Why did I add the end bit? The tingle I felt was a full on belt which I couldn't let go of. I dropped the damn thing on my toe as I pulled it off the bench with the shock which pulled out the power. I said a few rude words...
That radio had a pretty hefty price tag when it was introduced in 1954. At 49 pounds I don't know how many were sold. That would be over 1300 pounds in todays money adjusted for inflation. Just found your channel from your comment on Radio Wilds video. Enjoying the series. ATB Doug.
Many thanks for popping over. Yes, very hefty price tag on those things. I did get hold of a UHF set a while ago but it was beyond resurrection. I still keep my eye out for other stuff. I'm just looking over the diagrams of a 1953 Regentone Multi 99 that I picked up last friday. I actually have a backlog of vintage sets to work through as well as a stack of 1960's transistor radios. Take care Doug, best wishes, George.
This is scary! Very useful to me as I have just bought a job lot of Eddystones. Please could you tell me if they all have live chassis or just some models. I need to check mine before i go too much further. Thanks for the video.
generally they do have a live chassis if they were ac/dc models. I do have another in need of restoration that has been fitted with an iec socket already to prevent making the chassis live but keep it at neutral.
@@GeorgeChristofi Thanks for the reply George, much appreciated. Just a thought a video explaining how and why to use an isolation transformer and a variac might be useful to a lot of people.....I know it's best practice but not entirely sure of the "whys" . I'm really glad I found your channel and will look at your other videos now. Thanks and 73s, Ace
I always wanted a Eddystone but have never seen one here in Tennessee. I can't work on my own equipment so that doesn't help me out either. I think they are British are they not ? Just found your channel and subscribed.
Hometown Hi-Fi I bought that one second-hand because I had one in the past that I had to give back to my boss at the time. If I could get a yellow jacket got it I would as long as the stand was intact. Great meters. Sometimes though my AVO 8 is a better meter, especially for tuning vco's as the needle reacts faster than the digital display.
George Christofi they are indeed great meters. The flexible stand is so useful. I've not really had many others though. It's a shame I melted one of the leads accidentally with my soldering iron. I really look forward to seeing the next instalment of this radio repair. EDIT: Oh, i just had a look at my meter and its the 79 series 2 not the 77 like yours. It looks almost exactly the same though.
If you melted an original fluke lead it would need a blowtorch! The whole of the 70 series were fairly similar. Just had a look on ebay and the average price of a good 77 Mk2 is somewhere around the £80 GBP mark. Some of the newer models are dreamland figures, but you are paying more now for the name.
They are the original leads, or at least they came with the meter and have fluke embossed on the probe. I only melted some of the insulation near the probe but I cant see any bare wire. Very robust! They still work and it only seems to be cosmetic damage. The newer models are indeed expensive but it's like you say, branding. The only other meter I have at the moment is a cheap one from china (mastech ms8269). I bought it to measure inductance and capacitance as I was making a Hi pass filter and had to make a multi tapped inductor and banks of capacitors for the correct, non standard values. It is a good meter for the price( about 20 quid) and the continuity function is faster than the fluke.
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Why did I add the end bit? The tingle I felt was a full on belt which I couldn't let go of. I dropped the damn thing on my toe as I pulled it off the bench with the shock which pulled out the power. I said a few rude words...
Well, Shocking to say the least!
Wonderful receiver, thanks for posting and tour--and tip on the live chassis
Glad you liked it. It gave me a shock when I found that the insulator was missing... literally!
hate when that happens. I'm looking forward to the series. Thanks!
It wasn't very nice! Hope you enjoy the videos.
That radio had a pretty hefty price tag when it was introduced in 1954. At 49 pounds I don't know how many were sold. That would be over 1300 pounds in todays money adjusted for inflation. Just found your channel from your comment on Radio Wilds video. Enjoying the series. ATB Doug.
Many thanks for popping over. Yes, very hefty price tag on those things. I did get hold of a UHF set a while ago but it was beyond resurrection. I still keep my eye out for other stuff. I'm just looking over the diagrams of a 1953 Regentone Multi 99 that I picked up last friday. I actually have a backlog of vintage sets to work through as well as a stack of 1960's transistor radios. Take care Doug, best wishes, George.
This is scary! Very useful to me as I have just bought a job lot of Eddystones. Please could you tell me if they all have live chassis or just some models. I need to check mine before i go too much further. Thanks for the video.
generally they do have a live chassis if they were ac/dc models. I do have another in need of restoration that has been fitted with an iec socket already to prevent making the chassis live but keep it at neutral.
@@GeorgeChristofi Thanks for the reply George, much appreciated. Just a thought a video explaining how and why to use an isolation transformer and a variac might be useful to a lot of people.....I know it's best practice but not entirely sure of the "whys" . I'm really glad I found your channel and will look at your other videos now. Thanks and 73s, Ace
I always wanted a Eddystone but have never seen one here in Tennessee. I can't work on my own equipment so that doesn't help me out either. I think they are British are they not ?
Just found your channel and subscribed.
I have the same fluke meter. It's the first one I got and was given to me by my dad. Although I still have the yellow jacket on mine.
Hometown Hi-Fi I bought that one second-hand because I had one in the past that I had to give back to my boss at the time. If I could get a yellow jacket got it I would as long as the stand was intact. Great meters. Sometimes though my AVO 8 is a better meter, especially for tuning vco's as the needle reacts faster than the digital display.
George Christofi they are indeed great meters. The flexible stand is so useful. I've not really had many others though. It's a shame I melted one of the leads accidentally with my soldering iron. I really look forward to seeing the next instalment of this radio repair. EDIT: Oh, i just had a look at my meter and its the 79 series 2 not the 77 like yours. It looks almost exactly the same though.
If you melted an original fluke lead it would need a blowtorch! The whole of the 70 series were fairly similar. Just had a look on ebay and the average price of a good 77 Mk2 is somewhere around the £80 GBP mark. Some of the newer models are dreamland figures, but you are paying more now for the name.
They are the original leads, or at least they came with the meter and have fluke embossed on the probe. I only melted some of the insulation near the probe but I cant see any bare wire. Very robust! They still work and it only seems to be cosmetic damage. The newer models are indeed expensive but it's like you say, branding.
The only other meter I have at the moment is a cheap one from china (mastech ms8269). I bought it to measure inductance and capacitance as I was making a Hi pass filter and had to make a multi tapped inductor and banks of capacitors for the correct, non standard values. It is a good meter for the price( about 20 quid) and the continuity function is faster than the fluke.