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Proud Patreon of MCL ! You never cease to amaze me Paul, and I'm sure that goes for anyone who watches your channel. Another one for the couch tonight, awesome. Take care, stay well. Best regards from Holland,
How do I contact you to get a quote for a restoration of my dad's Sony home stereo system, it has a bunch of included units, a TA-AV571 amplifier, CDP-CX571, ST-JX661, there is also a tape player unit and another one I don't have with me at the moment.. also the sub boxes have rattle in them too and probably need a restore. They are SS-U571AV. It would make a great video or two I'm sure..
@@Haamedtm He does do builds as well, just not nearly as often and most of them are on his Patreon. Off the top of my head he did a nixie tube counter for YT, also some of the tools he uses he designed and built himself.
@@DankNoodles420 Electronic repair shops being as rare as they are now (most now just restore it themselves or sell what's left or throw it away) he probably gets thousands of such requests = probably has a lifetime's worth of work to do already.
@@MrCarlsonsLab I'd like a video on how you "Mr Carlsonised" your Microphone ;0) Maybe included as a part of William's request ? You mentioned in another video, that you "tweaked" the mic, and gave a little smile :0)
We have had to pay an annual license fee to our government to finance state radio and tv. Always been like that since radio started in 1924. This was terminated this year (2020). This helped keep at least the national stations free from all those braindead commercials...
Most governments (including here in Canada) wanted to control all frequency generating equipment during the big wars as there would be modulation on those generated RF signals that could be picked up by spies. Since all superheterodyne radios had an internal oscillator then that fell under those rules. Not so the TRF sets.
I am on the edge my seat almost shouting, "it's a short in the filament circuit...there's an open wire!" and so on. It's just so much fun and the best part is learning the step by step trouble shooting procedures with the safety tips. Top notch video!
Mr. Carlson, you are a Canadian national treasure! Thank you! And yes, please do the RF alignment. Could you please also explain the intermediate and carrier frequency, the why, the how, etc?
I'd like to see a Series on carrier wave frequency also, explaining their advantages and disadvantages the long and short of it so to speak. I think it would be very educational...
The Person who swapped those foil capacitors definitely knows the outside foil tester and how to mark them with a red dot, that's for sure :) Many thanks Paul, for making this in Lab II. I really enjoyed watching this repair using a mixed of vintage or self invented test gear! Great Video!
Entertaining Mr Carlson. I am a retired electronics/systems engineer (UK), but started out building valve radios when 9 years old, in 1962. So I enjoyed watching this. Repairing/troubleshooting old radios like this is an art and little to do with electronics knowledge per se. Thanks once again. A lot of modern digital electronics is so clinical and boring compared to old analog radios. I think a lot of young M.Eng graduates would not know where to start !
I would too, But I don't think it's that far off. Excellent sensitivity, so front end seems close, good selectivity so I.F. is probably pretty close too. Couldn't see dial real well so couldn't see where dial was when tuning WWV, so no comment on that part of alignment.
@@Rems61 It is inconceivable that this thing is still within spec. It may well seem acceptable but it will need aligning. (Blimey, I almost convinced myself there...I'm only a quarter way through so don't know the whole story yet).
I was actually expecting to see it I did not realize time was coming to an end. I fully agree it would be nice to watch and see that end result., it is a beautiful radio.
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. The audio non these videos is amazing. I know nothing about electronics but still listen to every word. It’s just so clean
These old radios are simply beautiful. It is quite a wonderful contribution to our knowledge of these in the days of digital, that someone like you can share this knowledge with us. Keep up the great work!
Very impressive unit Paul. Also I have to say your trouble shooting thought process is superb ! These are the type of traps that stump many young techs when working behind failed repair attempts. Enjoyed the show.
Would live to see the whole alignment. As a tech I loved doing radio alignments. Both transmit and receive. Just loved it. That was a life many years ago. Thank you for letting me relive them through your videos. Stay safe. Stay healthy.
Thank you Mr Carlson for another enthralling video. I enjoyed it very much. And how appropriate that your video be published just today. Sadly I lost my cousin and best friend today as a result of covid 19. He was an old radio ham, 86, and electonics buff, G3OTW. He was my mentor and together we would restore old valve radios in my shack. Sadly the seriousness of this pandemic is brought home with a bang when someone you love is taken. Watching your video brought back so many happy memories of me and Bill and the many, many paper waxies we changed together. Thanks Mr Carlson and 73s to Billy. Stay safe everyone.
Just wanted to say thanks for doing these TH-cam videos. I've been binge watching them and trying to keep the political videos on TH-cam at bay. You also inspired me to get into Amateur Radio. Started an online study and joined my local club as well as the ARRL. I'm already part of your patreon for your electronics course. 2 bucks a month?! I can't go wrong with that. 😎
290 Volts , Man that could really put the Hurt on a Person , Having the Schematics was invaluable and , you being so observant , Great content , Thank You Sir . :) QC
It still blows my mind how much care and resources used to go into electronics back then. Everything was a work of art. Same goes for old cars and buildings. Try building something like we had in the 1920's movie theaters nowadays!
It still blows my mind how much misinformation and absolutely mindless idolization of the “good old times” there is. The idea is that less resources is better! The fact that those old designs and manufacturing processes were resource hungry was absolutely not a good thing in the long run. Now we got all the wonderful superfund cleanup sites from the “good old times” when resources were “not a problem” (a lie we dearly pay for now) and you could pollute like crazy and make people sick and nobody was any wiser because we didn’t know all that much medically yet. If you talk about any reasonable performance measure, old cars (1960s and earlier) are universally terrible. Power to mass ratio, vibration and harshness, component life and performance (old shocks vs. current ones - night and day), cabin noise levels, emissions - you name it, it was poor, bad, or worse. Those movie theaters from the 1920s? Nope. Don’t want them. They were temples of excess, used to pull in the masses because excess and gildings were a distraction from the relatively less glamorous everyday life. I’d rather everyone is able to enjoy some splendor in their own family life (in all sorts of way), and have the resources for it, rather than having to go visit a temple. Modern tech is very resource-mising and it’s clearly represented in the prices of consumer goods. With not all that much money you can do at home what was barely dreamt of just 75 years ago. I’m glad backwards time travel isn’t a thing. Compared to what we got now, everything took forever and the simplest of things were an escapade. Want to watch a movie, rent a book, get some new music to listen to? You walked or you drove… I’d much rather walk or drive when I feel like it, rather than when I have to. But that’s just me. And while working on old tech is a cool hobby, I’m glad a smart watch has multiple radios in it, and I can use it to play music wirelessly through earbuds that got no wires. Nothing shabby about that sort of progress.
@@absurdengineering Thing is these old things were designed to last a life time and be repaired and were normally made more locally. Everything is also done at huge scales now. Back then you had a small family run company churning out maybe 100's of units per month, now you have these megafactories in China churning out millions of units and sent on big boats all over the world. Way more resources are used now because of how globalized everything is and fact that stuff is designed to fail so you buy more often.
Red Squirrel You might be surprised to learn then that the price has some reflection of the resources used then :) If it truly used more resources, you’d pay way more. No magic here is possible. If you pay $100 for a widget, no more than $100 of resources were used to make it - not unless it’s dumped or subsidized. Absent subsidies, nobody can sell you a $100 radio if it used $200 of crude to make it. Nope. So that’s all there’s to it. Stuff’s cheap due to economies of scale. Shipping a million widgets in containers on a ship around the world uses about as much crude as that family company shipping those 100 radios around the US. I’ll take the ship, thank you.
Love this old radios. Must have been in the Niagra Falls area as some the orginal power was 25 cycles. Would love to see this treasure perform at its peak. Go for it. I remember some of the old Cathedral case radios of the era. My Grandmother had an old motorola table top and would always listen to the Gene Autry Show. If you listen in bygone tlimes your might hear Stg. Preston on the Challenge of the Yukon. I love those old radio programs. It made you see in your mind.
Checking into 25 cps or 25 hz AC in today's standard of measurement was first generated at Niagara falls starting in t he 1890's and of course Westinghouse was involved. Since this was a Westinghouse radio I am guessing that Westinghouse company chose to use 25HZ because this frequency AC was well entrenched in Western New York. As late as 1925 a new plant generating 25 HZ ac was built at Niagara Falls.
Dunno how sad this sounds, but, I really enjoy the re-alignments you do. Some of the best bits for me. It's great to watch you go through the trouble-shooting and repairs too!
Excellent as always! I for sure would want to see an alignment with the vintage test equipment on bench #2, done it old school fashion so to speak. Thanks for the time you put into these videos.
Considering the relative rarity and complexity of the tuner mechanism in this radio I think most of us would vote for a follow-up detailing the alignment process. Thanks for hosting a very informative and fun channel!
Have not watched yet but no worries, they are ALWAYS excellent! Glad I was up early :D OK, finished watching and yep, it was great! It is nice to see the old time bench being used but a quick question. Why is the Vedolyzer not in it's case? I suspect that the case is a little too large for pushing back on the bench. Good advice on the dial paint too!
In one of the Vedolyzer videos he mentioned that he might use it without the case, because the chassis has a nice chrome finish. I guess that could be it.
Wow, a B+ lead up in the dial lights section. I probably would have gotten a hell of a jolt from that one. Nice catch... never know what you're going to find in there!
When I was Engineering Manager of WDIV in Detroit my technicians told me about 25 Hz power in Ontario into the 1950's. They said you could look across the river from Detroit and watch lights shimmer.
Agreed, but I think it was more for receiving the Short Wave capability. They want to know what people are saying and thinking about, even back then...
@@steve-o6413 Depends on which country you're speaking about. The USA never had a license requirement to own a receiver, but other countries did, and of course, the socialist countries flat out banned ownership of radios.
Ahhh...never to old to learn...at 70, you have shown me many new troubleshooting techniques...You have a profound natural talent and teaching ability...thank you for your dedication!
Yes Paul, do the alignment for I've enjoyed watching the repairs. I want to see how this beauty from years ago and was really built for long distance reception performs! I love seeing them come back to life.
I would like to see the alignment process. _P.S. Be careful with this paint (__59:55__). Back in those days, paint with Radium-226 was sometimes used. It has strong alpha radioactivity and can be very dangerous to your health. It is better to check it with a Geiger counter or a simple dosimeter._
@@JackNorthNexus Radium also emits beta particles. Additionally, other elements in Radium's decay chain also emit beta and gamma. Any reasonably sensitive GM counter will be driven wild by radium paint. However, it's pretty unlikely they used self glowing paint on something specifically designed to be lit by light bulbs. There's also no characteristic yellowing anywhere.
The veneers on the radio look like tulipwood on the flanks and flame black walnut in the middle. Can’t see the sides. Please correct me if I’m wrong - very entertaining Mr C thank you!
Thank you for another entertaining and educational video. I for one would like to see the alignment for this radio, being it has the multiple bands it should be something a little different.
As for getting shocked by B+ voltage while inside of a tube radio. In 1960-61 I was going through USN Basic Electronics school in Millington Tenn. We built a simple superhet radio. Our final was to trouble shoot. I failed because I got shocked by B+, Automatic setback to repeat that 2 week module. Still gradualted in June 1961.
Brilliant as usual Mr. Carlson...I know it was over two years old...but worth the watch. It was almost like a murder mystery...you would have made a great Private Eye! Maybe it would only have been better in black and white with a Film Noir style of Narration! :-D /jk don't change a thing!!
Mr. Carlton comments cause my curiosity to look up the following: 1. Receiver license!,(oldradio.com) Canadian broadcast radio receiver, you had to purchase a license for it before 1938. 2. 25 cycle AC power used for early electric railroads.
So with that cut/damaged wire, it was pure luck it worked at all. (unless it happend during it's last repair.). I would love to see the alignment on this gorgeus radio.
Reminds me of playing with old TVs when I was 10 years old. I love that you keep the old things running and Interesting use of the meter (no cheap DVMs) & (no DAB radio upgrades) just restored to work how they where meant to be. You are a very skilled thank you for making the video.
Again, another very well made and interesting video Paul ! And it's so amazing that this thing features a 25hz compatible power transformer, as I'd love to design a power supply wich could divide that 50hz (here in France) down to 25hz. It could mean less trouble to take care of possible humings in my designs...But maybe try to have some 25hz power transformers designed instead...I need to check your Patreon page to talk to you about this and other stuff :D
Talking of licenses for using radio receivers, we had that in India when I remember my dad bought a GEC transistor radio in 1963. The license system was finally done away with around the year 1977 or so.
Tube rigs run at crazy voltages - 300V DC really! I wouldn't want to get bit by that. I wouldn't even want to work on this stuff, - unless I had a Carlson Super Probe. I remember that device from last year and man what an instrument that is.
Thanks so much for the memories. My father taught me how to fix radios similar to this back in the 1960s. Learned to always look at the previous repairs first because thats usually where the error was added!
That repro wire is the same stuff Tube Depot sells. I’m not a fan of it, but it is safe. Very thick teflon insulation under the cloth wrap and rated for 600v. It’s just too thick for small envelope tube sockets, like 7, 9 or 12 pin, to be neat and tidy.
I notice WWV was off a bit, so on your behalf, I called up WWV, National Bureau of standards and had them adjust their master oscillator!!! Now the radio should be OK!!!! :-) No alignment needed!!!
Very funny... I visited the NBS back in 1969 when I was a senior in high school and someone I knew his father worked there. They did a seminar on FETs which were pretty new then, very interesting it was.
I never get tired of watching you at work with these investigations and restorations. It's an inspiration! So please let's see the IF and RF re-aligned on this fine old radio. Looking forward to it and I'll bet the dial tracking's a bit off!
I really enjoy you taking us into your lab and showing us how you get it done! I for one would like to see the alignment of this radio in the vintage lab for sure!! Thank you for making such great videos, keep it up!!
The reason for the license was that originally BBC and CBC were financed by radio licenses rather than commercials. They actually had roving vans with detection equipment that could sense the oscillators in the radios. They would drive through a neighborhood and cite those who were listening without a license. So the US had free radio financed with commercials and now we have paid cable and streaming. What goes around comes around.
Paul, thank you so much for these videos on radio restorations/repair. I learn an immense amount from you and one other youtuber (yes, I'm having an affair). It won't be long before I'm trying this myself. Would love to see the alignment.
Nice looking "Tabletop" ... you can tell that tables were built to last back then (My Grandmothers table was made of oak! After she died it took 4 of us to move it!) I get the feeling my Ikea "table" wouldn't hold up well to that radio.
@@MrCarlsonsLab usually a good thing, you can measure buildquality and sturdieness plain and simple by what weight these old equiptment have, most of the time. Nowadays it's all made up to a price. Back then, designers and engineers took pride in their work. That has always facinated me, and makes me have a great respect for those people of the era.
You've inspired me to get out all of the antique electronics books I was thinking I should recycle. I don't anticipate reviving all of my father's old radio but who knows. I also would like to know what you use to record your audio. It's very good.
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You never cease to amaze me Paul, and I'm sure that goes for anyone who watches your channel.
Another one for the couch tonight, awesome.
Take care, stay well. Best regards from Holland,
How do I contact you to get a quote for a restoration of my dad's Sony home stereo system, it has a bunch of included units, a TA-AV571 amplifier, CDP-CX571, ST-JX661, there is also a tape player unit and another one I don't have with me at the moment.. also the sub boxes have rattle in them too and probably need a restore. They are SS-U571AV. It would make a great video or two I'm sure..
Repairing stuff is great and all but building something is more educational. please build something from scratch, anything!
@@Haamedtm He does do builds as well, just not nearly as often and most of them are on his Patreon. Off the top of my head he did a nixie tube counter for YT, also some of the tools he uses he designed and built himself.
@@DankNoodles420 Electronic repair shops being as rare as they are now (most now just restore it themselves or sell what's left or throw it away) he probably gets thousands of such requests = probably has a lifetime's worth of work to do already.
Would definitely like to see the IF alignment and results. This radio is awesome!
Agreed!!
It's also different from the rest. Special mf 466Kc and multi band.
Greetings from Belgium.
Mr Carlson is the Bob Ross of electronics. I just cant get enough of this!
Would love to see you do the alignment.
Ha, love hearing wwv!
I’ve watched literally thousands of videos on TH-cam. Your channel has the best audio, hands down! Maybe a video on how it’s done? I’d enjoy that! 😀
Thanks for your kind comment William. I will consider that.
@@MrCarlsonsLab I second that request, and looking at your video setup also.
@@MrCarlsonsLab I'd like a video on how you "Mr Carlsonised" your Microphone ;0)
Maybe included as a part of William's request ?
You mentioned in another video, that you "tweaked" the mic, and gave a little smile :0)
I also vote for your audio setup to be covered. You have incredible audio.
Thanks I was wondering if ANYONE else noticed how much $$$ and money this guy puts into his work.Its the actual reason I first started watching him.
A licence to receive a signal, sounds almost criminal, BBC.
lmao, nice jab
We have had to pay an annual license fee to our government to finance state radio and tv. Always been like that since radio started in 1924. This was terminated this year (2020). This helped keep at least the national stations free from all those braindead commercials...
Most governments (including here in Canada) wanted to control all frequency generating equipment during the big wars as there would be modulation on those generated RF signals that could be picked up by spies. Since all superheterodyne radios had an internal oscillator then that fell under those rules. Not so the TRF sets.
@Wallace Well, you have CNN NBC ABC CBS PBS all spouting the same propaganda. Maybe you ought to try occasionally hearing an alternative view.
A license to get radio reception legally. Bet that wouldn't last a second in USA. So they tax the electricity here instead!
You have an outstanding channel Sir which has and continues to educate me. Thank you.
You are very welcome
I am on the edge my seat almost shouting, "it's a short in the filament circuit...there's an open wire!" and so on. It's just so much fun and the best part is learning the step by step trouble shooting procedures with the safety tips. Top notch video!
Mr. Carlson, you are a Canadian national treasure! Thank you! And yes, please do the RF alignment. Could you please also explain the intermediate and carrier frequency, the why, the how, etc?
I'd like to see a Series on carrier wave frequency also, explaining their advantages and disadvantages the long and short of it so to speak. I think it would be very educational...
The Person who swapped those foil capacitors definitely knows the outside foil tester and how to mark them with a red dot, that's for sure :) Many thanks Paul, for making this in Lab II. I really enjoyed watching this repair using a mixed of vintage or self invented test gear! Great Video!
Outside foil is no longer marked as it is considered irrelevant except in very high end high gain high fidelity applications.
Entertaining Mr Carlson. I am a retired electronics/systems engineer (UK), but started out building valve radios when 9 years old, in 1962. So I enjoyed watching this. Repairing/troubleshooting old radios like this is an art and little to do with electronics knowledge per se. Thanks once again. A lot of modern digital electronics is so clinical and boring compared to old analog radios. I think a lot of young M.Eng graduates would not know where to start !
Thank You for your kind comment Philip!
I would definitely like to see the RF alignment on this.
I would too, But I don't think it's that far off. Excellent sensitivity, so front end seems close, good selectivity so I.F. is probably pretty close too. Couldn't see dial real well so couldn't see where dial was when tuning WWV, so no comment on that part of alignment.
@@Rems61 You are probably right, I just like to watch the process. :)
me too
@@Rems61 It is inconceivable that this thing is still within spec. It may well seem acceptable but it will need aligning.
(Blimey, I almost convinced myself there...I'm only a quarter way through so don't know the whole story yet).
I was actually expecting to see it I did not realize time was coming to an end. I fully agree it would be nice to watch and see that end result., it is a beautiful radio.
It would be lovely to see this radio aligned, and working just so!
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. The audio non these videos is amazing. I know nothing about electronics but still listen to every word. It’s just so clean
Mr. Carlson, this has been very enjoyable and helpful. Greetings from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Keep well during this time of isolation.
These old radios are simply beautiful. It is quite a wonderful contribution to our knowledge of these in the days of digital, that someone like you can share this knowledge with us. Keep up the great work!
Very impressive unit Paul. Also I have to say your trouble shooting thought process is superb ! These are the type of traps that stump many young techs when working behind failed repair attempts. Enjoyed the show.
Would live to see the whole alignment. As a tech I loved doing radio alignments. Both transmit and receive. Just loved it. That was a life many years ago. Thank you for letting me relive them through your videos. Stay safe. Stay healthy.
I love how when you got audio out of it the radio announcer was discussing artificial intelligence. Old machines to new ones.
I wish you would make a calendar featuring your equipment. I would definitely hang that up!
Thank you Mr Carlson for another enthralling video. I enjoyed it very much. And how appropriate that your video be published just today. Sadly I lost my cousin and best friend today as a result of covid 19. He was an old radio ham, 86, and electonics buff, G3OTW. He was my mentor and together we would restore old valve radios in my shack. Sadly the seriousness of this pandemic is brought home with a bang when someone you love is taken. Watching your video brought back so many happy memories of me and Bill and the many, many paper waxies we changed together. Thanks Mr Carlson and 73s to Billy. Stay safe everyone.
I'm sorry to read of your loss Dave. I'm glad this video gave you some good memories. Stay well!
I would love to see how you do an alignment on this great, old radio!
Just wanted to say thanks for doing these TH-cam videos.
I've been binge watching them and trying to keep the political videos on TH-cam at bay.
You also inspired me to get into Amateur Radio. Started an online study and joined my local club as well as the ARRL.
I'm already part of your patreon for your electronics course. 2 bucks a month?! I can't go wrong with that. 😎
290 Volts , Man that could really put the Hurt on a Person , Having the Schematics was invaluable and , you being so observant , Great content , Thank You Sir . :) QC
Mr Carlson, your videos are like a good movie. can't wait to see it. an hour ain't long enough!!
It still blows my mind how much care and resources used to go into electronics back then. Everything was a work of art. Same goes for old cars and buildings. Try building something like we had in the 1920's movie theaters nowadays!
It still blows my mind how much misinformation and absolutely mindless idolization of the “good old times” there is. The idea is that less resources is better! The fact that those old designs and manufacturing processes were resource hungry was absolutely not a good thing in the long run.
Now we got all the wonderful superfund cleanup sites from the “good old times” when resources were “not a problem” (a lie we dearly pay for now) and you could pollute like crazy and make people sick and nobody was any wiser because we didn’t know all that much medically yet.
If you talk about any reasonable performance measure, old cars (1960s and earlier) are universally terrible. Power to mass ratio, vibration and harshness, component life and performance (old shocks vs. current ones - night and day), cabin noise levels, emissions - you name it, it was poor, bad, or worse.
Those movie theaters from the 1920s? Nope. Don’t want them. They were temples of excess, used to pull in the masses because excess and gildings were a distraction from the relatively less glamorous everyday life. I’d rather everyone is able to enjoy some splendor in their own family life (in all sorts of way), and have the resources for it, rather than having to go visit a temple.
Modern tech is very resource-mising and it’s clearly represented in the prices of consumer goods. With not all that much money you can do at home what was barely dreamt of just 75 years ago. I’m glad backwards time travel isn’t a thing. Compared to what we got now, everything took forever and the simplest of things were an escapade. Want to watch a movie, rent a book, get some new music to listen to? You walked or you drove… I’d much rather walk or drive when I feel like it, rather than when I have to. But that’s just me.
And while working on old tech is a cool hobby, I’m glad a smart watch has multiple radios in it, and I can use it to play music wirelessly through earbuds that got no wires. Nothing shabby about that sort of progress.
@@absurdengineering Thing is these old things were designed to last a life time and be repaired and were normally made more locally. Everything is also done at huge scales now. Back then you had a small family run company churning out maybe 100's of units per month, now you have these megafactories in China churning out millions of units and sent on big boats all over the world. Way more resources are used now because of how globalized everything is and fact that stuff is designed to fail so you buy more often.
Red Squirrel You might be surprised to learn then that the price has some reflection of the resources used then :) If it truly used more resources, you’d pay way more. No magic here is possible. If you pay $100 for a widget, no more than $100 of resources were used to make it - not unless it’s dumped or subsidized. Absent subsidies, nobody can sell you a $100 radio if it used $200 of crude to make it. Nope. So that’s all there’s to it. Stuff’s cheap due to economies of scale. Shipping a million widgets in containers on a ship around the world uses about as much crude as that family company shipping those 100 radios around the US. I’ll take the ship, thank you.
Excellent video Paul very enjoyable to watch. Yes please let's see the alignment process. Greetings from Auckland New Zealand
Love this old radios. Must have been in the Niagra Falls area as some the orginal power was 25 cycles. Would love to see this treasure perform at its peak. Go for it. I remember some of the old Cathedral case radios of the era. My Grandmother had an old motorola table top and would always listen to the Gene Autry Show. If you listen in bygone tlimes your might hear Stg. Preston on the Challenge of the Yukon. I love those old radio programs. It made you see in your mind.
Checking into 25 cps or 25 hz AC in today's standard of measurement was first generated at Niagara falls starting in t he 1890's and of course Westinghouse was involved. Since this was a Westinghouse radio I am guessing that Westinghouse company chose to use 25HZ because this frequency AC was well entrenched in Western New York. As late as 1925 a new plant generating 25 HZ ac was built at Niagara Falls.
Thanks for the explanation, I was wondering where the 25Hz requirement came from
@@AndyFletcherX31 Evidently some of Amtrack electrified tracks are use 25 HZ AC
Dunno how sad this sounds, but, I really enjoy the re-alignments you do. Some of the best bits for me. It's great to watch you go through the trouble-shooting and repairs too!
Excellent as always! I for sure would want to see an alignment with the vintage test equipment on bench #2, done it old school fashion so to speak. Thanks for the time you put into these videos.
Great trouble-shooting skills, of course! This is a gorgeous radio and would likely cost a lot back in the 1930's Thank you.
Considering the relative rarity and complexity of the tuner mechanism in this radio I think most of us would vote for a follow-up detailing the alignment process. Thanks for hosting a very informative and fun channel!
I for one have no problem with your videos being long. Thats more information for us. Yes i would like to see the alignment for completeness.
Have not watched yet but no worries, they are ALWAYS excellent! Glad I was up early :D OK, finished watching and yep, it was great! It is nice to see the old time bench being used but a quick question. Why is the Vedolyzer not in it's case? I suspect that the case is a little too large for pushing back on the bench. Good advice on the dial paint too!
In one of the Vedolyzer videos he mentioned that he might use it without the case, because the chassis has a nice chrome finish. I guess that could be it.
Wow, a B+ lead up in the dial lights section. I probably would have gotten a hell of a jolt from that one. Nice catch... never know what you're going to find in there!
You can never be too careful...old radios can pack a pretty strong punch
When I was Engineering Manager of WDIV in Detroit my technicians told me about 25 Hz power in Ontario into the 1950's. They said you could look across the river from Detroit and watch lights shimmer.
I had no idea you initially had a 25 Hz system in the USA. When did it become 60 Hz, sorry 60 c/s.
0:00 Oh man, your wife snapped another winner. Wow what a beauty.
License to receive radio? Isn't that too much? License to breath? Or to be born? Such a wonderful world...
Agreed, but I think it was more for receiving the Short Wave capability. They want to know what people are saying and thinking about, even back then...
@@steve-o6413 Depends on which country you're speaking about. The USA never had a license requirement to own a receiver, but other countries did, and of course, the socialist countries flat out banned ownership of radios.
Dusty 99 monitoring shortwave band with a list of people who can send and/or receive, all Waves are monitored an Radio Stations are Licensed...
it seams so easy just by the way you explain things keep it up sir respect from France !!!
Yes would love to see a complete alignment.
If you haven't subscribed to Mr. Carlson's Lab, do it now. His knowledge is totally amazing. Keep up the good work Paul.
Awesome video, thank you! Also nice to see 3-gang variable capacitors radio's, not so common here in Europe :)
Ahhh...never to old to learn...at 70, you have shown me many new troubleshooting techniques...You have a profound natural talent and teaching ability...thank you for your dedication!
Glad you are enjoying Tom. Thanks for your kind feedback too!
At 76 I also have learnt from these videos
What is the next best thing to problem solving? Watching someone else doing the problem solving. Thanks for the video...
81 thumbs down must be all the j-hook guys! 😊
Yes Paul, do the alignment for I've enjoyed watching the repairs. I want to see how this beauty from years ago and was really built for long distance reception performs! I love seeing them come back to life.
Yes, I would like to see you bring back all your projects to life and repaired.
Transmitting from the vintage lab! Looks good!
I'm wondering what was written on the chassis in 1959.. It's a serious radio, very high end for the period.
So glad to see you with another vid! We have to get you to a million subs!!
I would like to see the alignment process.
_P.S. Be careful with this paint (__59:55__). Back in those days, paint with Radium-226 was sometimes used. It has strong alpha radioactivity and can be very dangerous to your health. It is better to check it with a Geiger counter or a simple dosimeter._
@@JackNorthNexus Radium also emits beta particles. Additionally, other elements in Radium's decay chain also emit beta and gamma. Any reasonably sensitive GM counter will be driven wild by radium paint.
However, it's pretty unlikely they used self glowing paint on something specifically designed to be lit by light bulbs. There's also no characteristic yellowing anywhere.
Wonderful video, thanks so much for putting this together ! If you decide to do and video the alignment, I would absolutely watch!
The veneers on the radio look like tulipwood on the flanks and flame black walnut in the middle. Can’t see the sides. Please correct me if I’m wrong - very entertaining Mr C thank you!
I also commented on the wood grain, awesome book matching on the front ......
Thank you for another entertaining and educational video. I for one would like to see the alignment for this radio, being it has the multiple bands it should be something a little different.
As for getting shocked by B+ voltage while inside of a tube radio. In 1960-61 I was going through USN Basic Electronics school in Millington Tenn. We built a simple superhet radio. Our final was to trouble shoot. I failed because I got shocked by B+, Automatic setback to repeat that 2 week module. Still gradualted in June 1961.
That's a gorgeous radio. I'd like to see a full alignment
Brilliant as usual Mr. Carlson...I know it was over two years old...but worth the watch. It was almost like a murder mystery...you would have made a great Private Eye! Maybe it would only have been better in black and white with a Film Noir style of Narration! :-D /jk don't change a thing!!
Love seeing these old radios come to life again. Never gets old.
Mr. Carlton comments cause my curiosity to look up the following:
1. Receiver license!,(oldradio.com) Canadian broadcast radio receiver, you had to purchase a license for it before 1938. 2. 25 cycle AC power used for early electric railroads.
Wow that was an hour long? That felt like 15 minutes! Entertaining video as always Mr Carlson, I learn more every video of yours I watch. Thanks!
So with that cut/damaged wire, it was pure luck it worked at all. (unless it happend during it's last repair.). I would love to see the alignment on this gorgeus radio.
Reminds me of playing with old TVs when I was 10 years old. I love that you keep the old things running and Interesting use of the meter (no cheap DVMs) & (no DAB radio upgrades) just restored to work how they where meant to be. You are a very skilled thank you for making the video.
Tedious and complex work, electronic equipment today is more complicated, but the work is less tedious, although more complex.
Again, another very well made and interesting video Paul ! And it's so amazing that this thing features a 25hz compatible power transformer, as I'd love to design a power supply wich could divide that 50hz (here in France) down to 25hz. It could mean less trouble to take care of possible humings in my designs...But maybe try to have some 25hz power transformers designed instead...I need to check your Patreon page to talk to you about this and other stuff :D
That Westinghouse is cool!!! I have thr floor model version that was refinished about 37 years ago!!!!
Talking of licenses for using radio receivers, we had that in India when I remember my dad bought a GEC transistor radio in 1963. The license system was finally done away with around the year 1977 or so.
Tube rigs run at crazy voltages - 300V DC really! I wouldn't want to get bit by that. I wouldn't even want to work on this stuff, - unless I had a Carlson Super Probe. I remember that device from last year and man what an instrument that is.
I love your old equipment lab. That is a very nice radio that old Westinghouse. God bless and thank you for a great video.
That radio is like a piece of furniture!! It's beautiful! What year was this radio built?
Thanks so much for the memories. My father taught me how to fix radios similar to this back in the 1960s. Learned to always look at the previous repairs first because thats usually where the error was added!
That repro wire is the same stuff Tube Depot sells. I’m not a fan of it, but it is safe. Very thick teflon insulation under the cloth wrap and rated for 600v. It’s just too thick for small envelope tube sockets, like 7, 9 or 12 pin, to be neat and tidy.
That is a beautiful old radio and I would love to watch you do an alignment on it.
Yes. Do the alignment and get rid of the J hooks. Enjoy your videos. WD7JAZ--Nick
I notice WWV was off a bit, so on your behalf, I called up WWV, National Bureau of standards and had them adjust their master oscillator!!! Now the radio should be OK!!!! :-) No alignment needed!!!
Very funny... I visited the NBS back in 1969 when I was a senior in high school and someone I knew his father worked there. They did a seminar on FETs which were pretty new then, very interesting it was.
My stomach dropped when you carried that chassis by one of the IF cans. 😨
I never get tired of watching you at work with these investigations and restorations. It's an inspiration! So please let's see the IF and RF re-aligned on this fine old radio. Looking forward to it and I'll bet the dial tracking's a bit off!
Beautiful old radio, would love to see the full alignment procedure with old tools
I really enjoy you taking us into your lab and showing us how you get it done! I for one would like to see the alignment of this radio in the vintage lab for sure!! Thank you for making such great videos, keep it up!!
You're a wizard, Mr. Carlson!!
Don't know why, but I always find the alignment fascinating. So please do one
@Mr Carlson's Lab - - - Yes, please show the alignment and final operational tests. Thank You. Stay strong and be safe!
I love this. You absolutely rock the analysis and breakdown
Great video! I would love to see the alignment. Thanks Mr. Carlson.
I especially love it when you use the old fashion test equipment to fix old time radios.. you are such a showman and a craftsman.
The reason for the license was that originally BBC and CBC were financed by radio licenses rather than commercials. They actually had roving vans with detection equipment that could sense the oscillators in the radios. They would drive through a neighborhood and cite those who were listening without a license. So the US had free radio financed with commercials and now we have paid cable and streaming. What goes around comes around.
As always, a video of a great quality and a very rare receiver!
Very informative and entertaining. I come from the valve, c.p.s. and 'condensor' times, myself, so it's a journey back in time!
Paul, thank you so much for these videos on radio restorations/repair. I learn an immense amount from you and one other youtuber (yes, I'm having an affair). It won't be long before I'm trying this myself. Would love to see the alignment.
Who is that other TH-camr? If he/she is good, I'd like to check them out.
Troubleshoot,test and no alignement sonds like one leg is missing....do it please,finish this beatifull radio for us all.
Thanks, Paul! Nice troubleshooting on a gorgeous radio!
Full alignment - yes please!
Great video, as always, 73 de G1YQY
Mr. Carlson... Your My HERO!
Even old 5 and 6 tube radios work much better than modern solid state and IC chip radios.
Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. I'd love to see an alignment video.
good craftsman tools with the life time guarantee...outlived the company...
Nice looking "Tabletop" ... you can tell that tables were built to last back then (My Grandmothers table was made of oak! After she died it took 4 of us to move it!) I get the feeling my Ikea "table" wouldn't hold up well to that radio.
It's crazy heavy!
@@MrCarlsonsLab usually a good thing, you can measure buildquality and sturdieness plain and simple by what weight these old equiptment have, most of the time.
Nowadays it's all made up to a price.
Back then, designers and engineers took pride in their work.
That has always facinated me, and makes me have a great respect for those people of the era.
You've inspired me to get out all of the antique electronics books I was thinking I should recycle. I don't anticipate reviving all of my father's old radio but who knows. I also would like to know what you use to record your audio. It's very good.
i didn't realize 50min has passed it felt like 5 min
That radio in the thumbnail is a work of art! Such craftsmanship-nothing like the featureless black plastic crap made now.