1966 National Panasonic T-100D Transistor Radio Restoration

[@jdsgotninelives]

My grandfather had one of these. I remember as a child, that little light switch on the top fascinated me. This was really emotional for me. Loved what you did. A brilliant restoration of a classic. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[@sonujoshi7647]

Bhai yah radio chahie Kahan Milega

[@goldsmoothworks7178]

वाह क्या गजब का विडियो बनाया है. 26 मिनट में मै 60 साल से 12 साल का हो गया. उस जमाने में रेडियो वो भी नेशनल पनासोनिक 3 तोला सोने की कीमत यानी आज के 130000 रुपये.26 मिनट का ये विडियो किसी बड़े बजट की फिल्म से कम नहीं है. भैयाजी आपके टैलेंट को सलाम.

[@ravindrag8277]

Amazing brother

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

Glad he didn’t put any unnecessary music 🎵 in this video. Didn’t even need talking. Good video! 👍🏾

[@rozalee6703]

No matter what others may say, you do a fine job of taking something anyone else would consider junk and bring it back to an attractive usable life. You look like you do this with what you have, and may not have the capacity or finances to replace some of the parts or your objective is to make it work as is. After all, if you want to sell it, you may not get the money you spent back out of it if you go to the cost of fully restoring it. Good job and fun to watch you work.

[@vijayshringarpure3614]

सब पुरानी यादे ताजा हुई आपकी कलाकारी व मेहनत और दिलचस्पी देखके दंग रह गया!!! बहोत खुब!!

[@glenndejong6817]

Mate , you have a great memory to put it back together again , buggered if I could do this . Nice work .

[@karvast5726]

To be fair he did record everything,he could just watch his recordings if he forgot what goes where

[@prooftest9484]

I HIGHLY RESPECT YOUR KNOWLEDGE LOVE WATCHING YOU WORK

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Why are you screaming?

[@dolbys]

What is left to say? You're an artist, you have my respect, great job, congratulations!!!

[@MRNVCDIY]

Thanks

[@dolbys]

@@MRNVCDIY Welcome!

[@karimdailyjazz]

this is the best restoration in youtube

[@scottgarb3016]

Amazing patience and perseverance doing this work. Well done.

[@opshacom1]

I can't believe you restore the tuning cord so easily. you are an expert!

[@СтаниславПопов-л6ж]

60-year-old electronics still work, and modern breaks down after 3 years!

[@antumondal6678]

Its called Old garminium transistor ... This technology better than today digital mosfate tecnology..

[@mahidevar485]

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[@qasimpathan6324]

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[@kovaikalyanm3395]

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[@arvindjoshi2436]

THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR FOR YOUR NICE DEMONSTRATION 🙏

[@retroboomboxstudio]

A brilliant job! I have restored an R-100 recently and but never attempted anything like this. Fascinating!

[@Sharpfxscalper77]

😲

[@DravidaTamilan24]

Its wiring identification is very difficult . You are great .

[@ajitjindallucknow]

Great restoration of a classic set of 60's. i loved its sound

[@anoopkumar-ih6dq]

Excellent job. Well done 👏

[@phillipyannone3195]

Unbelievable! I'm impressed. You must have worked at the factory. Great job.

[@tahiranawab404]

I admire your work. That's was a pearl time of 70's and 80's

[@waraich62]

no doubt in it if you add 60, i had about 20 of them but before my heart surgery i donate to a museum in Ringsted Denmark in august 2015, because i was affraid if i pass away my family member will throw them away.

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[@munawarhassan4435]

Where are you from

[@nileshjadhav1858]

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[@wireworks616]

Great job on the hardware, but again the capacitors need to be replaced and resistors need to be checked. The radio restorations I and many other do here is circuitry and radio alignment. We usually leave the outer case in original state. Great video. Maybe you and I can hook up on a radio, I do the circuitry, you do the case and hardware. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@aklankrisz]

Not so fast! Japanese capacitors are (and was) very good. I have 30+ years old electrolytics and they are still like new electrically.

[@AldoCugnini]

@@aklankrisz Very random. Paper caps usually leak and degrade, especially on power supplies.

[@hi-fidude6670]

@@aklankrisz Piss off. A 50 old radio doesnt have a single capacitor that works properly, every single one is way past their lifetime. Japan or not, old caps are shit no matter if from the 60s or 70s or 80s. New ones are built better and last longer. That radio is practically on its last legs. I have 40 year old Japanese very high end amplifier with Nichicon filter capacitors which were likely the best brand at the time. I changed the filter capacitors with new ones and it sounded better, the old ones do not filter the current nearly as well. Leaving filter caps in 40+ year old gear is just asking for more trouble, could ruin the rectifier and transformer sooner or later.

[@hi-fidude6670]

@@AldoCugnini Every paper capacitor in any electronic unit is faulty today, every single one have to be replaced. So you can either change them yourself which is quite cheap in a mid 60s radio because there is not that many and the values are tiny. Or you could wait for one of them to really mess up your unit and repair it at a much higher price.

[@CSSIandAssociate]

@@aklankrisz Correct not everyone has an ESR meter. However, if you want to work with electronics having one is very useful. I have the Blue ESR tester. It also comes in handy checking batteries as well. With that said I would check them. It is a puzzle if they are off you know that was a contribution to the problem or the whole problem. Now since you are in there and caps are cheap replace them with a good quality cap. I go with Nichicon caps. Caps and most electronics parts are cheap. Just have fun with it. Yes, I would replace them but check the values.

[@wernerfeil7900]

Das hast du sehr gut gemacht.

[@babus4511]

I am looking for a talented guy like you in my country. But nobody has the inclination to give service for a old radio.

[@jeanmariepianelli2826]

Fantastique ! Votre travail est très haut de gamme et Merci de garder le souvenir des premières radio qui ont fait notre bonheur lorsque nous étions enfants.

[@Rzukjlm]

Hard work Excellent restoration No need to adjust any components inside after such a massive overhaul 7star 💎

[@trickywu9796]

Oh! I forgot to mention that the results speak for themselves. You saved that radio for future owners. Looks good.

[@dherithea1362]

S843t Ini.

[@karimdailyjazz]

very very good restoration Sr

[@skyideas86]

good video, very great skill

[@ramankumar-ej4tj]

Vaah yrr bhaie kya baat hai Maan gye boss 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏

[@josephtaverna1287]

Answer to the one man's question I doubt we're all the connectors go back that's very simple he's filming everything as he's taking them off this guy is very good at what he does it's true he didn't replace the capacitors and other transistors however we don't know how much he's charging this man for this job do we as far as I'm concerned I would definitely let him work on any of my electronics very good video

[@Abdulkader-wn1cl]

very nice

[@josemanuelvara1870]

Cuanta historia en esa Panasonic ! Tremendo tu saber hacer y paciencia.

[@kappakappa7950]

A great bravo to your courage and your patience!🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷👌👌👌 Keep going!

[@keithwhisman]

You’re cleaning the electronics while preventing cavities at the same time, nice work!

[@lakshmipentakota4077]

Mind-blowing your work thank you for video keep it up

[@javilarg]

That shortwave radio is beautiful. Amazing, it’s incredible that it’s working perfectly after a full disassembly. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tmburns4]

Love the video! Don't listen to all the haters in the comments. Most of these people aren't posting any videos at all. Keep up the good work.

[@Ds-lo4rp]

وه تتتو الي ل قبل الف سي ىةةةة الي سر

[@Ds-lo4rp]

ةا الي قبل زي لا لا ول بث قبل زقق

[@Ds-lo4rp]

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[@Ds-lo4rp]

ىبنثنفقزيزث

[@Ds-lo4rp]

ول لا ليس يبلغ ة ةا أو ةاااااااا

[@satishvasane6812]

Thanks brother from India

[@vaccavo]

I saw you restoring a Hitachi Transistor the other day. O have one which works perfectly, but needs a TLC. If I trusted the Brazilian mail, I would send It to you. Congratulations! You do a great job!

[@charleslauter5035]

Wow, All of this work with very few tools. Amazing !

[@rajubrtech448]

Very nice. Old is Gold

[@idelmaraquino7089]

Em 1966 aos treze anos fui morar a quase dois mil km de Manaus, quem tinha rádio em casa era só pra enfeite até que apareceu Philco Super Transb que tinha um sintonizador giratório onde aparecia os nomes das capitais com as frequências de suas estações de rádio. Foi uma verdadeira revolução, lá eu houvia os jogos de praticamente todos os estados do país. Não me considero saudosista, mas já procurei em lojas de antiguidades e não encontrei, mas ainda não desisti.

[@casadasaguasd.anareis9320]

Meu sonho é ter um rádio desse antigo, é lindo. Bom dia 🌷🌷🌷❤

[@vishaltadavi686]

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[@2바이오]

1966년전 수리하라

[@agussriyono1269]

Radio yang mengingatkan aku waktu masih kecil Salam sukses selalu Bosque

[@RssutharJaisalmer]

Wow! Very good Radio Model 😯👌👆🙏

[@63256325N]

Bold move getting into that old radio. Not to bad a job considering. Thanks for the video. 👍

[@mauzim]

Wonderful restoration. Congrats.

[@sotantrashah1915]

Its so interesting video.i like it very much

[@kenshinflyer]

Try retrobrighting next time to get rid of the yellow discoloration on your plastics so that you won't just resort to using sandpaper and paint. There are tons of methods of retrobrighting on KZbin, notably the method used by The 8-Bit Guy. Then again, glad that, somehow, you bring otherwise dead and beat-up old electronics back to life.

[@mepatwariji3456]

Excellent job done. Inspirational

[@martamariadasilvasilva8966]

HOMEM VC E INCRIVEL CURTO MUITO RESTAURACAO DE COISAS ANTIGAS....EU TAMBEM FAZ MUITOS ANOS QUE MIM ARRICO EM ALGUMAS COISAS... NAO FICAM PERFEITAS MAS MELHORA UM POUCO...olha ja dei o meu gostei...jose motorista.

[@zxunix9274]

Nice machine and nice work! I recommend that you use dichloroethane or dichloromethane to repair certain plastic parts. To extend the crack, I would use a hot stapler, which melts a thin metal wire into plastic. Also, for stable operation of the device, I would check the electrolytic capacitors, because they could already dry out and lose capacity (I use an LCR meter to check the details). Good luck with further repairs and restorations!

[@Georges-MILLION]

Magnifique travail ! Beautiful work !!!!!

[@rabprav1411]

Отлично ! Молодец .

[@aftabshafi]

You have done a great job

[@hbsdfort9556]

You are so very talented.

[@dutrabarros4519]

Pensei que quando ele fosse ligar pra testar ia tocar a música da caneta azul 😂😂. Ficou muito bom o serviço. Parabéns 👏👏❤

[@muhmmadiqbal3715]

یہ ٹرانسسٹر کتے کا ملے گا

[@ssreddysaripalli1467]

Great job thanks I got some energy by watching this video

[@amilcarmoncada1801]

Excelente restauracion de esta radio de transistores Panasonic T-100D de 1966, saludos y respetos desde Venezuela.

[@scharkalvin]

Plastic yellows after time. 'The 8 bit guy' has done some videos on how he restores plastic cases to their original color. Painting the chassis? Why? It's hidden inside the radio and can't be seen, and you MUST be able to get all the grounded electrical connections to make contact with it for the radio to work.

[@bluberrialpha]

He also shouldn't have painted the metal accents, at least sand them a bit more or find something to fill in those pits. Also, should've used a filer for those knobs they are the most important (to me at least, so it would be more aesthetically pleasing)

[@johnazhderian5734]

I want the chassis to look brand new.

[@karimdailyjazz]

very good restoration good job

[@nelubelu7970]

Felicitări! Ai făcut o lucrare de nota zece,mi-ar fi plăcut să am și eu un asemenea aparat de radio, cred că va mai functiona 10 ani fără reparație, ești foarte bun la capitolul ăsta 👍👍👍

[@ivanigorpollick6690]

i think-this was extremly dificult,well done job

[@nanjundaraomk3965]

Very hard work done .i am also having o"ld bush radio 1972 moddle are in good condition.

[@NisarAhmad-jr6ol]

An Excellent restoration video. Enjoyed every second of it. Good job!

[@unnikrishnan.m.r.3503]

Great work dear... love from Kerala.india.

[@trickywu9796]

This was quite a “tour de force”, what with the very confusing and complicated wiring and how to to put it all back together even with photos and videos to refer to , I don’t know how you managed it. Bravo, enjoyed watching you navigate thru putting it all back together and the numerous problem solving. Subscribed.

[@jaysukhthanki6701]

I need woodan body radio avaible or not?

[@د.رفعتجاسم]

Beautiful classic device, good job and well done

[@royvahldieck9381]

Great Job!

[@bobskie321]

The fine winding on the left side of the ferrite bar at 12:38 is for MW while the thicker winding on the right is for SW1. The antenna for SW2 & SW3 is often a telescopic antenna.

[@nandanupadhyay7918]

Very good working style

[@КошмарКошмар-й2б]

Hi Mr.NVC👋👋👋very good restoration radio 👍👍👍

[@mmme9671]

Amazing work! A beauty!

[@karimdailyjazz]

very good job please more radio restoration

[@franciscoortiz3210]

interesting work, but the metal parts lost a lot with the spray. It would have been better polished and lacquered. plastic cleaning well. Did the chassis look good with the spray but could that affect the faraday effect of it? The only ugly result was how bad the letters on the front remained after the spray. They were sculpted in metal. a little Chinese ink would have been enough after painted. Anyway, enjoy watching this video. thanks for uploading it to yoytube !!!!

[@furkanpathan1751]

Ghajab yar parfect ho aap isme master class sir

[@eduardpascal7229]

Nice job Man, respect!!! Greetings from Romania !!!

[@AusRadioHistorian]

Hi from ham radio VK3AML. This was my first transistorised general-coverage HF and MF receiver, bought new and given to me by my parents for my 13th birthday on 8th March 1967. It was of fairly recent manufacture then, so at a guess these would have come on the Australian market in 1966. Sensitivity was quite good, though a little noisy without the aid of a tuned external antenna. For tuning 160 and 80 metres I used a coil in series with my inverted "L" antenna and earth, aligned outside the radio with the internal ferrite rod antenna. I think the transistors were mostly germanium - or perhaps very early silicon. Main problem was that the receiver drifted badly in frequency, so that even with an added BFO they were not much good for sideband reception. Above 18 MHz the frequency drift and the image responses were so bad as to make the receiver a poor performer at the top end of the frequency spectrum. You could tune AM CB signals on 27 MHz but even the proximity of your hand near the tuning dial could make the receiver tune off the station. There was a square loop antenna around the back of the radio, which could be flipped up above the radio. It looked impressive, but was not much good for enhancing reception on any frequency, so I rarely had it flipped up. The first thing to wear out on these was generally the audio volume switchpot, which would come on with a loud "bang" unless the pot was replaced. Good luck with your restoration. Very nostalgic for me.

[@diegoantunez505]

Beatiful resto!!!

[@tedwatson9929]

It blows me away that all those transistors, and wires, and assorted electronics can be cleaned with water. It would be interesting to see the special pains you must take to dry them.

[@xe2irn]

well done. i make some restorations and my friends cant belive me when i say a clean part with soap and water and some time i sumerge the electronics in water. congrats.

[@MRNVCDIY]

Yes. Thanks

[@Игорь1-1-11]

Wonderful!

[@frankroper3274]

I wish I could do this! Modern radio technology is so much better though!

[@أحمدالعراقي-ث9ز3ط]

Very nice work keep it up 🌼

[@Argumedies]

I realize that my answer is that it's all in experience but I must ask the question... How the hell do you remember where all those connections go

[@lyricalgateway2193]

Me too!

[@kd8opi]

I dont put my projects on youtube, but the way I do it is: digital camera (you can take hundreds of pics if you want) labeled small plastic sandwich bags, and sometimes a small note pad/pencil. Basically stuff you have around the house.

[@martybrown21p]

@@kd8opi I also try to get the wiring diagrams for my project before I start. Once I ran into a radio that was modified by a previous owner.

[@saarike]

I think exactly same than you! No other explanation, but this guy is genius. I wonder if there were some high esr caps after this awesome job ;).

[@lalita078]

Radio circuit are all most the same for every brand. Tuner circuit, frequency amplifier circuit, oscillator circuit, sound amplifier circuit. Even you take one resister out of the whole circuit i know which part is missing. You have to study radio circuit.

[@masagusimam3836]

Look at the Variable Capacitor (Varco) so amazing.

[@mulyonoahmad4405]

Nice work

[@kupez-6725]

Мастер высшего пилотажа !

[@waldekst6201]

dobra praca.piękne radio.stary dobry japończyk

[@chrislloyd4984]

Love your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@tarsemlal6722]

Amazing 👍👍👍👍

[@Хатиман]

Great job

[@yuzu1222]

レトロな作りと、むき出しのバリコンが懐かしいですね。

[@wilfredodelacruz2323]

Dipa ko tao radio nayan good work sir

[@leonardodic3po607]

This was an improvement over your last transistor radio video. You cleaned the circuit boards in this one and did more corrosion removal. However, as others have pointed out, you need to replace old capacitors to restore any durability/reliability to these circuits. Also, the silver paint you are using to restore chrome/faux chrome finishes looks cheap and unconvincing. You need to find a fine chrome paint and do more fine sanding to prep these parts. Further, the decision to mask the letters on the front trim didn't turn out well. It would have been better to mask a "regular shaped" area containing the words, or better still, refinish the entire area and either re-stencil the words or create water slide labels. And, again, reusing old cold solder joints, instead of removing old solder and applying new, is bound to lead to failed joints. I'm still hanging in here to see how much of the advice that people are giving you will be implemented in future projects.

[@tmburns4]

Was trying to find your videos showing these techniques. Can you share a link to your work?

[@gb5uq]

I restored one of these some time ago. I wasn't my intention to rebuild it but since it arrived smashed in transit I had little choice. Superb radio but most of the old germanium transistors had broken down internally and had to be replaced, parts sourcing was a problem, particularly the battery / s-meter but after a year and a half work and expense (far more than it will ever be worth) it was as good as new.

[@tootall5559]

I've got one that would give you a tough time. An old Jade radio that was somebody's shop radio. it actually works on AC power, but the battery box is shot. It works, but is a real mess. I cleaned it up the best I could, but that wasn't much. I also have an old tube type car radio I don't even know how to test. (I also have some tubes to go with it)

[@MRNVCDIY]

My radio lost the battery case. I finished it with a 9v battery.

[@swarisali3790]

Very nice work master

[@bijohnAdams]

Excellent work... And

[@claudiotrindade8059]

Brasil Rio de Janeiro cidade maravilhosa . Esse rádio ficou shom .👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@JuanGonzalez-kb4ho]

Quedo como Nueva Radio, Felicitaciones.