Manuel it's always need to have equipment tools with history it makes the job more rewarding. I Love seeing the 1950s Simpson 260 on your 21 century lab bench.
Good job Manuel. Makes it easier with the connections mounted on the back of the chassis. I love the IF and FM module covers...nice. A very nicely designed radio. I did a German radio with quite a number of tabs mounted on a phenolic strip attached to the chassis back edge, I can't remember which radio but it made it very easy to connect into. It also had all the adjustments accessible from the back. I imagine it could be aligned with just the back cover removed. It had B+ there too to keep one awake 😅
It's really great that most of the German companies didn't succomb to the terrible idea of using mica sheets in the base of the transformer to form the capacitors. This is a real problem in American sets from the 1950's and 1960's where the silver coating migrates from the primary to the secondary side of the transformer. It even has a name: Silver Mica Disease. It can be fixed by removing the sheet and installing separate capacitors, but it is a tricky job, and one slip can result in a destroyed transformer.
Great video. Nice to see and hear this grand old radio coming back to life. It's way to long ago as I explained earlier to give you even and impression of how I would judge the sound now but I do have one memory: it just sounded Graetz 😉
Hey Manuel, Just looping back to a recent video with the little Grundig 9v power supply-man you were right, those things are packed tight! All healthy now though.
hi from Australia manuel. Just populating your bluetooth board with components. have a great Christmas snd look forward to more great videos in 2024. cheers.
Lots of alcohol and it gets more and more relaxed and funny to clean everything. Now I understand why you use alcohol. News is that you can drink alcohol and get the same result. LOL. Thanks for great videos.
At 39:50 in the video, while you were testing the FM band, something jumped out of the radio under te LW knob. What was that? I assume it was nothing important? Great video by the way.👍
Nice one. It'll be interesting to see how you rate the Graetz Melodia 519 compared with the likes of top Saba and Nordmende radios once she's reconnected with her own speakers. On a side note, have you fallen out of love with the visual IF alignment method these days?
No, I haven’t, but I decided to try the method they recommend in the instructions. I’ve actually found that on these radios the result is pretty much the same, and a lot simpler to perform.
Manuel it's always need to have equipment tools with history it makes the job more rewarding.
I Love seeing the 1950s Simpson 260 on your 21 century lab bench.
😊 I like mixing it up a bit 😊
It is electronics old and new, after all 😊
Great video and excellent work! If only all radios had the IF transformers and FM modules like these ones. It would make life a lot easier!! 🙂
Sure would. This one is great in many categories 😊
Good job Manuel. Makes it easier with the connections mounted on the back of the chassis. I love the IF and FM module covers...nice. A very nicely designed radio. I did a German radio with quite a number of tabs mounted on a phenolic strip attached to the chassis back edge, I can't remember which radio but it made it very easy to connect into. It also had all the adjustments accessible from the back. I imagine it could be aligned with just the back cover removed. It had B+ there too to keep one awake 😅
Yes, the connections at the back wouldn’t be complete without the B+ 😊
It's really great that most of the German companies didn't succomb to the terrible idea of using mica sheets in the base of the transformer to form the capacitors. This is a real problem in American sets from the 1950's and 1960's where the silver coating migrates from the primary to the secondary side of the transformer. It even has a name: Silver Mica Disease. It can be fixed by removing the sheet and installing separate capacitors, but it is a tricky job, and one slip can result in a destroyed transformer.
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Great video. Nice to see and hear this grand old radio coming back to life. It's way to long ago as I explained earlier to give you even and impression of how I would judge the sound now but I do have one memory: it just sounded Graetz 😉
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The Graetz 4R and 5R series is my favourite radio from the 50s. ❤
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Can't wait to hear it operate on it's own speakers. Through my headphones of course.
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Hey Manuel,
Just looping back to a recent video with the little Grundig 9v power supply-man you were right, those things are packed tight!
All healthy now though.
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hi from Australia manuel. Just populating your bluetooth board with components. have a great Christmas snd look forward to more great videos in 2024. cheers.
👍 same to you and your family. Thanks.
Manuel, excelente trabajo, como siempre! Y muy didáctico. Felicitaciones!
Gracias.
Lots of alcohol and it gets more and more relaxed and funny to clean everything. Now I understand why you use alcohol. News is that you can drink alcohol and get the same result. LOL. Thanks for great videos.
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Very nice, Manuel..time to turn Pro..
No way. It would be the worst paid job on the planet 😊 definitely a hobby only
When I drill phanolic board, I always put a piece of wood on the back side so it won't split.
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At 39:50 in the video, while you were testing the FM band, something jumped out of the radio under te LW knob. What was that? I assume it was nothing important? Great video by the way.👍
It was a little felt pad that stops the needle from scratching the faceplate. It’s been replaced. Thanks.
Nice one. It'll be interesting to see how you rate the Graetz Melodia 519 compared with the likes of top Saba and Nordmende radios once she's reconnected with her own speakers. On a side note, have you fallen out of love with the visual IF alignment method these days?
No, I haven’t, but I decided to try the method they recommend in the instructions. I’ve actually found that on these radios the result is pretty much the same, and a lot simpler to perform.