1960's Quality Electronics - Will It Work? Let's Power It Up!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Here is a very nice example of quality electronics from the 1960's. This is the Tektronix Type 130 L-C Meter used for capacitance and inductance measurement. Let's see if it will still measure accurately! Grab a snack, sit back and enjoy! For links, click the SHOW MORE tab below.
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To learn electronics in a very different and effective way, and gain access to Mr Carlson's personal designs and inventions, visit the Mr Carlson's Lab Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/MrCarlsonsLab
Mr Carlson your Amp that you showed is cool
That home built amplifier looks PRETTY darn cool!
and that's an understatement !
Actually, with all those tubes, I bet it's PRETTY darn hot.
Yeah we need a video on that.
@@uclajd I'd like to second this motion emphatically.
@@manolisgledsodakis873 it probably sounds pretty darn warm
A definite YES on the amplifier!
this meter looks great...really close on the measurements :)
Would also like to see the speakers. Special amp for special speakers.
OMG Paul, I absolutely love that gorgeous amplifier you designed and built!! Yes, please do a video on it.
I'll second that! What power tubes are those on the amp?
@@novaseline4u I'll third it! please do a video about that beautiful amplifier
My mouth watered when I saw that. Not kidding!
Yes thank you for showing us! I’m very interested in your audio gear
Can't wait for the amplifier video!
That is beautiful
I'd like to learn more about your Tube Amp, and I'd appreciate it if you could send me some information.
It might be a cookbook circuit. Check the web.
Paul, I'm here to add my 5 stars to your AWESOME amplifier!! Please gift us with a video on it. Thank you!
Paul, that amplifier you designed looks amazing! I would love if you did an episode on that gorgeous device!
Love to see the Audio Amplifier you build with that transformer!
. . . and it would be interesting to see some measurements with vintage tek gear at this amp
That amplifier definitely needs a dedicated video! Hope to see it soon!
We had that in our high school electronics class (1970) along with the matching VOM.
Nice tester Paul, fab condition..They sure knew how to make stuff robust back then ..Great vid..Ed..uk..😀
I just can't imagine the skill and knowledge necessary to turn an amplifier into a beautiful work of art. Just incredible.
I thought the electronics of the early to mid 20th century were pieces of art. Then I saw your amplifier.
Man, I would love to have the skills to say, "Ya know, I have a pretty nice set of speakers. Think I'll design and build a custom amplifier to get the best possible sound out of them. Oh, and maybe I'll make it look like an amazing piece of artwork that will inspire envy into every audiophile ever born."'
To heck with McIntosh... I want a Carlson!
Amen to that bro! It does have a nice ring to it too... I want a Carlson specialty custom designed amplifier built for automotive use to hook my old school set of Sony Xplod 12" Subs up too.
These are the Sony Xplods that were made back in the day when Sony actually cared about their audio division and made really good quality audio equipment, car stereo, subwoofers, speakers in general.
They would sound so amazing if they were hooked up to a Carlson Tuned Custom Designed Amplifier specced (yes i checked and that is a real word and the correct way to say spec in that meaning :) )and tuned just for those specific speakers.
Wow imagine if companies sold products these days with the amount of love, dedication, care, and attention to product spec tolerance and quality. Oh the dream.
Yeah floorpizza, I'll join the cue too! GB :)
@@graemebrumfitt6668 Queue💒🆒🚀😈
@@stonyrerootkit8922 @Stony Rerootkit Yeah sorry that too! Was @ a funeral n was a bit drunk so just tried to shorten it n hope no one would pick me up on it, c'est la vie!☺
As an audio enthusiast I’d think it would be VERY cool to have you do a walkthrough and make that amplifier one of your patreon builds. Dream come true. I know the specific transformers may be difficult to come by, but I’m sure similar options are out there.
Truly enjoyable to see how many gems you have tucked away Paul!
Hi Paul, I always enjoy seeing the old vintage Tektronix gear. I want all the things you share with us. I am very happy for your great journey with this channel. Thank you for all the years and gear you have shared you talent and tips. Cheers to you!
Another nice piece of vintage equipment Paul, your amp looks pretty cool too 🙂
Thanks Dave!
Cable management is amazing (on top of all the rest which is amazing as well)
I would love to learn more about your Tube Amp. Thank you
That meter is a time machine. Very nice! The amp is gorgeous!
Dear Mr. Carlson, thank you for producing and posting another great video, I too I’m a big Tektronix fan.
You are very welcome!
That tube amp is gorgeous. I've seen commercial units that weren't that well put together. Because it's you, Mr. C, I'm sure it sounds like a dream, too -- it's not all facade. Would love a tour around the amp sometime, if the opportunity presents. Especially curious why you might consider it "complex." 👍️
very very nice paul''''today i picked up a (eico-435) and its in the same condition as your lc meter'''vintage ''pristine condition'''''ow the eico came with all (3) probes'''''thank you paul'''''
Nice looking amp Mr. C.!
The tipical high quality Tektronix construction and even the same tone blue color on the case. I can even imagine the smell of the interior.
Ohhh boy. If some people would know how good it feels to watch this entire video and you're the man to work on this stuff.
That amp looks awesome
What a nice little piece of gear. Nothing to tinker with again! :)
I'd absolutely love a video on your anp designs. Looks like there must have been some of them. Sharing knowledge and thoughts about amp design & making is so much fun.
Keri Szafir . And the loud speakers that it drives, right? LOL
Yes! Please can you visit the amplifier in detail in another video! It looks incredible. Also intrigued that you built it to be "tailored to a pair of speakers" that you had. ...I can only dream that they were electrostatics, but all the snippets you gave out about it - 600v across the input stage tubes etc. - well, I think we need details!
Okay, REALLY looking forward to a video about the design of that amplifier! Thank you.
Like many others I REALLY like your amp. Question, what brand/model were the speakers??
WOW ! WOW !! WOW !!! .... Such pride and workmanship that went into that test equipment, it is so obvious when you popped open the case... SERIOUSLY You don't see anything like that in todays electronics they're more likely designed to either fall apart and/or not be serviceable. I hope that people will wake up to this mentality and stop it! The most recent *MAKE magazine* featured a story on the right to repair and it's equipment like this from the 1960's that should be the inspiration !!!! I can't say this enough: Thank you so for making these videos!
Being a bit of an audiophile myself I can appreciate your beautiful amp. All around awesome video.
That homemade amplifier you built looks like some McIntosh amplifier quality, wow very exquisite! Possibly even better than McIntosh as I know how much care you put into your circuit design and use quality parts you have tested and verified in spec. Honestly Mr Carlson your workmanship and quality control is so magnificent, it has to be the best I have ever seen or even read of! If you made a line of amplifiers to sell to the public market I bet that it would sell like Hotcakes and be valued in the thousands of dollars range@
Paul I've watched you from a novice eye for quite some time, and I am always impressed with your expertise in electronics, I was was wondering if you could show us people how to build a simple amplifier and antenna for those of us that are cutting the "cable" to our TV equipment.
That amplifier is beautiful, man. I wouldn't mind seeing a video of you giving it a once-over, if you haven't done so yet.
Just found out your from Canada which part I’m from Kingston and I find your content to be very interesting and well researched
"..typical Techtronics construction with the ceramic strips..." omg you are on another level..
Mr Carlson! I had a "Mr Carlson was right!" moment the other day...
I was standing playing my electric guitar plugged into my amplifier when I decided to play a drum track on my phone, hooked up to some powered monitors. When I plugged the phone into it's charger, i was holding it near the guitar pickup. My amp went BUUUZZZZZZ! Unplugged it, no buzz. Did it again, buzz! I said out loud... "Mr Carlson was right! Damn switch mode power supplies are REALLY noisy!" Just though I'd share.
That amplifier is gorgeous! Wow!!!! Would love to learn more about it!
Tektronix stuff is always stunning in it's construction, I rescued 3 scopes from work over 14 years ago all three are still working perfectly at around 60 years old!
I love the amp, please do a video on it, looks amazing 👍
Mr. C, even P. Dahl would think that small Tektronix transformer is cute. 😊
What a beautiful piece of 1960’s engineering! I doubt we will ever see anything built like this in the 2000s!
Hello, please make a video about the amplifier!
Have you a universal bridge? I'd love a walkthrough on one!
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MR Carlsons Lab. Your 1960s Quality Electronics is cool
your audio is awesome!!!!! radio quality!!!
Thanks James!
Holy Smokes that amp. Jesh. I want one
Paul, that may be the most GORGEOUS tube audio amplifier I have EVER SEEN!!! Please, please, PLEASE do a dedicated video on that amp! Not that I could ever build one myself, but......a boy can dream, right?! :-) As always, loving your videos, here and on Patreon! Keep up the amazing work! And sir, you are a genius!
Another amazing tech equipment, very well made and another amazing video.
Mr. Carlson's Lab also deserved a gold medal.
I’m sooo impressed with that beautiful amplifier you designed and built. Please do a video on it!
that Tek 130 was the best LC meter available in the 1960s & 70............Patriot missile flys today in part because they worked so well and could be counted on to give accurate simple measurements.......... 42+ years at Raytheon ending in 2010
Thanks for sharing your story Michael!
I'd love to see a video on that amp and your sound setup!
i love this channel :D
When ever I open up a piece of tube type Tektronix my first thought is that there was never a question of cost in building the device. To me nothing I have ever worked on was on the quality level of Tektronix.
Let us have a look at that amplifier!
Always nice to see someone who appreciates the excellence of the old devices and give them a good home. That Tektronix meter is like all the other great products they made back in the day....ROCK solid. Looking forward to that tour of your custom amp. Bet it sounds delicious.
Great video Paul. I love vintage Tek gear, I have a Tek 475 that I completely restored over a few months period and I still use it, I just love the look of the 465/475 series. And that amplifier is beautiful!
Once I start to watch a video from Mr Carlson's Lab, I can't stop watching.
OMG That amplifier is Stunning! Love to hear that thru a pair of La Scalas
That's tektronix, it's gonna work
i recently found one of the first electronic fencing signalling boxes used at the 1956 Melbourne olympics - i have opened the case a couple of time and it was very clean and wires were well set up ... but i don't know if i dare to actually power it up.....
Watching the video on the lc meter. I'm Patting the dog having a coffee Then All of a sudden w.t.f you throw in a curve ball. Come on paul you have got to do a video on that Amazing AMP .(Patreons only though )ha ha Sleepless nights ahead it makes the Jadis 845se look like a $20.000 door stop
I really, really, want to see more about that amplifier, what a beauty!!!
Once upon a time I was familiar with at GR LCR bridge at my work (neighboring department). Then my friend showed me (at another company) how much speedier this TEK 130 was for sorting capacitors and chokes. Not the ultimate resolution that the GR bridge provided on iterating adjustments of two dials and meter sensitivity knob, but sufficient resolution for production sorting. At some later time I stumbled on the same GR bridge, bought it and still have it. But through the years I have wondered, if I should pursue locating one of these TEK meters. However, I always come back to the conclusion that my collection of digital LCR meters is all that I need and can find a place for. Sigh…
What is this case texture called? I love it
Wow...I used to repair and calibrate them when I worked in Metrology; many moons ago. They were real work horses in their day.
Some serious craftsmanship went into that meter, and that amplifier, when you say how good it sounds I definitely belive you, I sent a link of one of you videos to my brother, he's now searching for a nicely restored tube radio, now I have the bug to start learning about and restoring them myself, I'm an electrician, working on 800 amp three phase MDPs makes you very cautious around high voltage and high current I WILL be careful, picked up an only slightly used Variac and this swap season I'll be hunting for a isolation transformer and hopefully a couple projects, cheers.
At about 6:00 minutes, as the DUT was running on "reduced power", what was the voltage setting on the Variac, OR the rotational position of the adjustment knob? Do you have a "favorite" percentage of line voltage that you usually prefer to use for these half hour "warm up" sessions? 50 percent, etc.? Thank You. Much appreciated.
I would absolutely love to see an in-depth video on that amp. I mean, I really, REALLY would... If you included the math in a video on it, I'd buy the Blu-ray. lol
Please Mr Carlson, give us a walkthrough of the Grand Cathedral amp, schematic too. That would make a great video especially with the speakers you designed the amp for in mind.
I have a 130 l-c in similar condition. I have a few 500-series power transformers (among other parts) I was able to rescue from scopes that had been parted out 20 years ago from scopes in area high schools. I live not far from where Tek started. Tek donated a lot of their development products to nearby schools in Oregon over the years.
The value of the inductor/capacitor will vary slightly depending on what frequency the device is being measured at.
Paul, dude that amplifier man. You can't just tease like that. Please show the goods one day! Beautiful!
Okay, you teased us with a photo of the amp. Now you have to do the video on its design and construction with your thought process along the way. I will be waiting with pen and paper to learn some more. Please?
Изящьный аппарат!
An elegant device!
If really like to see you do the alignment. I have one of these and I scratch built a Tek Delta S1 calibration unit to go with it.
I'd love to see more of that amplifier ... it's drop dead beautiful ... bet she really sings out loud too!
You Made Amplifier Very Wonderful. Brilliant Design Sir.
My imagination says this meter might have been used in a Collins Radio lab during the Apollo program!
That Amp is one of the most beautiful inanimate objects I've ever seen. WOW!
Now, an LC meter fits in your shirt pocket, or is part of a handheld DVM.
Seems to be a bit short... how WERE those caps you pointed out? Could you touch up this unit and use it again?
Love that amplifier Looks similar to An 811-A amp i built years ago . Id love to see a video on it
Design and built by time served technicians , if you buy quality it lasts , this is proof of that.
Nice one Mr Carlson, looking forward to this!
Mr. Carlson! Always great to see a new video from you sir :) I acquired some equipment a while back and it made me think of you! I was given a fluke 8200a benchtop meter with NIXIES!! and it appears to still work, although it's been modified by a previous owner for some reason or another, looks like some pots have been added inside! I also got a Sencore Powerrite pr57, which appears to have some sort of leakage test along with being an isolation transformer. As well as a bunch of CRT testing equipment that I need to find someone who needs lol. Learning more every day thanks to great videos from wonderful teachers such as yourself! Maybe eventually i'll be able to actually fix something :) Cheers!
Yes please let's take a deep dive into that beautiful Carlson Cathedral Amp!
This makes me understand the cry for "Make America great again!"
Can't wait, love to see more tech tips to!
Yes, please do a video on that "Grand Cathedral Series 3" amp!!!
Another vote for the amplifier!!! Show us the magic!
4:45 I remember another old speak is to call picofarads, "puffs". You can understand why what with the abbreviation pF.
In Denmark we always call them "piff" 😊
I have a Fluke 52-2 thermometer that doesn't recognize the temp probes when they are plugged in. Would you be interested in looking at it and possibly fixing it?
I would love to know more about your tube amplifier.
I miss those 2-hour repair videos. Ah the old days 😭
It clearly does work, and is in pristine condition. Very cool.
I really enjoy your videos. Your sharing your knowledge with us is priceless.
My pleasure!
That amp makes the Jadis 845se look like a door stop
These things are serious works of art