1947 Electronics - Will It Still Work Today? Find Out!

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[@greggaieck4119]

What a Kool 1947 radio receive you owen

[@Andi25259]

Must have been made in Canada if the squares drive screws are original to the radio.

[@outsider2222]

I am possibly interested in your electronics course . If I become a patreon, will I be able to start at the beginning, or am I joining at the current video (it's unclear how this works) i.e. is it to late to start now?

[@coolcatscomix1761]

I wonder if you could upgrade and mix with modern diodes, transistors and capacitors to keep her running right ?

[@hartengel3897]

I'd love to see this radio restored here on your channel.

[@dougs184]

I would also like to see it restored !

[@jptucsonaz8503]

Just the cabinet condition alone makes this a worthwhile restoration. They really took care of it for 74 years... it deserves a long, long life!

[@ScottEvans-vk7hse]

1947 must have been the year! I've got an AWA Radiola and AWA Radiolette. The latter requires a complete overhaul but the Radiola still works a treat. Only thing that will render these old classics is the decommissioning of AM radio service.

[@michaelblair5566]

That radio really needs a recap and a restoration! As nice as it is it deserves it!

[@hadireg]

it's a brave "little" radio receiver who hung on for this many years ... it certainly deserves fresh life :) Thanks Paul.

[@craigedgar2828]

Rebuild please, I have been waiting for a series on these from you - can't wait 👍

[@timothysvec8568]

Thank you Mr Carlson. Your videos are awesome! Please bring this one back to life!

[@RajaramSrinivasan59]

Yes. Please do a full Restoration video for us! Thanks

[@dcain53]

DITTO on a restoration!

[@DaleDix]

Mr Carlson getting excited about opening up equipment always makes my day!

[@danielmarek4609]

I've always thought old tube radios had a warmer sound to them than the transistor radios that started to take their place. Glad to see someone who knows tube technology like you do. There aren't many out there anymore.

[@dougtaylor7724]

I swear the man can see electricity flowing. Just watching him talk about what flows where blows my mind.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

You mean like pidgeons see the earths magnetic field?

[@paulgee6111]

He does....he visualises it in his mind's eye. He talks about it in one of his videos.

[@robinkeane]

Amazing how this radio has survived . Some people really looked after their property. Unlike today's throwaway society. Yes I'd love to see it restored. 👍

[@volvo09]

Even a radio that ends up being loved for many decades can end up also being an ashtray holder or coffee mug resting spot next to a comfy chair... It's nice to see this one missed that life assignment! Haha

[@KameraShy]

Yes! Restoration video, please. The condition of that cabinet is truly remarkable. Doesn't look like even a scratch on it.

[@radio-ged4626]

There's a lot of restoration videos out there. But the advice you give whilst doing a restoration makes your videos far more informative and helpful to those who are starting out doing this as a hobby. I hope you will be making some actual restore videos soon. Looking forward to seeing them again.😊

[@pc4ad]

I would love to see a rebuild of this piece :)

[@followthetrawler]

Definitely would like to see this one restored - what a beautiful looking radio.

[@W1RMD]

The test equipment you can build with just a handful of parts for under $20 with guided assembly videos ALONE is well worth the $2 for Patreon! Yes, I would like to see you build this radio. Thanks for your videos and helping us to keep this older equipment alive!

[@richardmassoth8237]

I've seen this type of line plug connection before -- it has either round or flat pins with a line cord that attaches to the back "Masonite" panel with a U-shaped spring clip, somewhat like a thin Fahnestock connector. The bulk of the plug stuck through the back and into the recessed mating plug. It's definitely a safety device that someone lost or damaged in pulling the back open in the past. While the line cord may be impossible to restore, the rest of the radio looks great! I ask and plead that it be restored with the usual TLC from Mr. Carlson...

[@gregorymauldin5988]

I have seen those type plugs before as well. I currently have a power cord with such a connector, used for a wire recorder from the late 40s.

[@hestheMaster]

By the mid fifties the safety interlock connector was common in radios like this but this is quite an early design!

[@robertashwood4128]

That plug arrangement reminded me of many I saw in my childhood, often out of reach hanging from the light socket with multiple appliances powered off of it.

[@bob02911]

One more thing, you have got to be the best instructor I have ever seen , Thank you. If I can understand what you are teaching anyone can , Again Thank you Sir.

[@ferolcat2009]

I would love to see it restored. The case is in great condition for its age and to be still working after all those years it deserves the Carlson touch to secure its future, for posterity. :)

[@blobscott]

Yes on a restoration video, please! The wood case is quite a looker!

[@gamlemann53]

Yes! Please restore that radio! It's a beautiful radio! The best from Oslo Norway. :-)

[@brianwood5220]

Hi Paul, a restoration would be great to see. I never tire of watching you at work. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevin34ct]

Every time I see you start your video, it looks like you in an old space capsule with all the electronics around you. I love watching the old radios come back to life.

[@johnhall2496]

You are simply amazing. Wish I had you as a instructor back when I could remember something. Please do restore this extraordinary piece of history.

[@cuteswan]

This was a nice treat to cap off my busy and very productive day. It's always great to see more of your videos, and of course I'd love to see a restoration. Thanks again.

[@unclefrogy743]

just in this short video I saw the result of a pretty obvious simple test and why it works I had all the information but never really put it together like that before. You are doing good work in sharing your knowledge and experience with us your audience.

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge and skill with us. I am a "hobbyist of all trades" as I restore mechanical watches, build acoustic guitars and now, I'm getting into vintage radio restoration due to your KZbin videos and others, particularly shango66 who's deadpan humor and resurrections of desert sun baked televisions have me amazed and laughing! So far, I've done electronic and cosmetic restorations on some AA5s, a tombstone Philco 37-650 and now, I'm restoring an untouched Philco 90 Lowboy following along with banderson's series on model 90 restoration. All of you electro-gurus amaze me! You seem to be the most academically trained...a talented teacher in this field and it's so appreciated.

[@kenf8563]

I’ve been watching your videos for years now because of your knowledge, intelligent and amazing engineering skills. Yes please restore this AA5. Why is it that you always get projects that are in excellent condition to repair or restore? Never any rust, rodent damage, burnt out transformers, coils etc. like a lot of us has to deal with. Please show the restoration and include how and where you actually connect your spectrum analyzer up to the radio when aligning the IF’s etc. Thanks

[@AlbertAGhazaleh]

Yes! Please I would love to see the rebuild!

[@petersvan7880]

What a beauty. Amazed about its condition, outside and inside. Looking forward to the restoration!

[@McTroyd]

Always nice to see this old hardware in such good condition, though a still-operating radio must be a diamond in the rough these days! Perhaps one day we will get back to building things with that attention to detail and quality. 👍️

[@merrittderr9708]

With the radio looking that good to begin with a restoration would be fun to watch. Hard to believe it works at all 75 years later.

[@arsimahmetaj6272]

Mr Carlson the man with the magic hands , Excellent work

[@duanerogers5391]

It's a beautiful radio, would love to see it restored!

[@donl1846]

Definitely worth the time and effort to do a full restore Professor Carlson. That radio is in great shape.

[@LanceHall]

I found a 41-280 Philco a couple years ago and hope to get it running again. That's why I have subscribed to all these channels.

[@FelicianaDelacruz]

I would really enjoy watching you restore this classic. I enjoy you videos and they are great learning tools.

[@Huelogy]

What an incredible video, my dad wanted to show me electronics but never got to. I've always been interested in audio equipment being a musician, and I love the vintage retro equipment.

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

Love to see the rebuild! Thank you!

[@paulbione5267]

Nice one Paul. Definitely worth a resto. Thanks for showing this. 👍

[@super_straight]

I am pretty certain the radio was picking up signals from 1950’s. Great sound. Thanks for another wonderful video, Mr. Carlson.

[@tonypistol7544]

Mr. C, you bring back my days troubleshooting to a component in the military back the 1970s. Except your knowledge blows me away. Love your videos!

[@garethblake3941]

The phrase that l would quite often hear was "it's worth repairing as it has a lovely tone!!" Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@michaelmurray3422]

I always enjoy bringing old radios and test equipment back to the life it deserves. This radio deserves the chance.

[@genestatler2514]

Yes Paul, do it. I am very anxious to watch you restore this beautiful radio.

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

I'd love seeing this radio restored. Thank you Mr. Carlson. You are the BOMB Biggity Sir!

[@alpcns]

It's a beautiful radio, in great condition - certainly worthy of the Carlson TLC treatment! Love to see it restored to its old glory.

[@raybarron316]

Yes, I would like to see a restoration on this radio. And it deserves it for lasting this long. 🙂

[@xerxes4863]

Thank you mr Carlson, for yet another educational video. Keep up the good work.

[@CristiNeagu]

1:23 It's ok, it's only mains voltage. That got me thinking about the language difference between my mom (who designs power station high voltage systems) and my dad (who worked as a communications technician, working with switching boards and things like that). For my mom, low voltage is 240-380V. High voltage is 400kV. For my dad, anything over 60V is high voltage.

[@davidchapman2839]

Yes absolutely! Would love to see this as a restoration video. Thanks!

[@SteveMasonCanada]

I may have mentioned before, that even though I'm a ham and a guitarist, I have little love for old tube gear. That said, I love these videos, and yes, given the great condition that the radio is in, it definitely deserves a restoration!

[@StevePietras]

Great video Paul. Love to see a resto, this guy is NOT a basket case and it would be interesting to see how the sensitivity improves with the rebuild. Also, LONG ago you made a video on your dim bulb tester, do you remember the title?

[@TomzTrainzandAccessories]

Hello Paul! I think it goes without saying, but this radio definitely needs to be restored. The owner was totally up front with you on this radio, and I think he deserves to have his radio restored back to way it came off of the assembly line 74 years ago. If anyone can do the perfect restoration, it’s definitely You!! We’re all here to learn, and watch you do this. I bet it has that nice old radio smell to it too!! 😃

[@nicolaswannen1743]

Can you please explain us more your current limited isolation transformer test gear ? I love your videos and I am learning so much from you. Greetings from Germany

[@philipwardle6820]

Small radios like this were often treasured members of the family - it would be great to have it restored to how it looked and sounded back in the day!

[@stevencraig]

Yes please to the restoration! It would also be really interesting to see you do an alignment in two passes: first using more basic hobbyist grade test gear (e.g. a digital multimeter and a TinySA handheld spectrum analyzer), and then re-do it using professional grade tools (e.g. the HP 410B and HP 3585B) to demonstrate the improvement and show good enough vs. perfection. I'll mail you my TinySA if you're interested.

[@eDoc2020]

I'm sure the alignment would end up just the same with either level of equipment.

[@davido.hamilton3254]

@@eDoc2020 You're probably right!

[@catswhisker3843]

Thanks for the clear explanation and I look forward to the restoration!

[@FosterFarmsOk]

i run across many old radios at antique shops while looking for old lanterns. I would love to grab a few but even being an electrician for 22 years im pretty sure I cant make them work like you can. Great videos sir.

[@aslerunarborgersen5175]

Hi Paul, nice video - I would love to see a full restauration of this radio.

[@vijaykumarhiremath1002]

Very well narration of technicalities in restoring old tube radio receiver sets Sir, Thank you

[@billdegener8105]

Re-stuff the caps. Nice that you revealed the hows and why’s. Makes these videos more interesting by far.

[@Pico_Farad]

That's a beautiful radio! Can't wait for the restoration video.

[@tonybeckett3542]

Hi Paul - Yup, give it the resto treatment even though she's an 'AC-DC' wiley. It came this far in fair state so I think this is deserved. I enjoy your 'Fiddles' very much & as you discover, I've had many 'As-Is' units live. The odd one will give a serious "head-scratch" but, it's how she goes. Keeps the pips alive ! Cheers, Tony in S-Africa...

[@kavi4167]

Yesssss! Restoration please please.Cant wait.Thanks you. Greetings from Mauritius.

[@thisolesignguy2733]

that's a real gem, the case is so cool. I'd love to see it rebuilt, but I also think this would be really awesome to be updated to present technology. AM/FM radio w/ bluetooth, maybe even wifi with an LED read out where the tuner is. Just my opinion, I don't mind the vintage radio at all :)

[@rádiosantigos1958]

A very instructive video. As always. Yes! We want to see the entire restoration on this one. Thanks.

[@JamJells]

Looking forward to a rebuild on this radio. Thanks for posting this.

[@richardockman8303]

Yes restore , I have a sentnial that has almost the same cabinet, it was my parents radio .I have recapped it and it works great.

[@knottreel]

I would love to see it restored. Great video, quality information!

[@mingram008]

Love your videos. A ton of information in each one. Keep them coming professor!

[@denisdespins1127]

Man do I like to relax with your learning style Mr C. People NEED the calm...at least I do ! God bless you. Oh, I made a current limited supply with the light bulbs and Iso Transformer for my shop. Tnx

[@sincerelyyours7538]

You don't have to ask, by all means restore the radio. It's a gem of a find. I'm curious to see how you'll fix the interlocked power cord (without just hard-wiring in a new cord, that is!)

[@drteknical6571]

Excellent video Mr Carlson! How about a video that describes in detail, how to identify all the various resistor, capacitor, and small inductor value markings, for the purpose of ordering modern replacement parts. Some of it is easy, and for other components, it's definitely NOT easy. Thanks in advance!

[@rick420buzz]

I can imagine lots of baseball games were enjoyed on that radio. Restored, a lot more games can be enjoyed.

[@tmanimal]

Brilliant, a radio that's the same age as I am....... Unfortunately, the radio is in better condition and works better than I do....😒 It certainly warms up a lot faster..... Greeting, from an old Ham in the UK...🇬🇧 (G4TDA)

[@albertocarballomontenegro9686]

Please , restore that radio and bring it to life again. Greetings from Spain !!

[@Srinathji_Das]

I love this high-quality analysis! 👍

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Much appreciated!

[@c6549_ya]

That's a really nice piece of history. Well worth restoring.

[@darkwing4475]

yup,, always up for a Mr. Carlson restoration,,, :-)

[@travelseedo1]

YES Please Paul, this would be a perfect restoration ! Love your channel BTW, I am into all types of electronic restoration myself. Keep up the great, informative vids !!

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

Please restore this, man. I'd love to see it back up and running properly.

[@davidbeard6851]

These old works of art should always be restored if possible. They just sound so much better than DAB!! and who better to restore it than Mr Carlson.

[@ScanMan]

A restoration rebuild would worth the watch !!

[@patjohnson3100]

You could easily restore this nice old radio. I vote for a restoration. The wooden case looks like it's in great condition. You could make it sound like new. New subscriber looking forward to learning alot.

[@panthony1525]

When it comes to restoration Mr Carlson, need you ask. I'd watch you restore a Toaster, after all I watched the video of you repairing a pair of ladies curling tongs that you had modified "Way back when", also a pocket radio.

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

this guy is a genius, wish I knew half as much as him

[@theoloutlaw]

Yes, Yes! Please rebuild on the channel. It's half of the fun!

[@christophermarshall5765]

Nice little radio. Another project I look forward to see being done.

[@williampz]

I can't wait to see the restoration of these radios you shown.

[@RodBeauvex]

There were a few low end Japanese stereo receivers that had safety interlocks like that. They were usually branded Martel [like the FAX-100], but I've seen other names, like Vicsount.

[@oldenslo4141]

I like the short video much better than the 1 hr or more rebuilds. Thank you.

[@danytoob]

Hey Mr. C ... you gotta know we all want you to do a restore on this one. So ... on with the show!! Thx. DT

[@KRColson]

I would love to see you restore this radio. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@ruperthartop7202]

Yes, would be great to see it restored. Thanks for sharing

[@PaulinesPastimes]

A very pleasing uncluttered design and nice wood finish. I like the dials on American radios that just have the frequencies. Australian radios tend to have all the stations in each state listed on the glass and it can look quite cluttered. Of course, we only have 6 states and 2 territories so it is possible to fit them on. It's a different story for the USA. Would be nice to see you wave your magic wand over this one. 😊👍