I just love your videos. I had to laugh when you said the color was just like ice cream! Exactly the same thought hit my mind the moment I first saw it.
Packard Bell second 5R series which kept the same Bakelite plastic and colors in 1956. The 5R3 came with a handle on top and had a third knob which the 5R1 didn't have ( the red one Seth quickly showed). Very nice job once again!
Was this Bakelite? It looked more like styrene to me, but you know these better than I do. Seth certainly manages to bring out the best in these sets and Packard Bell sure didn't put much effort into this one.
@@ethelryan257 Read that they were reusing cabinets from a 1947 production run using colored wood flour to mix colors so that would mean Bakelite. But the 5R3 may have used plastic by 1956. This according to an owner who had a 5R1 (from the radio museum page on it).
@@ethelryan257 The 5R1 was plastic. I built the kit in summer school and we could optionally put an "intercom" kit into the radio. We melted a rectangular hole in the front for the "push to talk" switch. I still have the radio.
@@barryf5479 Ah, then it was a thermoplastic, not a thermosetting plastic such as Bakelite. I wouldn't be surprised if Packard Bell had used both types for various production runs of this case.
Hello Seth The piolet light is in parallel with half the rectifier heater and if there is a bad connection on the socket it will route all the current through the pilot light. Make sure the socket is clean 👍
I understand the reasons for replacing the paper the caps and those electrolytics. I notice you barely ever check the resistors. Are they usually that reliable?
I wouldn't call it ugly but to me it's just meh, not something unique at all to have on my shelf. It's something that might be sitting covered in dust in a basement work shop.
Love the hobby now! Did it for a living and hated it! My outdated EET skills help 36 years later! Thanks for sharing!
I have a P-B that looks like this except the case is Clear.
I couldn't resist buying it when I saw it.
I just love your videos. I had to laugh when you said the color was just like ice cream! Exactly the same thought hit my mind the moment I first saw it.
100 points for french vanilla!
Packard Bell second 5R series which kept the same Bakelite plastic and colors in 1956. The 5R3 came with a handle on
top and had a third knob which the 5R1 didn't have ( the red one Seth quickly showed). Very nice job once again!
Was this Bakelite? It looked more like styrene to me, but you know these better than I do. Seth certainly manages to bring out the best in these sets and Packard Bell sure didn't put much effort into this one.
@@ethelryan257 Read that they were reusing cabinets from a 1947 production
run using colored wood flour to mix colors so that would mean Bakelite. But the 5R3 may have used plastic by 1956.
This according to an owner who had a 5R1 (from the radio museum page on it).
@@hestheMaster Thank you. That would certainly explain the durability.
@@ethelryan257 The 5R1 was plastic. I built the kit in summer school and we could optionally put an "intercom" kit into the radio. We melted a rectangular hole in the front for the "push to talk" switch. I still have the radio.
@@barryf5479 Ah, then it was a thermoplastic, not a thermosetting plastic such as Bakelite. I wouldn't be surprised if Packard Bell had used both types for various production runs of this case.
Hello Seth
The piolet light is in parallel with half the rectifier heater and if there is a bad connection on the socket it will route all the current through the pilot light. Make sure the socket is clean 👍
Packard Bell 5R3 from 1956 according to Google search. This is a nice one you did, Seth, even with the auxiliary input for Bluetooth!
great job Mr. Radio and that old song was very nice 👍
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Hello there, yellow is my favorite color cool dude
Stand the loop antenna up
Nice tape job on the granco console. Looks factory
This radio came in many colors. I have a green one.
Cool, dude I do like green too
I understand the reasons for replacing the paper the caps and those electrolytics. I notice you barely ever check the resistors. Are they usually that reliable?
It's a pretty little thing. I'm curious - how would it have cost new?
Where can we buy these repaired radios. ????
"Old Yeller"
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Nice work but ugly radio IMO
I wouldn't call it ugly but to me it's just meh, not something unique at all to have on my shelf. It's something that might be sitting covered in dust in a basement work shop.