1939 Antique Radio Restoration! Westinghouse 785 Receiver.

See and hear it work, just like it did in 1939... And it's repaired with antique test equipment as well! Can it get any better? Join me in this restoration adventure, Enjoy!
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[@MrCarlsonsLab]

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[@jacobieevans6293]

One of my biggest wishes are for you to electrically restore one of my 1940s am radios one day!

[@danielparsons4608]

@@jacobieevans6293😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😊😅😅😊😊

[@RonaldHofmeister-n1n]

How do I get one of those Update Circuit Boards for my Sony CRF-330K shortwave radio’s for the Dial Lights.

[@RonaldHofmeister-n1n]

There is a Radio you should try to do. It was made by Philco from 1940-1942. It is called the Philco Mystery Radio with Beam of light Turntable with a Wireless Remote Control in a Separate Wooden box. The 1941-1942 used a Deluxe Turntable. Came with several Different Cabinets from Philco.

[@russelldummett1273]

I heard someone say you can boost a standard long wire by spacing "CD's, 15,to60mm,down the wire so +runs though centre of wire,and it's supposed to act like a modulated capacitor, what's your take on,this advice? Health and happiness to you and your family friends,supporters, regards russ.

[@MrPatdeeee]

Paul I would like to say some Trivia. I am going on 92 yrs old next April. And I began to be an electronic technician in 1952. By going to "DeForest's Training Inc", in Chicago. It was mostly AM and FM. And the first thing we learned; was to build a Multi-Meter. The 2nd was to build an AM radio. And when it worked, I went crazy when I could hear the first station; as I was jumping around the room. Wow!. But sadly, I threw that radio in the garage; when I became a TV technician for RCA, for 33 yrs. Any way, I love what you do Paul. You are truly, one of the "Cut-above's"! Thank you kind Sir.

[@barrybogart5436]

I loved the 'Senior VoltOhmyst".

[@MrPatdeeee]

@@barrybogart5436 🤠

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thanks for your kind comment Pat! Have a Merry Christmas!

[@MrPatdeeee]

@@MrCarlsonsLab ❤🤠

[@shaknit]

I remember fist we built a VTVOM then a superhetrodyne radio. This was late 60's

[@allfields]

These restoration videos are the real treat of the channel

[@Floris_VI]

I totally agree though i love the showcases of new interesting equipment

[@coastersaga]

I love the style of this channel. Never stop bringing us content like this!

[@BIGD-gj1vb]

That model hits on every appeal you want in an antique radio. The size. The cabneit.The dial. The eye tube. Good performance. Sneak in a Bluetooth on the volume pot and call it a wrap. Beautiful ❤

[@TobiasThede]

All in all,the restoration was a succsess,and well worth it.the New Labels for the stations, making the Details complete,for a radio, that looks like fresh from the factory, even when it's from the 1930s,well done,Mr carlson.🎉

[@richardmcleod1930]

The quality of yesteryear is truly amazing.

[@lloydfranks1357]

Gorge Westinghouse would be very proud! He loved this radio according to my Grand Dad. He was given one these for some kind of production record I think? He did some work to it over the years but it out lived him. He used it everyday! He was not much for TV. He loved Mr Westinghouse and working for Westinghouse was his pride and joy! Anything they built was the best!! We need more employers like Gorge Westinghouse again.

[@kennethdegruchy5503]

Was that George Westinghouse the third that so admired this radio.

[@timflynn3218]

I don't mind the long videos at all. It is always interesting to check out whatever you are recording. There is always more to learn, and that's why I'm here to start with. This radio was in very good shape to start with, and that is a plus for working on it. It's nice to see that some radios like that are still around that are in generally good condition less the parts replacements, so many have been neglected. There is something to learn from every radio that gets worked on, be that me working at home, or watching you work on them. Keep up the great work but get some rest sometime too!

[@JugSouthgate]

Mr. C's restorations are the gold standard! Consider the 12K resistor that measures 14K. The set will still "work" with that old resistor - it just won't work as well as it would with a 12K resistor. Many (but NOT all!) of the leaky paper capacitors will still "work" - for a time, anyway - but again, not as well as with good capacitors. The effect of a bad part or two may not be much, but the cumulative effect of many iffy parts can be considerable. Worse, if an old part fails, it can take several much harder to find and expensive parts with it (power transformer, audio output transformer, electrodynamic speaker field, for example.) This is why Mr. Carlson makes it a point to replace ANY part that is "iffy".

[@steinmeister5389]

Wow, thank you very much for that in depth video. I recently got into radio restoration too, and nobody else I watched, nor any book I read mentioned the reason for those rings corresponding with the outer foil end. You just solved that mystery for me

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nelsonjoaquim5918]

Wow!! Something from the 30's and still way way better than anything being made nowadays.... incredible. I just love to see you dancing around these things... it's comforting to me to see things being fixed and being loved in a way. Most of today's superhero movies aren't nearly as entertaining as one of your videos Paul! What can I say? I just love your content! Many thanks for everything you do. I know it takes a lot of work. Merry Christmas everyone, and let's all hope for a better, peaceful 2024. Cheers

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thanks for your kind comment, and Merry Christmas to You and Yours as well!

[@rdbrnr86gt]

These videos are getting me closer and closer to digging into a couple of old radios I have lying around just waiting to come back to life.

[@STR82DVD]

You just made my weekend with new content lad. Bloody brilliant. Thank you.

[@genestatler2514]

Thank you so very much Paul for this great restoration video. I appreciate all of your videos, but this kind is my absolute favorite. that radio is gorgeous!!🤩 All the best to you from Gene in Tennessee.

[@antebellum45]

Mentally it must be great to "shake hands" with the technician(s) who built this machine so many years ago!👍🏻 You're both spending time on this circuitry, analyzing it and bringing it to life.

[@RaggedyAtom]

I love that you make the alignments simple to follow as it can help others with diagnosing a radio. Examples of this: IF alignment (looking for highest signal peak) Oscillator alignment (dial tracking accuracy) Antenna trimming (signal strength)

[@johnnyd63]

I have an early 40's Zenith antique radio (in large cabinet), that I've owned since 1982. After seeing this video and being an electronic tech anyway, its time to bring it back to life. Thanks so much, Paul.

[@alanuk8677]

If you want to learn electronics, this is the place to be. Mr Carlson is a great teacher! learning so much from these videos. Another fine restoration!

[@brianwood5220]

An absolute treat, thank you Paul.

[@faxcapper]

Gorgeous radio!!!

[@kevt5090]

Every time I fall away from amateur radio (KM5RT) another one of your fine videos comes out. I've done some minor repairs to tube gear, and some fairly heavy repairs to older transistor gear for many years. Thanks for sharing, you keep me active!

[@N4JAB]

I have more recently started getting into this, doing my own stuff, and this is by far the best and most complete video I’ve seen addressing the subject.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Great to hear!

[@borghorsa1902]

The longer the video, the better it is! I always have your videos in the background while working on something in my house. I put them back to back and often fall asleep when they are still on :) 😍😍

[@blugoose86]

For me, the longer the video, the more knowledge gained. Beautiful radio. My grandfather had an RCA. Very large with a 12" speaker. It had SW1, SW2, & SW3 buttons. I used to spend hours tuning the dial. Thanks Paul, the end of the video really brought back some fond memories.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@egomezmx65]

Another hig/quality restoration video, 1 hour and 46 minutes!!! that must have taken a lot of your time to produce, thanks for taking the time. Is very educational and entretaining.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Mrister Carlsons your antique Westinghouse model 785 tube radio from 1939 is awesome my friend

[@leetucker9938]

omg , a new Mr C video , this truly is the best Xmas ever

[@hugoromeyn4582]

That's the kind of receiver that will hypnotize me while listening to far off shortwave stations late at night, with only the glow of the dial lights and the magic eye 🙂Something only people like us will understand 😂Anyway, great restoration of a beautiful piece of Canadian radio history Mr. Carlson!

[@lqueryvg666]

HAH! Every time you bring one of these "oldies" back to life, I always think about the Frakenstein shows "It's ALIVE!!!".....gosh darnit - nothing like making many people smile with the life of an older radio.....great work Mr. Carlson!!!

[@peterburi2727]

It sure is nice to see such an artist do his craft. Very nice!

[@Jan_Talcott_100]

Such a beautiful, beautiful radio. Thank you!!

[@patjohnson3100]

Thank you for bringing this beautiful radio back to useful life. Also, you are an excellent instructor.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thank you kindly!

[@LakeNipissing]

Very nice radio, Paul. You find the greatest condition radios. Beautiful cabinet woodwork and speaker cloth. Does that "City News Vancouver / Calgary station" have a transmitter in the mountains to serve both cities?

[@DarrenSteele-mx3ks]

That was very enjoyable I am quite sick with bronchitis (great just hours before the celebration :( and I wanted to watch something -your channel is always my favorite! Happy New Year Mr.Carlson.

[@tommarshall5751]

Knowing nothing on electronics ive never had an instructor teach so plainly the terminology to understand the processes to trouble shoot and repairs... If nothing else just listening through the terminolgy to gain some knowledge has been as vaulble of an instructer Ive ever come across. I may not be ready to restore in a day, a week, or month, But listening to Mr Carlsons lab i feel maybe someday I might be able to achieve a restore and also the some understanding into electronics< also it was quite interesting to learn just how electronic the human body is with the ability to effect static, and resistance, and so forth. Thnks Mr Carlson

[@katar0t0]

I've restored a Murphy A40C last year, one of the best pre war radios in the world, took me 8 months to do it and your videos where a big inspiration. Works better than when it was new and its in daily use :)

[@USAMehdi]

Thanks for another great video👍 You ought to get a medal/award 🥇 and a cheque $$ from the Westinghouse Co. for this video. It's gold 🪙

[@IamDerick]

I really enjoy when you work on the older gear. I cut my teeth early on in my career on tube circuits. Old recievers led me to an amatuer radio hobby that is never boring. They only thing keeping me from having a bunch of tube gear is space. So I enjoy seeing your shop and all of its treasures. Thanks for a very interesting/entertaining watch. 😎

[@Zonfeair]

Wow this is one of the best restoration videos I have seen. I learned a lot from watching this thank you Mr. Carlson.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@W1RMD]

I'm watching this video again as I'm restoring a Silvertone 57FM 701 that is very similar. I don't think Westinghouse made my radio, but this video is a great guide to fix mine. Also, I've heard that the domino capacitors that are paper have a white dot in the corner on one of Shango066's restorations, and I have observed that to be true on your radio. The Silvertone doesn't use any domino capacitors with this marking and all of the dominos are in the tuning section anyway. It pays to re-watch your videos multiple times and I find myself doing just that. One thing I enjoy is having your videos running in the background while working on my projects. Sure beats the negativity on other KZbin click bait videos or Constantly Negative News (CNN). Thanks a million for what you do!

[@Mark_C1]

1:46:26 of goodness 😊 I really want to watch this now but I’m gonna have to save it for later when it can have my full attention. Merry Christmas ya’ll and thanks for all the awesome content this year, Paul 🤩

[@roscoefoofoo]

The wizard weaves his magic again! Such talented and informative work. Thanks, Mr. Carlson!

[@discow00t]

I am glad to see you back with a full restoration video. Thank you sir.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

You are very welcome!

[@alexdokic5567]

Enjoyed that , I love those magic eyes! You can’t beat a valve radio, thanks for showing us this project.

[@edwardsiclari9235]

Beautiful restoration. It looks and sounds like the radios that I remember as a kid in the 50's. Along with being an electronics expert, you must have steady hands and patience to work in tight spaces with a lot of components and wires. Do you sell these radios after restoring them? What a prize it would be to own one. Such a wonderful video. Thank you.

[@tonyrmathis]

A sign of a smart and experienced tradesman is they always remove the hardest to get to fasteners first. It's not something always taught.

[@Whitewolf4869]

Thanks for doing another old AM radio restore. Very informative. I have several old radios id love to get working on. This is probably what most of us are working on besides tube guitar amps.

[@wb1340]

I love the older tube radios. I can remember looking thru the back panel on a radio that my grandmother had. Just watching the tubes warming up and starting to glow brings back memories from my childhood. I would love to have a console radio to listen to. My parents gave me a 1950's jukebox and the day after I got it home the paper capacitors shorted out. A guy down in Georgia who repairs them sold me a parts kit and I spent many hours desoldering and soldering in new caps, resistors, etc. and it worked!

[@dougtaylor7724]

Dad told me his father bought a radio in the late 20’s or early 30’s. He said there was a card with the paperwork a little larger than a postcard. He said every large AM station in the eastern US was listed on just one side of the card. He heard about Pearl Harbor on that radio.

[@johnrhodes3350]

I suspect that the original owner purchased this radio and got a licence, specifically to be informed of the developments leading to the coming war

[@dougtaylor7724]

Yeah right. A man bought a radio, waited for a decade or more to learn of a war that would claim the life of his oldest son, have the other two sons wounded, one of which was cornered by the enemy resulting in evasion for over a week and being wounded again. After being reunited with his unit he participated in a scouting mission for Gen Patton on his way to Bastogne and was later decorated by Patton. What a plan. 🤔

[@LifeBloodMarketing]

This is great, I've been able to fix some old equipment with your teachings. I've got an old tube radio, and some scopes in the line-up too now.

[@husker91]

Im not gonna lie Mr Carlson, I know very little about what you do in your videos (though i do try to understand). Regardless, I always come back to your longer videos as a sorta sleep-aid lol. Your sound setup is phenomenal and im never awoken by something that is much louder than the rest of the video. Much appreciated 👍

[@michaelblair5566]

What a beautiful radio, expertly restored!

[@duanedelestienne2997]

It's always nice to see the demonsrations to support the theory for things like the foil lead of the capacitor. Things learned many years ago at tech school and serving me well in my dotage. recently restored a 1939 Zenith 7S363 for a friend.

[@leonardpeters3266]

Very pretty radio. Nice performer. Beautiful. Love the performance of that 3-6-9 on the shortwave band. Wow!

[@W1RMD]

What a beautiful radio! All you need now is a "Little Orphan Annie" secret decoder pen. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing your wonderful projects with us.

[@barrybogart5436]

Drink your Ovaltine!

[@gilbus4989]

You always give so much detail and tips on electronics. Thanks

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

My pleasure!

[@qzorn4440]

Old radio shows like, Mae West and Charlie McCarthy 1939. 👌 Thanks Mr. Carlson.

[@markcondrey2297]

You are a master of a dying art. I find that a shame. So much knowledge is being lost. As always thank you for your insight…. You are an excellent teacher . God bless you and keep these coming!

[@davidgierke7582]

What a radio! Love the restorations! I can't wait for your next project! Best tech. on KZbin.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thanks for your kind comment David!

[@maneeshs2005]

You have a nice voice intonation. This is one video I enjoyed hearing as I did watching❤

[@Greg-et2dp]

Mrister Carlsons lab you are good at restoring antique radios and alignment of antique radios and antique tvs sets my friend

[@kd5byb]

Neat old receiver! Lovely job getting it going again!

[@donl1846]

Wow, thank you Professor Carlson for this restoration, what a gem. And when you think about what the world was going through when this radio was built back in 1939, its part of history. Think of what they were listening to out of that speaker back ii the day, fantastic and thank you!!

[@Diamond31325]

That was an awesome restoration.I just love these old radio's they were built to last.

[@mrmatymoo]

Beautiful old radio!!

[@johnwsimpson3153]

Excellent video, just the right combination of including/excluding details and explanations. Thanks for adding the extra video showing the eye tube in action 😁😁

[@audiodaze]

Thank you for this educational and very entertaining video. I enjoyed watching you work and explain the process as you went through the restoration. As you tuned the shortwave bands, I imagined a family in the early 1940's sitting around that same radio, scanning exactly as you had, searching for war news from the BBC late at night. I love old time radio programming, and the old receivers as well. Excellent video!

[@dhpbear2]

40:35 - That stand-off hack is brilliant! I remember seeing you use this on larger multi-section cans where you simply added a stand-off to each leg and wired the new caps to them! :)

[@PeterDyall-bn7ut]

Really enjoyed this video, thank you Paul. Beautiful specimen, wonderful to see it restored.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

My pleasure!

[@simmonsrenos9111]

your lab looks like something outta Thunderbirds...nice... Very informative and entertaining video.thnx

[@SatishVasane]

Thank you from India

[@shivanandsharma6154]

Respected sir this old radio is 2 years junior to me in point of age .thank you very much for keeping this world fresh. 86 is ending after 4 days . 5 march1938

[@Greg-et2dp]

Mr Carlsons lab you are good at restoring vintage radios and alignment of vintage radios my friend

[@gabrielleeliseo6062]

Your solid antenna did a great job helping this little radio pick up a lot, as well. I know for a fact that I wouldn't have as much success with it. Nice job!

[@jimnicholas449]

Paul, for your consideration: Once about 54 years ago I was working on a 1939 General Electric shortwave/broadcast receiver with a detached speaker, configured much like this Westinghouse unit in the video. @56:23 It also had the output transformer remotely attached to the frame of the electromagnet speaker as does your radio. What I DIDN'T know at the time (but quickly found out) was that the output transformer primary center-tap (push-pull 6F6Gs, as I recall) was shorted to the speaker frame (transformer failure, NOT a deliberate design). I had my right arm casually resting against the speaker frame to my right, and reached over with my left hand to twist one of the bare control shafts on the chassis. I received a 300-volt shock--and most dangerously--straight across my chest. The only things that saved me, I suppose, was my youth and that it wasn't my time to go! Since then, I always check the voltage from the speaker frame to chassis ground with a trusted meter before I work on ANYTHING else on the radio, even to this day. Tough lesson to learn! Thanks for your great restoration videos, and I look forward to more in the future.

[@pcallas66]

I love stuff like this. I actually have a Silvertone radio from 1947 that the power cable was severely chewed up. I cut it off but never worked on it yet. I'm sure it's going to need everything that you've done to it. Thank you for posting this.

[@splstudios7027]

Love your videos! What a treat to watch this radio restoration!

[@njgriebel]

Yes! A new video! So exciting I always look forward to new videos!

[@uslines]

Beautiful work. What a gorgeous radio

[@ronaldbryant5215]

The truth is you are a time traveler. You went back to 1939, bought this radio from a dealer, and then brought it back to today. This is the only viable explanation for the pristine condition of the case.

[@coinucopia]

What’s scary is he probably knows how to build a time machine!

[@ronaldbryant5215]

@@coinucopia He's always looked familiar to me. So, I went through my movie collection, and there he was. He was one of the brainy aliens in the movie "This Island Earth".

[@RaymondLau-u7x]

..and everything was going just fine, until the sales clerk noticed that both $20 bills were dated 2013. Paul had to run back to the time machine with that Westinghouse under his arm.

[@ronaldbryant5215]

@@coinucopia He's probably got a flux capacitor in his collection. And, the foil end is marked.

[@W1RMD]

I wish he could hook up with Charles Phoenix and do a vintage restoration project.

[@Go4Corvette]

A video on fuses would be great. That is a very nice-looking radio, and your repairs are top-notch. With these old electronics, where there's smoke, there's fire. 🤣

[@hestheMaster]

That was a great mod on the 6E5 eyetube in relation to the AVC line. Love the fact you used your restored vintage test equipment to align the receiver. This was a very cool restoration video Paul.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thank you very much!

[@davido.hamilton3254]

Thanx Paul...I really enjoyed your restoration! Perhaps it is my imagination, however I really felt that you were giving us a lot of 'detail' in your thought process, that I didn't pick up on in past restorations. Bless Your Bunions!

[@gerardcarson2779]

A beautiful radio - and a beautiful restoration! Always a joy to watch,. And wishing you Paul and all of yours a very happy Christmas and all best wishes for the New Year.

[@hughmc5419]

Nice resto Paul, beautiful cabinet & rework on electronics. Happy holidays. Hugh Mc.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thanks Hugh, same to you and Yours!

[@brianyoung9014]

Merry Christmas to you and yours, Paul.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Right back at ya Brian, Merry Christmas!

[@cuteswan]

It's always a pleasure to see your new videos, always a happy surprise. I can't think of anything better to do on a Saturday night.... which is on me, yeah, but still :)

[@gregorythomas333]

I love these longer videos...so much information to learn...thank you Paul!

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

You're very welcome Greg!

[@derekloudon8731]

Thank you for another thorough restoration well explained!

[@donhall2759]

Great receiver to work on, someone really took good care of it. Thanks for demonstrating a simple and effective fix for light scratches on the finish. So many restorers go crazy on a complete refinish when simple products like Howard's will do the job and maintain originality. Best wishes and happy holidays!

[@cobar5342]

Great video I do like that you pronounce 'solder' and 'process' correctly!

[@davidportch8837]

absolutely wonderful Paul

[@Michael_Michaels]

You sir are a enciclopedia of electronics! Thanks for sharing!

[@mnewman36cme]

Soooooo Awesome Thank you Mr. Carlson

[@petersvan7880]

Great restoration, what a beauty! Nice to see station names on the dial, not that common on US radio's :)

[@RestorationsbyKennyFidler]

Beautiful Thanks excellent work!

[@davidwalle5025]

Good job on a classic radio

[@maryrafuse3851]

What a born teacher, one of the teachers we loved when we were in school. My husband wonders if his uncle, whom he never met, Irad Rafuse (Bell Labs) was like Mr. Carlson. What is sure is that Mr. Carlson is a gifted person and one of our great Canadians. Happy New Year Mr. Carlson.

[@Jan_Talcott_100]

Thank you for another video! Do you sell your radios? Are your restorations available for purchase? Thank you so much and Merry Christmas.

[@barrybogart5436]

I keep wondering what I would pay for that gem. If I had room.

[@Jan_Talcott_100]

@@barrybogart5436 Me too. It's such a beautiful radio.