want such convenience when they can have the experience of standing in a line for an hour or two wearing a Covid mask so that they can meet a surly Post Office employee that acts as if you are an inconvenience in their life?
I like to think of a challenging junk radio project like this as a wartime radio. It matters not what it looks like, as long as you can tune into an "allied" (good guys) station updating you on progress (or not), at least it's something.
To be fair, it's really hard to follow behind a bad repair and find out what the problems are. I would rather start with an untouched broken radio than one that's been mangled.
In the first photo of it, Looks like the Philco was modded with the addition of a pot. OK You did that. I like the vernier action on the tuning cap. The Chinese copied the Japanese parts and reduced the cost (along with the quality).
My brother fixes TVs and every now and then he gets an old tv that would be worthless to anyone else. But the customer is willing to pay big money. Sometimes these old TVs have personal sentimental value.
Also since this is popular, You should bury a radio in the mud, magically find it, drag it back home then restore it in silence without actually pulling a SAMS or doing any alignments...
This first part was fascinating. To see a genius get stumped then beat it was too cool. Congrats, Shango066.
Who needs mumble rap, when you can get a signal tracer and a smartphone
I miss Made In Japan, I miss Made In The USA, I Miss Made In Germany, I miss Made In Great Britten. We all use to make such great high quolity stuff that just lasts forever.
Yeah, the only thing to come out of a chinese factory recently to last more than five minutes was a deadly virus.
I bought several one $1 LED 2 AA 6 years ago; made in China; they are still working; I use them every night; the 2 AA batteries last over 2 years.
Outside at night; in the country; they light up stop signs a quarter mile away! Where could you find such a deal; if they were made in the west; they would cost $59.95.
EPROM chip is also good.
@@rich_edwards79 not tired of winning huh?
@Seventh Anubis
I think the lead paint from those Chinese products that you love so much has roasted your brain.
I love watching repairs of old tv's and radios. Greetings from Philippines
The level of patience you have is superhuman
This was amazing, you would really have to enjoy the challenge to attempt a repair on these radios.
Diag process is everything! Well done, I love that you don’t give up. Thanks for the video.
Never give up, never give in.This is why we love Shango videos.
Chewing my fingers to the bone anticipating the Shango video on sunday. :) And not in vain.
My dad gave me a Zenith pocket radio back in the 60’s. Great memories thank you.
Good Lord that board looks horrible. I'm glad you got it fixed. When I was kid in the late 70s there were tons of these small radios. We used to pop old TV vacuum tubes on the asphalt.
hats off to your effort and persistence with these old 60s radios. I've looked at a few before and they were either really simple or a nightmare, no in-between. seems this is the latter.
I think that's the radio I practiced my soldering skills on when I was ten and yes, I used a 240 watt Weller soldering gun.
My grandfather's soldering gun I melted my first solder with is still in my possession. It's a German "Presto" made in the early thirties... I still use it. Thank God it accepts modern tips.
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One of my biggest HIGHS is figuring it out. It feels so good !!!!!
You're Winning? Yes, yes you are, lol... I love that Philco, very sensitive.
Hey I love that song 20:32 The Orleans - Still the one.
Zenith's really messed up, I hope you find a tuning cap that would be closer to the original someday. Good job on these two. I really like the diagnosis; It has inspired me to continue work on something I had given up on yesterday.
Without a doubt you are the "blue gloved" transistor king. "Can't touch this". Beautiful sleuthing.
Hey Shango, here in the UK I used to often look on the public dump to find all manner of stuff. I would tip the guys - Or ask them how much, and most often they would say, 'Take it'.
In recent years things have changed. Not only does it cost a lot to chuck something out but the scrapyard is now out of bounds. No offer of a couple of notes accepted...Ever! Not only that but they have security looking after the dumped rubbish and they watch it like it was Fort Knox! They tell you to f-off if you go near it.
Is it like that in the US or is it like The Post Apocalyptic Inventors scrapyards?...That is how they were here in the UK up until the end of last century🙀😸. Most have gone, nearly all the car junk yards have gone from London and the normal scrapyards / tips are ones run by the council.
@@vancouverman4313 Ha ha ha
Sad, the same here in Germany it is not allowed to take things at the public dump or bulky waste collection. This is agsinst the law. Absolutley crazy scrap and recycling law here. Only chance is to buy them in the internet platformes or by flea markets. But the most people say: “ it's old scrap it“ typical consumer world, driven by big companys and the customers.
@@chrisn6304 Shame, sad to hear same in Germany too.
I really enjoyed watching this little adventure. Thanks
What a dog’s breakfast. You have more patience than Job. Nice resurrection!
Using a metal screwdriver as your pointer on the phone, priceless!
Videos like this make me want to go back to radios I tried but gave up on and shelved for a future try!!😊
Its 6:45 AM and I live in a Small town near Auburn CA, up north. Rockin out to Shanggo's Oldies station on my 1960 Westinghouse H-769p9 7 transistor radio. One of my best performers. As always Shango Thanks for your informative and entertaining videos.
A double home run! The thrill of a challenge that meets it's desired goal is always a great feeling. Now those 2 radios are worth $1,500 for all the labor spent on them but, the education is priceless.
I am hooked man. Been going back watching all these old videos. Just picked up a Toshiba Lace for $5....trying to learn everything I can before I go into it. I know right off it needs a 9V connector...cuz there isn't one.
Cool variable capacitor. (Philco) Not enclosed in plastic like all of the pocket AM/FM radios I've had.
Your modification (volume control) makes it unique. I like it.
I really enjoy your troubleshooting skills, your wise cracks about previous repairs, & finally you talking to the programming, "Say her name!" LOL! Regards from the RH coast, Virginia Beach, VA.
Enjoyed watching. Great job on the both of them.
This video is the poster child of why most techs don't want to work on stuff people have messed with. Pretty neat using the kits tuner. I don't think i've seen one go bad. I guess those cheap kits are good for something.
Thank you Shango. Entertaining and informative!
Certainly demonstrates the importance of a schematic.
On older pocket radios with the CD marks, where you are, you can essentially make use of them as alignment points, with KFI 640 and K-SURF at 1260 (close enough to 1240) for a direct-tuning 180° dial.
Shango, have you seen the FCC submitted to shut down the AM broadcasting band and end the analog transmissions? They want to move AM to Digital! I mean this SUCKS because it will completely kill Millions of radios here not to mention around the world! Digital OTA TV Sucks in our area really bad and I see that is a fail personally! A freaking leaf will kill the digital tv signals! This idea of digital out in the mountains has been a total cluster Crapper! Even out local law enforcement had to go back to using ANALOG where their cell phones work! Cell coverage in the mountains is like trying to catch BEE FARTS! All this crap is supposed to be progress but every time they claim progress it means millions of people who depend on stuff get the freaking shaft!!!! By the way I Love your videos as I have said several times! You are the greatest dude keep em rolling!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Sir!
In the 60's my Grandparents bought me my first transistor radio with a single ear plug. I went through 9v batteries faster than Radio Shack could stock them. Shango066, I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Almost to the point of trying radio repair as a hobby but I lack the investment into test equipment. Would you sometimes show replacing components? Please keep up these works!
I agree. I'd love to observe his soldering techniques and more.
Thank you sir for another fantastic video!
Thank you for sharing. Please keep posting.
That Philco board looked like it'd seen the skills of a local "restorer" who also happens to think offering to resurrect something they killed, as a favour, for free, equates to "offering a service" and then when said "service" isn't in keeping with the timeline they liked, gets all twerkosquerculated out of shape and starts crying...
Good job on the patience and steady hand fixing those coils, they're damned fiddly to do at the best of times let alone when there's cops shooting down poor innocent gunmen left right & centre...
"say her name"...nice fix...cheers.
Amazing work. As usual.
Awesome diagnostic skills!
Circuit madness, another save by the amazing shango066
Thanks for all you man
Imagine banning the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles in your state. This is just going to drive the price of used cars way up and is going to encourage people to go out of state to buy new vehicles more than anything.
We in the other 49 states just ignore California and let them do whatever they want as long as they keep their weirdness in their state.
@@Elfnetdesigns While I agree, unfortunately their BS tends to leech on to the rest of the states.
Prohibition, the entire EPA...
All democratic run states. IL is one of them. Not electric vehicles yet, but letting criminals off .
Great job Shango066!👍 Absolutely true about the engineering thought!
Bravo!!! Great job!!!
Liked,shared, Thank you for sharing. All my best.
Love these vids the old radio ones
The only thing more frustrating with this repair would have been a bulk recap beforehand; that would have repopulated that missing core I’m sure.
Doing a shotgun recap on *any* vintage electronics would be counterproductive, at least without determining a baseline.
Enjoy your videos, currently working on (4) 6YR-15A's 3 with 9v and 1 with 3v, First radio I had when I was a young kid..
Two more silk purses to add to your collection of old sow's ears!
When I used to restore Philco TVs friends would just say 'Another flickering Philco'. Well you have created a Philco Frankenstein Radio.
I had a portable radio where the batteries leaked juice which flowed into the polyvaricon Japanese tiny tuning capacitor, corroded the plates, and the sharp edges of the corroded plates ripped through the polyester film insulation and shorted the capacitor. If it's not a dead short, then maybe it's corrosion between the moving plates and their wiper contact, and rocking it back and forth might clear the corrosion in some cases.
You have more patience than a one armed paper hanger. Nice video Shango066. Take care!
You deserve a pat on the back for those two. What's amazing to me is that someone else was in there. Who would do that? I mean besides you, it your thing. Great job!
First:
Thank you for the constant output of those great and enjoyable videos! Everytime a Message "Shango066 posted a new video" pops up, I am excited.
Second:
Why the hell is shipping stuff such a mayor pain in the *ss in the US? Sorry for the bragging, but I live in Germany and here it's just no problem at all. The next Parcel-Servicepoint is at a gas station round the corner. No waiting in line at all. You can post a package Sunday morning at 4o'clockAM if you want to. Shipping a 30Pound Package across Germany costs about $10-15 and 1,500 miles across Europe about double that. I have relatives in Latin America and even in Ecuador or a godforsaken mudhole-village in Bolivia it's easyer to ship a package than in the US.
I don't get that. Concerning the fact, that the US is an extremely service-oriented society in other places.
Super cool pocket radios🙌
It appears that I return to this video every year, so here I am once more. Quick comment, I saw a fellow on another channel who works on solid state boards like these, where the traces have lifted, he cuts new ones out of copper tape and replaces them. I have never tried that but I think I may since I have a large roll of copper tape that I use in building my ghost buster gadgets for my daughter and her cousin who are into ghost hunts.
Another great video! Your political commentary makes it even better! Thanks for a very informative and entertaining video as always.
To the Master of radio repair.
I asked you to repair my Zenith Royal 3000-1 T. O. But you would not have me send it to you. I think the repair to my radio would be a greater challenge for you than the zenith 90 you said was the hardest one you had to repair. I sent the radio to two different shops and they could not find the problem. One was a very reputable shop in Canton Ohio. Another one in NYC where I live. So if you want a good challenge then this is the one for the Master.
easy for me but the shipping part is a hassle and you still havent emailed me. its not hard...
How do I get to your email and not the comment section
@@shango066 let me know how to email you. A while ago I gave you my email address and my phone number and you told me to erase it.
Love your videos. Would be amazing to see you build a radio from scratch using parts, hell even a breadboard. Build up a PCB, take it as far as you want. Now that is a kit/design I would love to buy/build.
He has a couple of older videos about assembling cheap AM radio kits, but the quality was, unsurprisingly, rather poor.
Customer says “so how many hours do you have in the repair?” Shango - “oh about 25 hours at $120/hr that’ll be $3,000 + parts + pain and suffering.” Hahaha
Holy crap .. no way I could have succeeded in fixing that one .. dam_ good work Shango .. not dressing up a pig (no dress up), inside it’s now not a pig …
I would say that Philco became your "White Whale". Ahab was determined to succeed...
I have a 1946 Philco Transistor model 46-200 series and it still works like a dream. Only recaped once. Ha ha ha.
I agree sir I try to buy American products when ever possible.
If you buy British stuff, I'll buy American stuff.
Martin D A If you buy Australian stuff I’ll buy British stuff.
I want you to find ONE 100% made in the USA radio or TV set that is not half a century old.
@@Elfnetdesigns impossible
@@garymckee8857 Exactly. It is impossible to buy American products these days unless you buy antiquated stuff from last century. Sad but it is what it is. Even the stuff that claims to be made in the USA is only assembled in the USA from foreign sourced parts and those assembling are most likely migrant laborers.
Using signal tracer to move PDF image is pretty cool👍👍. Old instrument always help😬😬
It lives
They are a little pain in the arce to fully get into.Its nice to hear one playing after so many years.I have 26 in my collection
Shango invents new musical instrument the Samsuckophone
No little radio can beat you!
Unless it falls on the floor and he steps on it barefoot in the middle of the night....
If it's prepaid UPS Ground, just slap the return label on it and call for a pickup. No need to go anywhere!
yes, forget the post office. UPS stores are everywhere, no wait most times
I have to hate UPS because my packages either end up in the neighbor's yard or in the ditch somewhere because I got a longer drive way than most. God forbid they dump some lithium batteries out in the summer heat only for some of them too cook off and cause a forest fire.
FYI radio museum.org has the diagram for a Philco t-66.
Very very good
Great radio entertainment Shenco
I used to work in a shop sometimes you give up on those repairs but then the next day you come to work and that same radio is still on your work bench.
1:07 You look up "Philco T66" and most sites are in awe that that the case was reverse-painted, nothing about the electronics, which looks like a transistorized version of the All American Five (with one spare transistor for audio quality.)
I must to comment ,,, SAY HER NAMES . i love you man , excellent work and skills . Cheers from france :=)
Rainier from Ligonier Romeoville bro no crying to show a NeNe blurs wees on arsenal
well , i'm not shure i'got that in my arsenal but at least now you sayd her names and location ;=). Thanks for the reply and specialy for the content. .really learn allot whith you sir , Thanks and best regards .PS I'm not french i'm portugaise tunned in fado .
So they didn't convict any police for returning fire after getting shot? What is the world coming to?
(Yes, it was tragic and whoever gathered information and instructed those coppers has done a poor job - You can't put the blame on these coppers though. Save the blame for those that deserve it).
the often as well as frequently "named" racial inequality/"no knock warrant" victim's circumstance was covered during the sneezguard conference. discharging a firearm at police was apparently thought of pejoritively by some jurors. ..not cherry-picked enough
Hey Shango; Hat's off to you! Excellent trouble shooting job (or jobs!). Hope anybody whatching interested in trouble shooting pays attention. Regards, R
WOW! We are experiencing a strange thunder storm. Just had a lightning strike very near my home. Knocked out all the power for a short time and I had a ring of LED'S muliticolor laying on the arm of my chair. It was not hooked to anything but the LED'S lite up very brightly. Now they seem dead. The sky has gone a strange hue of yellow now, an improvement from the black boiling clouds of a few minutes ago, and the rain has let up a bit. Seems every day I plan to mow, we get rain.
scalar weapons
"Cancer at your finger tips" only here would those words be spoken...Classic.
If it can be tweeko twangulated then Shango can do it.
Shango - The Twangulator.
This channel is also about eldritch electronics spiders and occasional Cessna flyovers. Both of which add character. Especially the spiders.
good video
Here we have automated post offices. Slap it in a box, print a label at the kiosk, drop in the attached mailbox and go about your day. No lines.
Why would someone want such convenience when they can have the experience of standing in a line for an hour or two wearing a Covid mask so that they can meet a surly Post Office employee that acts as if you are an inconvenience in their life?
@@vancouverman4313 No one wants to stand in a queue anywhere - especially in hot weather - behind somebody who may have forgotten to shower that day.
What country are you in?
The speaker on the Zenith radio sounds perfectly okay to me.
I have a couple of things I would love to have you fix that would be awesome thank you Shango066
“Bodged”Not a term you hear it every day anymore
CONELRAD markers on the Philco... noice!
I like to think of a challenging junk radio project like this as a wartime radio. It matters not what it looks like, as long as you can tune into an "allied" (good guys) station updating you on progress (or not), at least it's something.
👍👍
RCA CTC16 "I'm going to be a bitch to get working again "
Philico Transistor radio "Hold my beer"
To be fair, it's really hard to follow behind a bad repair and find out what the problems are. I would rather start with an untouched broken radio than one that's been mangled.
"A new age in hi-fi"
Spat coffee everywhere...
In the first photo of it, Looks like the Philco was modded with the addition of a pot. OK You did that. I like the vernier action on the tuning cap.
The Chinese copied the Japanese parts and reduced the cost (along with the quality).
My brother fixes TVs and every now and then he gets an old tv that would be worthless to anyone else. But the customer is willing to pay big money. Sometimes these old TVs have personal sentimental value.
Can’t find the contact info in the About section of the Mine Explorer site.
Thanks for sharing your tech knowledge. (Say her name!)
13:30 Shango has his 1966 Johnson administration moment
Also since this is popular, You should bury a radio in the mud, magically find it, drag it back home then restore it in silence without actually pulling a SAMS or doing any alignments...