I was an apprentice at Cambridge Works when Pye made these. Thanks for the memory.

i took my amp out of the closet for the first time in like seven years only to find out it's not working properly. your video helped me so much, thank you!

Never use GC Electronics black anti static alignment tools around high voltage. Used one on a neutralization capacitor in a Kenwood ts830s and it shorted to the chassis. POW!!

I have a HP 8640B with no RF output. The Power meter light does not turn on. The unit turns on but no RF output and no counter output movement when the internal frequency dial is turned. The power supply LEDs are and no -5.2VDC. I removed the RF Divider Filter Assemble and the -5.2 VDC is correct. Can you please provide suggestions on what is drawing the voltage down to 0VDC? The rectifier boards and filter caps are good. Al

I have a HP 8640B with no RF output. The Power meter light does not turn on. The unit turns on but no RF output and no counter output movement when the internal frequency dial is turned. The power supply LEDs are and no -5.2VDC. I removed the RF Divider Filter Assemble and the -5.2 VDC is correct. Can you please provide suggestions on what is drawing the voltage down to 0VDC? The rectifier boards and filter caps are good. Al

Thanks so much. I had the exact same problem. I followed your video and now I have a working input again.

I have one of these, but can not get the external speaker socket to work: any ideas?

I have one

Здравствуйте! Вы пробовали подключать виниловый проигрыватель, как Вам фонокорректор?

How much is it, please? I have a new one.

You need a variac, which you can adjust.

Hello, i have a yacht boy 205a but without the alimentation for sector. Do you know if there is a product number and if its possible to found one ? I think no but maybe possible to use a modern one and maybe adapt it. Nice video and good work !

nice radio😊

nice radio😊

Does this radio operate on 120VAC?

Hi Andrew, I have just acquired a melody boy 1000 and it's in very nice condition other than the back light . Does the switch suppose to stay either on or off ? Mine is on permanently i.e the switch fails to stay down . Is this a faulty switch ? Also missing a slider knob. Cheers Neil

Hi great video for us uninitiated I’ve got one of these from new unfortunately only fm works but not that well I do miss be able to listen on the SW bands the only problem being I know absolutely zilch about radios , fortunately my from new SonyICF- 7600 DS still works , regards Fred

I’ve got one of these from new unfortunately it only works on FM which is disappointing as I love listening to this in my railway den , I have cleaned all the contacts. As I’ve no radio electronics knowledge, a fellow KZbin radio guy Graham gave me a few tips . But my knowledge is limited . I enjoyed this vid thanks . Ps not a great many stations on am though

Thanks for your nice video ! ❤

Hi I'm in North Wales, if I made one of these should it cover most of the UK? I can only pick up Wirral London control and Liverpool airports right now using a standard RTL SDR antenna that came with the dongle. I do have another antenna a Eightwood 4G LTE Antenna but still just Liverpool and London control. Thanks

Just bought one

I have one...its a bluetooth speaker now...use it everyday👍😜 Added another speaker and a lithium battery too.

Hello, which antenna is better to receive the air band, a Dipole type or a ground plane whip? I want to have the most powerful one to receive 118.0 to 136.0 Mhz. I want the better.

Hi... My Mustang v2 lost the power feel of distortion what could be the reason could you please guess?

Excellent work..

GREAT JOB

That was a bit of an "ouch!" at the beginning of the first part of this pair of videos! So good you managed to get it all back together, though, Andrew. Periodically, I go through sessions in my life of tracking down the makes and models of past electrical goods that have been in the family and at last it appears that I have, at long last, identified the radio that Nan - my maternal grandmother - had. It was quite an attractive design on Philips' part and certainly distinctive. Thanks for the insights into repairing parts of the circuitry, whereby I think I really learned something should I ever decide to delve deeper into effecting such tasks. Perhaps you should have pointed out that, as they say, other brands of porridge oats are available, unless you're sponsored by Quaker! On that subject I do like the branding of your channel, as that is the make of a vintage valve radio I have, that works in a partial - hardly any LW and MW and not much more SW, but plenty of VHF/FM - and on and off sort of way - periodic 'buzziness' - and, indeed, I recently featured the VHF3D 'Stereophonic' in action as part of celebrating a decade of KZbin membership. I hope you enjoy it should you drop by my channel!

Very informative thanks I have just picked up one of these on eBay so I’ll be attempting the alignment so your video was perfect 👌 …

Old video i know,I wish you could contact through youtube,i have a good antenna,& knob,yours free andrew.....🤷🏻‍♂️

Hello, this is new! I like it. Glad to see you back!

Got an old zenith shortwave the batteries don't work but it works plugged in You think that could be fixed or should I toss it

Solid

Jean-Michel Jarausfa? Swift switch from the radio stuff. A most enjoyable interlude. Welcome back to the tube Andrew. Nice to see you, to see you................ nice. Need a flute? Try Sumperchits. Works for some.

thanks for the video - when I re-soldered the (6) legs on the input PCB one of them (in the middle) completely disappeared 😲 ...but the amp still works and now doesn't short out 👍

My set repair please

What s no

Andrew where are you. I hope you are well. I have missed your radio repair videos. Take care and hope to see you again soon.

Have you ever tried adding a BFO? I am not sure what the IF frequency was on this radio.

Thank for Information. 😊

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How many cell in it??

what silicon transistors did you use to replacing the germanium ones?

It’s a pity so few germanium transistors are made these days. Is it due to the Earth’s supply of germanium being almost used up?

MIne gives sound only via headphone output. If i connect it to line in of another amp i get sound: headphone out mustang -> another amp line in. I dont get any sound if i try to play with mustangs speaker. If i max the volume i get a veeery silent sound.

Can you swap “geranium” transistors with petunia transistors?

I´ve a nice Hitachi radio it´s a Wh-859D with Germanium transistors that is failing, sometimes there is no sound at all. It was constructed using these transistors numbers: 2A A 131 (Freq. Mixer) , 2AS A130 (Local Oscillator), 2S A12 (.F. Amp.) , 2 S B75 (A.F. Amp.) , 2 S B77 (A.F. Amp) , and 2S B156 (Power Amp.). I´d love to change them to Silicon transistors. Which easy to find and equivallent transistors would you suggest me to find here in North America?, Thanks in advance from México.

It’s the only amp this ever happened to me before. It won’t work at all now. It’s so cheap I shouldn’t care but it’s made me mad because I bought it for my students to use. It sounded really good (surprisingly) but it lasted a short time and now nothing.

I, too, have the model 470A in my collection. Even though it is a 'short' Superhet, it gives a very good account of its self. There seems to have been two A.C. models of the 470A.... The "home-market" version, using the "Golden range" valves, "FC4", "VP4B", "PEN4DD", "1821", like yours and mine; and an "export-market" model that used the "red E" type valves on side-contact bases, "EK2", "EF9", "EBL1", "AZ1". It also had more continental stations marked on the dial without the BBC "National" & "Regional" stations. I have heard that there was a "Universal Mains" version made, model 470U, which also had a "C1" Barretter ballast resistance for the heaters. But I don't know the valve line-up on the 470U.

Just found this page.I own the exact same model,and it performs far better than my DR/RF31 receiver. I will point out that the Band changer/slide function on the circuit board will fail at some stage.I owned the DR/RF 49,big black radio with metal case.This radio performed for 10 years after I bought it second hand.One of the very best National Panasonic radios I had ever owned untill one time it became non operational completely on HF bands because the band slider jamed up.I managed to unattach it off the circuit board,because it is an integral part of the board,and found the very tiny fingers that slide back and forth had all curled up and twisted becomeing completely non operational.I could not find another circuit board that had not had the same problem.I notice the same band selector system is used in my DR/RF 28,yet so far it has not caused any problems.So for owners of these fine radios,please be aware of this.

Dude can you help me with my 2nd hand Mustang 3 v2??? It works but there is a horrible background buzz that almost drowns out the sound of my guitar. Turning the amp up just makes it worse. The courier who dropped it off slammed it down on the floor when he got it out of the van #idiot! Don't know if that could have done anything to cause this. How do I go about diagnosing it?? 🙏