I continue with restoring the STC A5130. The speaker is bought back from the brink and with the case restored, it's time for a sound test of this classic Aussie radio.
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@NotGonnaSayFO7 ай бұрын
Probably the 4th time I have watched this. Love that radio, and the work you put into it!
@DavidTipton1017 ай бұрын
Thanks Dean. My first video I think 🙂
@demus8757 Жыл бұрын
Another radio rescued from certain death. The sound is great, especially once the radio was inside the houding. The housing looks great, Dave, you nailed it.
@DavidTipton101 Жыл бұрын
Thank you De Mus 🙂
@terryblackman62173 жыл бұрын
Having watched all five episodes, I especially enjoyed this rebuild as I learned a great deal from watching. Thanks again. Terry
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Thanks Terry, it's good you got something from it 😀
@paulbennell33134 жыл бұрын
I'm just going back over some of your earlier videos because they bear repeating. This one came up well, looks like a well kept 5 year old radio. It gave you a good few head scratchy moments but you and I learned from it and that's what it's all about. Reception sounds good and strong. I think you did the right thing with the transformer, it's good when you have the option of getting a direct replacement. I've found that much more recent stuff doesn't always have the parts availability you'd hope for, I'm talking about equipment made from the 1980's to the early 2000's!
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, thanks. The replacement transformer was from a member of my radio club, a valuable resource if you are in one 👍🙂
@paulbennell33134 жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 I'm not but I'm on a superb forum here in the U.K. which is very helpful and elusive parts can often be found on there. Profiteering is frowned upon though and it's almost like being in a radio club. Sets and parts are available cheaply but it's the parts for later stuff that I sometimes repair for other people that usually cause the headaches. Parts for my own stuff are normally no problem.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
@@paulbennell3313 I hear what you are saying 👍
@osocool1too4 жыл бұрын
STC was such a household name in the day, and I used to go past one of their factories in Maidstone, Melbourne on my way to school by tram in the 1960s. Another great job David. 👍😀🥳
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Steven, I grew up in Essendon so I am quite familiar with Maidstone. STC were based in Sydney, they must have had something in Melbourne too. Interesting factoid, thank you 🙂
@zs1dfr4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful series, David! Hats off to you on your determination and attention to detail! 12 out of 10, Sir :-)
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, Thank you 🙂
@stephencunliffe30622 жыл бұрын
Yet another superb resto job David. Your radio handiwork never ceases to both entertain and amaze me. Thanks for the entertaining content and pleasure . Keep up the good work.
@DavidTipton1012 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stephen, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂
@rvandijk654 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Dave!
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thank you rvandijk65 😃
@ivanigorpollick66902 жыл бұрын
great job again,Dave
@DavidTipton1012 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ivan 🙂
@loricastro37724 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull radio; amaziing restoration! Congratulations and thanks a lot for showing.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hello Lori, thank you, you are welcome 😊
@ethelryan2574 жыл бұрын
This was quite good work. I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing!
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ethel 😀
@davidhamm56264 жыл бұрын
The case came out great, and it sounds good, too !
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks David 😊
@firestick11214 жыл бұрын
great job as usual Dave,, your patients is amassing love the series
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks firestick1121 👍😀
@ferdgreenblatt60114 жыл бұрын
I've learned a lot ,David. Love yer work.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fred 😀
@amaraltimimi41063 жыл бұрын
really wonderful jop Dived you the best with all my respect to you
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Thank you Amar, all the best to you 😀
@amaraltimimi41063 жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 you welcome
@ManojKumar-mx7is4 жыл бұрын
Thanx, You are restoring history...for new generation...keep it up. 😊
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thank you manoj, I will 👍😃
@Martin-io4wc4 жыл бұрын
You sir are a master. Nice job David.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Martin, thank you 🙂
@EnidAgnusDei4 жыл бұрын
That case looks amazing, fair play to you and very well done David, I'd be proud of that.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Red Shutter Photography, it's amazing what a little elbow grease will do. Thank you 😃
@bigmotter0012 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the whole series David and learned a few things also. Thanks for sharing it with us and take care!
@DavidTipton1012 жыл бұрын
Thanks John, take care 😀
@TheUltimateRecycler5 жыл бұрын
Nice Job Dave - it was interesting to follow the progression. :)
@DavidTipton1015 жыл бұрын
Great Recycler! Thanks for the feedback
@mikelast79184 жыл бұрын
well done....i like this particular model
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike 😀
@nicholas7903 жыл бұрын
Amazing, absolutely brilliant! You made a turd of a radio look like a beautiful turd of a radio! Loved every moment! Looking forward to your next project. Maybe we'll get a handsome design next time. Meanwhile, I can't say enough about how much I appreciate your skills and perseverance! Best restoration videos on you tube! Thank you soooo much!!!
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nicholas 👍😀
@samhatch46655 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks Dave 👌
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
No worries SAm 🙂
@ManojKumar-mx7is4 жыл бұрын
David sir, by watching your dedication and passion towards your profession, i can understand what you feel when you finished your one another project..... hats off to you..😊
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi manoj, thank you very much. I do develop an attachment to them by the time I've finished them 🙂
@kharakim4 жыл бұрын
Nicely done! And a very handsome little table radio by my lights.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thank you Moshe ben Asher 😀
@lyntonprescott34124 жыл бұрын
Lovely little radio. I like the tuning scale that covers the whole of the continent. The UK being much smaller had fewer named stations but the older sets did cover most of Europe. Sadly most of the stations are now gone.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Lynton, We did have a unique dial layout, NZ's was similar, I don't know if other countries did a similar thing. Hopefully AM lasts a bit longer 🤞
@MrAntuan2282 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Radio 👍
@DavidTipton1012 жыл бұрын
Thank you Anthony 👍🙂
@tubeDude484 жыл бұрын
Excellent job!
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ted 😃
@CraneofBoulogne4 жыл бұрын
When you have something as dirty as this radio was when you first pulled the chassis out of the case there is an alternative way to go about cleaning it and it is not expensive, yet it is a good bit quicker too. If you folks still have starting either in aerosol cans it is an excellent way to rid something of dust and grime and even oil and grease. I have always used it before painting automotive parts, it drys instantly to a clean dry finish. It is cheap enough too, just a few bucks a can. Try it sometime, you may like it too.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the product Jeff?
@CraneofBoulogne4 жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 There are many brands but, it is all called "Starting Fluid" or "Either Start". I used to walk down a row of trucks early on a cold morning at work and use a shot of an aerosol can of starting either to crank them so that the drivers could take right off once they showed up for work. It is very commonly used here to start diesels on cold mornings. It works with gasoline engines too but it must be used sparingly. I will get you a URL from a place selling it, as i am sure they use it in Australia too. It is very cheap here, a few bucks a can i think. www.amazon.com/Johnsens-6732-12PK-Premium-Starting-Fluid/dp/B00C873N7U/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=starting+ether+aerosol&qid=1585871949&sr=8-3 This is a case of twelve cans for thrity odd dollars. It is not expensive but it works well to clean off stuff and leave absolutely no residue. You will learn to work fast with it because it evaporates extremely fast and it is cold, very cold. Safe for the enviroment and useful for certain purposes. I am amazed you do not know about it, though i must admit i am suggesting a use for the stuff that most don't think about. GIve it a go as you say in Australia, it is great to clean all the oil off something you are about to paint. Nothing beats it at that task.
@zx8401ztv3 жыл бұрын
It looks like a warm and inviting radio to listen to, loverly restoration :-D Hopefully the speaker didn't develop any more cracks since last year.
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
It's one of my 'working' radios zx8401ztv, that is, it's plugged and used from time to time and it's sill going strong 🙂
@KorAllRBare3 жыл бұрын
🐨 A Double Wheel Grinder with Polishing wheels attached will make quick work of polishing up these cases, especially if you use the right Cutting and or polishing wax.. APU I Dropped a 👍
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
I've seen it done KorAllRBare but haven't tried it yet, thanks 🙂
@brianjohn91444 жыл бұрын
Shoe polish is good and you can get it in lots of colours, masks scratches too.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian, I'll try that 🙂
@philipblick88873 жыл бұрын
Yet another masterpiece restoration Dave. Maybe sometime a old car valve radio restoration would be interesting . Cheers
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Thanks Philip, someone offered me a car radio but I turned it down, they don't seem to interest me for some reason 😟
@ahmedandnermoo3 жыл бұрын
Very.. very good.
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ahmed 😀
@Soothsayer6204 жыл бұрын
excellent job . thanks
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks soothsayer1😃
@jeffreyhaynes57744 жыл бұрын
You are doing a fine job saving those old radios.Your radios are much nicer than our American radios.Thanks for the videos.Can you do one on a Grundig ks-598 stereo console?.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeffrey, I don't have a Grundig ks-598 to work on and I don't know if that model ever sold in Australia although Grundig was sold here.
@ottodydaktyk4 жыл бұрын
Well done! I'm surprised that you found another transformer...
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi David, thanks. Is it was a bit of luck. I got it from the radio club president after posting it on a radio Facebook page. Most of the club members are on it 😃
@silviowel3 жыл бұрын
ola mestre ........parabens, como não elogiar seu trabalho que vai aos minimos detalhes ate a perfeita obra entregue............saudações brasileiras a voce um forte abraço
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Obrigado Silvio 👍😀
@schraubnix15834 жыл бұрын
Hello David For dull bakelite housing I use shoe polish (colorless) so that old bakelite shines again . greets Uli ( Schraubnix )
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
I've heard that before, thanks Scraubnix 😃
@Radioman9282 ай бұрын
I’ve had good luck with tung oil to restore the shine on tired bakelite. Regardless it looks great !!!
@DavidTipton1012 ай бұрын
Ok, thanks for the tip Ralph 👍🙂
@GroverCricketDaisy11 ай бұрын
Thanks
@DavidTipton10111 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your support @GroverCricketDaisy 👍😃
@claesmansson90706 ай бұрын
Repair the loudspeaker with contact glue, the old type non waterbased that stays flexible, thats what glasslinger does.
@DavidTipton1016 ай бұрын
I used to use contact adhesive, I now use a rubber compound Claes 🙂
@hanifkhan-gd4nm4 жыл бұрын
Nice work. How existing to listen sound through a vintage valve machine, its still sounds. You are among few persons who introduce our glorious past to young generation through media.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to think it motivated someone young to keep this hobby alive, thanks hanif khan 🙂
@erin190304 жыл бұрын
I wonder what customers thought about the new radio enclosures when going from wood to plastics. I remember the negative out cry in 1968 when Pontiac epoxied the first plastic bumpers on cars here in America.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
I remember the same outcry in Australia when the design rules allowed for flush plastic bumpers too 🙂 I don't know about radio cases though, well before my time 😃
@Justplast4 жыл бұрын
Good Job
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thank you ACHF 👍😄
@user-dm4nk6gh3b4 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!! You have TALENT !!!
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Thanks владимир софьин 😃
@user-dm4nk6gh3b4 жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 Just super !!! I envy !!!
@jeffreyhaynes57744 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave ,use shoe polish on that radio cabinet.Works every time with a buffing wheel.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Good tip,thanks Jeffrey 👍
@erin190304 жыл бұрын
Yes I am a fan of paste wax shoe polish too. It comes in colors and as a neutral. I even tried the old GI technique for spit shinning the tip of my jump boots. Carefully add a few drops of lighter fluid in the wax well, light it and put it out after 10 seconds. You will be left with a puddle of hot melted wax. Dip a few cotton balls on the wax and spread it over he area being polished. Let it stand until the wax comes to a haze, then buff with a brush. Finish it off with a soft buffing cloth or buffing wheel. The finish will come up to a water proof natural bright sheen, showing of the rubbed in colored wax rubbed into the wood grain.
@jonka14 жыл бұрын
The case came up superbly. Worth making a back for it?
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi jonka!, later on I purchased a back for it from HRSA an Australian radio club.
@richardyoung46164 жыл бұрын
How do you get the chassis so clean with just using compressed air, it looked rusty.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, I don't remember sorry, this video is very old. I usually blow it off with air then clean it with alcohol and cloth or toothbrush. It it's rusty I treat it with rust converter or media blast it then re-protect it 👍🙂
@hansverlaan4829 Жыл бұрын
Very nice radio, does it need a board on the back side? Greeting Hans.
@DavidTipton101 Жыл бұрын
Hi Hans thank you. There is no board on the back and no provision for one, it was quite common to not fit one back then 🙂
@hansverlaan4829 Жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 Ok, it is a bit dangerous, i did not knew that, thanks&success Dave!
@mauriciowilson88294 жыл бұрын
David Tipton - ¿Realmente considera que ése aparato vale el tiempo, esfuerzo y el costo empleado en ponerlo a funcionar otra vez...? ¿Para finalmente dejarlo intalado... dónde...? -- Si es un recuerdo de la abuelita.... mejor sería una buena foto de ella...
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Ha-ha Mauricio, lo hago por hobby, mantiene mi mente activa y me gusta escucharlos. Los guardo como pantallas en mi casa 👍🙂
@mauriciowilson88294 жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 -- Señor Tripton... En primer lugar debo decirle que mi comentario lo hice sin sarcasmo ni crítica corrosiva. Mi opinión nace del hecho que trabajé en lo mismo, mas de 40 años, y hoy me resisto a reparar artefactos antiguos. Un gran saludo cordial para usted, desde España.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
No tomé tu comentario como crítica en absoluto. Entiendo, ¿por qué me molestaría en arreglar algo viejo e inútil? Me cansaré de hacerlo algún día y pasaré a otra cosa 😃
@alanm28093 жыл бұрын
Hi David, did these have a fibreboard caseback?
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, yes they did. Replica backs are available from HRSA. You can contact Stan Snyders if you want one: stansnyders@hotmail.com 🙂
@alanm28093 жыл бұрын
@@DavidTipton101 Thanks David much appreciated
@jimburns3484 жыл бұрын
Never did like radios that had their speaker cones mounted upwards. Too much accumulation of dust and dirt build up into the cones. The vibrations shake the debris into the coil magnet. Particularly bad on models with no dust cap for the VC.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more Jim, I always expect the worst 😌🙂
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
does it need a fibreboard back ?
@DavidTipton1013 жыл бұрын
It did have one originally, I purchased a reproduction back cover from the radio club 👍🙂
@kevinfroment26684 жыл бұрын
David, check out Uncle Dug's Videos on reconing speakers.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin, thanks, that's where I got my speaker training. I have an enormous amount of respect for UD 😃
@Landrew04 жыл бұрын
Some restorers recreate the back panel from particle board.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
I got a new laser cut one from my radio club 👍😀
@princesalvi35424 жыл бұрын
No any vedio for sound problem .when all tube blowing .respected sir do something.
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Ok
@waynethompson84164 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, I had an idea occur to me while you were mentioning the dirty sockets for the tubes. A bit of some sort of contact cleaner and some of these might do the trick to clean them out in a jiffy: www.amazon.com.au/s?k=interdental+brushes&ref=nb_sb_noss Let me know what you think. Also, I have heard, but never tried myself, that using Dawn dish washing liquid to clean the chassis works great. If you have tried this, or if you do some time in the future, let me know how it works. This was another great video. Wayne
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks Wayne, I'll look at those, I need something. I'll try Dawn and see how it goes 🙂
@matsb64634 жыл бұрын
It sounds like you used one of the old amplifier when you made this video, a lot of hiss and crackle going on....
@DavidTipton1014 жыл бұрын
Hi Mats B, this was my first video, it's a shocker 😒🙂
@matsb64634 жыл бұрын
David Tipton ok, I understand, otherwise thanks for very interesting vidoes👍