Westinghouse H-130 from the 1940's. And that blonde finish is the most awesome finish on it. Especially any post war piece. You did awesome on it, Seth.
Westinghouse model H-130. One of the best looking blonde wood radios they made in the post war era 1940s. There was a Bakelite cabinet version called H-122 with same schematic. The radio phonograph version was the H-122A and the Bakelite cabinet sat in a cubby in front of the record player. Weird stuff as the record player cabinet was wood!
IDK why you don't have more subs. You don't show 'the process' (endless de-soldering and soldering) but get right to the performance. Seems to me that most people who watch these types of videos would appreciate that approach, preferring instead to marvel at the strange alchemy of bending and shaping electrons to do work? I know I do! So, keep at it Mr Radio. Some of us appreciate what you do!
@@setharp I don't watch the videos for your professional cinematography skills. I enjoy listening to your voice, I enjoy the trouble shooting you share with us, I enjoy your passion and interest in restoring these really cool devices.
I have two of those radios and I can tell you for a fact that that radio was not in a warm spot. THOSE CAPS SUCK they melt like crazy and in both of my sets I had wax sitting on the bottom of the cabinet just from them melting from use. I don't know if its the tubes that melted them or what but the new caps ran nice and cold after replacement.
It's been a minute since I last worked on these, but a fair number ended up in my grandfather's shop in the late 1960s. I guess people really like their reception and tone? They ALL had melted caps, wax everywhere. I wonder whether that resister didn't put out too much heat and whether the caps weren't of inferior quality. Even though they were only going on 20 years old, the electrolytics were often nothing more than resistors. Westinghouse was such a mixture of quality and cheaping out to make GM saving letters on their dashboards look like amateurs.
very nice unit Mr. Radio and I like the Les Baxter music at the end 👍
Westinghouse H-130 from the 1940's. And that blonde finish is the most awesome finish on it. Especially any post war piece. You did awesome on it, Seth.
Westinghouse model H-130. One of the best looking blonde wood radios they made in the post war era 1940s. There was
a Bakelite cabinet version called H-122 with same schematic. The radio phonograph version was the H-122A and the
Bakelite cabinet sat in a cubby in front of the record player. Weird stuff as the record player cabinet was wood!
Very nice again! Do a turntable if you can! I like when people repair those!
I gutted a paper electrolytic and used it as a coil form for a crystal set. The wax holds the wire in place
IDK why you don't have more subs. You don't show 'the process' (endless de-soldering and soldering) but get right to the performance. Seems to me that most people who watch these types of videos would appreciate that approach, preferring instead to marvel at the strange alchemy of bending and shaping electrons to do work? I know I do! So, keep at it Mr Radio. Some of us appreciate what you do!
Its because I am SUPER sloppy. These are really poorly made videos and I know it and I am amazed anyone watches them!
@@setharp I don't watch the videos for your professional cinematography skills. I enjoy listening to your voice, I enjoy the trouble shooting you share with us, I enjoy your passion and interest in restoring these really cool devices.
I have two of those radios and I can tell you for a fact that that radio was not in a warm spot. THOSE CAPS SUCK they melt like crazy and in both of my sets I had wax sitting on the bottom of the cabinet just from them melting from use. I don't know if its the tubes that melted them or what but the new caps ran nice and cold after replacement.
It's been a minute since I last worked on these, but a fair number ended up in my grandfather's shop in the late 1960s. I guess people really like their reception and tone? They ALL had melted caps, wax everywhere. I wonder whether that resister didn't put out too much heat and whether the caps weren't of inferior quality. Even though they were only going on 20 years old, the electrolytics were often nothing more than resistors.
Westinghouse was such a mixture of quality and cheaping out to make GM saving letters on their dashboards look like amateurs.