FADA Radio Receiver From 1937 Electronic Restoration! [Repair]

Join Mr Carlson in both labs as he repairs and restores a FADA model 360 radio receiver from the 30's. This receiver will be repaired with test equipment from the same time period. For the link to the Calendar and more, click the SHOW MORE tab just below this description.
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[@MrCarlsonsLab]

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[@Killerspieler0815]

@Mr Carlson's Lab - Seems USA radios from 1960s ( & early 1970s ? ) & older have a horrible lethal construction (just like WW2 era stuff) , even worse than some Chinese Travel-Death-dapters ... In Germany this state just lasted until early 1960s , quickly adopted the transistor & the low voltage line transformer ( cord - fuse - switch - transformer - rectifier - capacitors )

[@BruceNitroxpro]

Paul, you may wish to tell the viewers that the time signal is also a frequency marker and should be on 2.5 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, etc. In the day, this was the ultimate time and frequency signal. Even today, only the most sensitive tuning indicators go below one Hz. difference at a WWV frequency. Most of these are controlled by extremely accurate oscillators such as those dependent on methods other than quartz crystals.

[@greggaieck4119]

FAD RADIO RECEIVER FROM THE 1937 LOOKS KOOL

[@greggaieck4808]

Mr Carlson I watch on utube his name is Mrister radio whe he restore radios receivers he puts in a jack in so can hook up a mp3player or your cell phone on the old radios that is a not good it make the money go down I like old radios receivers

[@greggaieck4808]

Mr Carlson the radio Receiver sound good I'ma looking forward to more new videos on you restoreing oid shortwave radio Receiver your utube videos are awesome

[@MrTylerStricker]

There is something VERY Zen about watching Dr Carlson save the planet by restoring one radio receiver at a time.

[@cinderswolfhound6874]

You have a very rare gift in that you get people who have no idea what you are talking about to watch to the end and enjoy your knowledge

[@saths]

Indeed. That is a mark of a great teacher!

[@bradleyleben7785]

Back in the mid-1930s my mom remembers the first radio my grandfather brought home. She said she remembers the whole family would stare at it as it played like people do today at a television. Then in 1942 my moms two older brothers were drafted into the military and the radio became a lifeline of knowledge about the war. You can’t help but wonder how the vintage radio like this may have played as a lifeline to somebody’s family back then. As always I thoroughly enjoyed your video Paul. And I always look forward to the next one.

[@maryrafuse3851]

Such a wonderful reflection on this era.

[@tomtke7351]

As a comforting but ludicrous idea I muse that on our passing we can speak with any of those who passed before.... I'll add to my list the engineers who designed this radio. Including praising their selection of power cord grommets.... and a very robust radio receiver... Thx mr C

[@agems56]

And in Germany my grand parents had to ingeniously design a way to disguise the radio they had into a grandfather clock cabinet, because they were not allowed during the war. In the U.K. a license was required to have a regular radio! How times have changed!

[@greggaieck4808]

Mr Carlson iam thinking about getting my ham license

[@Dziugenonas]

My great-grandparents would listen to Voice of America in the Soviet Union post WW2. They were convinced that Americans were coming to liberate them. Sadly that never happened.

[@dougrobison5342]

Wow, Paul you are fantastic! That radio realignment was better than the 1938 factory version. I was born in 1945 and my father came back from WWII to learn electronics radio and tv repair in the early 1950’s, mostly self taught, and made a living doing so and supported our family. He tried to teach me,as well, but I wasn’t interested! I always knew he had the “touch” for electronics and the passion too but never really appreciated it. Watching you brings my young experiences with my father back very clearly and makes me more aware how talented a man he was, as you are also! Thank You Very Much! PS- Even tho I didn’t follow my father in the electronics field, I did succeed in flying very technical airplanes worldwide for the USAF and United Airlines for 35 years and developed a deep appreciation for your talent and skills! God Blessed You and it’s great that you are passing that on to many others. Again, thanks much.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thank You for your very kind comment, and sharing your story too!

[@1Rowdy1derful]

And Thank you for your service Sir Leonard Legg 782nd radar squadron 1966 - 1970

[@michaeldavidheit]

Thank you for your service to our country sir; I did my time in the Army.

[@japc4326]

I have to say that if you are serious about learning electronics, Mr Carlson's Lab is like having a teacher speak directly to you. Fantastic and easy to understand his explanations on the why and how of doing things, just great.

[@alansmith4734]

Imagine Orson Welles - War of the Worlds performance, from 1938, being broadcast on this set!

[@the8bitbarn836]

Good Point! I bet if living back in the day and only being able to hear the story unfold without knowing it was just a radio show, would probably scare the devil out of you. But that entertainment right? We take so much for granted today it's a shame.

[@beakytwitch7905]

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - and you Mr Carlson have got me at it too!! I have recapped, repaired and aligned one 1948 radio. Two more to go dating to the early 1950s. Have recapped and repaired a 1962 Cossor 1099 oscilloscope, and am building an accessory device for it to add a normal Y attenuator / amplifier, a sig genny, and a frequency meter switched between X, Y and genny. There is much more, but no need to list here. Using vintage to fix vintage is fun !

[@the8bitbarn836]

Keep going your doing great! Just remember the rules! It's not dead! It's retired! If it's worth fixing do it right! Nothing electronic should be forgotten!

[@luthiervandros]

@@the8bitbarn836 haha the name of my guitar amp repair biz is “forgotten gear restorations”. I couldn’t agree with your sentiment more!

[@5cloudwalker]

I love❤ these 1930’s restorations 😊

[@hammeys1]

I was about to go out shopping till my phone went ping telling me you had uploaded a video, guess shopping can wait. Really enjoy your videos and have learnt a great deal about electronics since I have been subscribed to your channel. Thank you and have a good day from Liverpool England

[@bobs5596]

until i saw the name on the vedolyzer, i though he said beatlelyzer. and i'm still looking for the fluxx capacitor. now i gotta get back to the yellow sub...

[@Pulse87dotca]

I used to have that signal generator, and I still own the same variac as you. I first started messing with vintage radios when I bought a batch of broken AA5 tabletop sets at an auction for next to nothing. Surprisingly, I never had an accident or shock from one of those dangerous radios, and got a good many working. Back then, my "restorations" were simply replace the defective components and sometimes tune up the IF, and I still love those old tube radios! Real radios glow in the dark. Keep them singing!

[@triac2008]

Last summer while vacationing in Chautauqua New York, I picked up a couple of 1940 era radios from an antique shop. One was a GLF F-770. It's an am-fm-phono type. After doing a little research it seems it was privately produced for the local farmers and merchants of western New York area. GLF stands for Grange League Federation. I love the history behind these old finds. Been working with electronics for about 40 years. This will be my first "old time radio" restore. Thanks to Mr. Carlson I brought it up slowly with the variac, isolation transformer, and dim bulb tester. I found out that the transformer was shorted. Lucky enough to find a NOS transformer. It works! Now for the caps. This will be a fun restore. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Mr. C.

[@pcuser80]

Was in 1937 100% Now in 2020 200% Great job!

[@thomasjones-kg5zi842]

The SUPREME VEDOLYZER? YES! I'm such a fan... Thanks Paul! Fun to watch!

[@markashley5074]

Mr Carlson needs more diagnostic gear .. LOL. I really appreciate the in depth discussion in all your vids.

[@smstiao-tecnologia]

Straight from Brazil. My dear friend Mr Carlson's, greetings! I'm a fan of your videos and teachings, I've been working with electronics for about 40 years and always learn a little more from you here on the channel. Please continue this, as many and many others have learned more and more from an experienced master like you. I wish you much Peace, Health and Prosperity!

[@greggaieck4808]

Mr Carlson your FADA RADIO RECEIVER 2 bands Broadcast band and ham band from 1937 is cool

[@gavincurtis]

Just got back at 9:00 and heard about the buzz we all get to have. Watching these old beauties come back to life is buzz enough for me.

[@gregf9160]

An _amazing_ restoration and yes, those RF engineers really knew what they were doing. Thanks so much for this.

[@johnz8210]

Pretty awesome. Thanks for the video. What a treasure Mr. Carlson and this channel are for us. I'm sometimes not a big fan of modern tech, but in this case it's sure nice to have it - so we can have these awesome videos available to us.

[@Trilinie]

Mr Carlson takes me back to my adolescence, as to when I had a lot of old (not working) TV's and radio's! Oh! Such fun it was! - Totally enthralling! I wanted to be a TV and Radio repair person when I was 14 years old! (1964) If I had have had Mr Carlson 'teaching me' I'm sure I would have been successful!

[@Rev22-21]

Everytime boredom comes knocking of late I find myself tuning into another Mr. Carlson's lab video and presto... I get recharged and start contemplating my next restoration. Of late my wife just found a Silvertone 4565 tabletop at a garage sale for a whopping $5.00 and though it isn't next in line it'll be one I hope to finish within the next calendar year. First I have to finish an RCA 812 push pull console with a bad output transformer problem. ....Thanks Sir, for all your excellent vids...enjoy them all.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Glad to be that inspiration!

[@TheRadioShop]

Awesome restoration Paul. Good to see the Vedolyzer performing. Thanks for sharing.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Mrister Carlsons lab you are good at restoring vintage shortwave receivers and alignment of vintage shortwave receivers with ssb my friend 😅😅😅

[@robincross4625]

I started working in a radio/TV shop at 14. I'm 74 right now. There were almost no solid state devices. The fear of tube circuits astounds me. I ended up as Chief Engineer for AM//FM broadcast Stations and am retired from 2 Universities. I did re-tune an FM transmitter with 10KV on the plate. I got the Ip up to 5 A just to see if the tube could do it. I have rewired 3 phase transformer primaries running either 240VAC closed delta OR 208 VAC 4 wire. I've even swapped 2000 pound 3 phase HV transformers between different transmitters. With the right precautions and operating techniques it is safe to work on almost any equipment. It is important that one hand is ALWAYS in one pocket and all work is done with equipment that is verified OFF, and all HV circuits have been grounded to remove residual voltages. All jewellry should be removed as well.

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

After the clean up I like how the tube covers were left as is Like she aged gracefully. Love your choice!

[@Evergreen64]

I've never seen a meter say OUCH before.

[@getreal3336]

Awesome job! 👍 Wish I knew a tenth lf what Mr. C. knows. Just amazing.

[@paulsullivan6392]

The whole project....simply outstanding. Well done sir...well done.

[@markshogan2642]

I’ve always loved those old vacuum tube radios.

[@paulrussotto7813]

Wow! It has been over 50 years since the last time that I touched a vacuum tube device - I worked in numerous repair shops during high school and college. Viewing this episode of "The Lab" was like stepping back in time. Plate voltages, choke coils and filter capacitors all came back - like it was yesterday. I really appreciated the method by which Paul troubleshoot this '37 radio. I would have got directly to the volume control with my probe (or touched a screwdriver to the center lead of the pot) to check for audio output. Checking the screen grid capacitor would have been somewhere way down on my list. Great video - keep up the wonderful work!

[@tstamant42]

Thank you for showing and teaching us about electronics. I worked on the MA1 system aboard the F-106 interceptor aircraft and it's a good to remember these things especially when you have a passion for radio and electronics. Thank you for imparting your vast knowledge of electronics to us.

[@MrHyde-wv8wi]

My comments to show support for your Videos are as follows. -Big Thumbs Up

[@alpcns]

Very nice radio indeed, and lovely to see how the old-time equipment and instruments are not only working well but very accurate too! Thanks for these videos!

[@rjkejk57]

As always a nice project with great results, I remember in the 1940’s hearing my father listening to the AM programs since that was the level of entertainment at that time! How times have changed.

[@anandarochisha]

Awesome resto. Great to see the Vedolyzer in action ! So swell!

[@frankowalker4662]

It looks so tidy with the modern caps installed. And it's hyper-sensitive. Exelent restoration. :)

[@franknewling1139]

Hello Paul, I've been doing "catch up" on all of your videos. I've been thinking about this every time that you do a restoration on a receiver with S.W. You have a lot of space in the chassis after changing out those big old caps for the modern stuff. How about building a small BFO circuit with the adjustment knob on the back of the chassis to preserve the classic appearance while being able to access the high percentage of SSB signals available on those bands. In any case, I have really enjoyed seeing some of the stuff that I remember from when I was a teenager with a old scope and signal generator. I really like your teaching style. People with a very basic understanding of electronics can learn more without feeling that it's all over their heads. Thanks again, for all the great videos. I've relearned some things that I forgot sixty years ago. Keep it up!

[@RestoreOldRadios]

Paul, another excellent job and one to be proud of. Thanks for taking time to capture the repairs, etc., and publish. All the best. Don

[@dhpbear2]

I used to record music off AM many years ago. Unfortunately, my station-of-intrerest broadcast at 910 KHz, the first harmonic of the IF of 455 KHz! This resulted in a nasty beat frequency showing up when properly tuned in. So, I had to DE-TUNE the IF's up or down and re-tweak the oscillator so the dial tracked.

[@davidwright2706]

I can't even imagine where you found some of this vintage test equipment from.

[@jlucasound]

I Love It! You do everything right. Learning so much about RF. Thank You!

[@TheLawrenceWade]

What a beautiful little Art Deco gem! And it deserved your gentle touch.

[@McTroyd]

Awesome to see two of your restorations in active use!!! Thanks for this.

[@dannytriplett8625]

This was a most enjoyable video. Listening to the wonderful sounds of that old radio takes one back in time. Thank you sir.

[@jeroldlawrence5186]

Absolutely amazing. I wish I had a teacher like you while i was in school. Your diagnostic procedures are perfection. I love the detail in your explanation's. Please keep on doing what your doing. I'm a retired Automotive Master Technician .I've worked on everything from lawn mowers to Jet engine's. Radio's are my favorite hobby. I really liked the video of the Yaesu FT 1000 mp. Please more solid state repairs. Thank you....Jerold..From Houston Texas

[@NigelDixon1952]

Thanks for the excellent video Paul. Your expertise in the field of electronics is second to none!

[@EsotericArctos]

It still amazes me just how warm and full the sound is on these old valve radios compared to virtually every solid state radio I have heard, and this is on the AM band, which is not even classed as high fidelity.

[@rotaxtwin]

I remember an old car radio pulled from a '68 or so Monaco that had great tone just like a tube radio. Turns out those early transistor car radios ran a transistor class A through an output transformer just like most small tube radios. Possibly why it had similar tone. Have not heard such 'hi fi' sound from an AM radio since.

[@ronniebrown8775]

Thanks so vary much for sharing this project with use ! It was truly a great experience

[@garp32]

Another great video Paul. The previous troubleshooting video was very informative as well. Thank you for your contributions to the hobby. You're one brilliant man!

[@hpelisr]

Wow another good job done at Mr. Carlson's lab. Yes enjoy very much.

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

I can't wait to see a restore of a similar-era TV (even if there's no analog TV stations left, may need to restore one of those as well).

[@LakeNipissing]

Take a look at the KZbin channel 'Spats Bear'. He did a ten video series fully restoring an RCA CT-100 color TV from 1954. This may have been one of the first color TVs.

[@MrHBSoftware]

a vacuum tube tv being able to display a fully sync'ed picture only with all analog circuitry is really a masterpiece of engineering, that's why tv's are a tough dog...cant accurately test components like the flyback transformer, even with a ring tester, it's a gamble...so you need to power the set on, but to power it on you need to change caps... i have done about 20 german BW tube sets..some of them use up to 23 tubes. my approach when possible is do the minimum to make it work, then recap..after recapping there is the need for adjustments before you can be able to display a picture....the timebases will be running at wrong frequencies for example, more than often particulalry the horizontal will need tweaking...after that it requires a full setup to make it look right...it's a really interesting/challenging hobby,

[@bugdrvr]

Bandersontv is a great early TV channel. Bob is as meticulous as Mr. Carlson and is very fun to watch.

[@fredfeldmeier8228]

Amazing job Mr Carlson's with the FADA as usual.. happy 2020 God bless and thanx for the wonderful experience..😎👆👌

[@SteveMasonCanada]

I've never liked tube gear. Had a Heathkit GR-54, switched to a solid-state Yaesu FRG7 and never looked back. Never had any tube ham gear. That said, I just love these videos! The sheer simplicity of these radios, and how well they work even 80 years later, makes me think maybe I've been missing out.

[@absurdengineering]

Steve Mason If you made an equivalent design with modern transistors (just a few, say

[@jameshicks6753]

Nice Restore, just like new! I do enjoy your videos, I’ve been a Ham since 1965. Thanks for the show

[@jeffemiller1470]

She's a beautiful radio. Awesome restore by Dr. Carlson

[@UDX-340]

Those FADA radios are so very well made , i enjoyed this resto alot. thanks.

[@andreibuianu7645]

Carlson's masterclass as always Cheapeau Paul

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

Now that is truly a jem of an antique radio! Great restoration.

[@pericaadnadjevic1976]

Greetings from Europe/Serbia, every restoration You make is a quite unique lesson from old electronics. Tube electronics is my hobby, I'm a MD, radiologist, and this old stuff are helping me to overcome hard hospital work, and to "charge" my own batteries. Just as an idea, it will be so interesting for me, and for all Yours subscribers I suppose, if You restore some european radios. European, especially German radios, have such a different construction concept than American, sometimes it's challenge to even start restoration, but they are sound so great, especially Grundig or Telefunken. Thanks for such a nice and useful advices and recommendations! Greetings, Peter.

[@hotjazzbaby]

Great job. And I really love your vintage equipment

[@buildstoys]

Good to see the new lab getting used!

[@me0261407]

Your video's are enthousiastic, clearly spoken and understanable for a home and garden technician from The Netherlands:-) Keep up the good work.

[@michaeldavidheit]

Well, I wanted to see the full restoration and here it is .... great Job Paul; thank you for sharing this. It was great to see the Vedolyzer in action too.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davearmstrong1932]

Thank You for using your old time Lab.Because thats all that I have and can afford.

[@jaakkolehto1487]

I had problems fixing my tube radio but after i watched one of your videos i fixed it and it works great

[@LarryDeSilva64]

It's pretty hard to believe but true that most of the dog bone resisters I have tested came out so close they never had to be replaced even in a 1937 Air King radio I had. The paper/wax caps and electrolytics do beak down over time the dielectric in the Electrolytics all seem to dry up over time. Very god troubleshooting and restoration video Paul. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@tallperson9422]

Another great video that teaches me a lot. I don't do any electronic work as I'm late to the game at 67. However, I find this allows me to understand parts of the process. Keep up the great work.

[@Ninjahat]

BIG thumbs up for these two restoration clips with elaborate explanation, show and tell :-D

[@markhodgson2348]

Well done on the calendar, looks great

[@Greg-et2dp]

Mrister Carlsons lab your vintage Fada tube shortwave table top receiver from 1937 is awesome my friend 😅😅😅

[@nebuladus7850]

Thxsomuch mr carlson💥Awesome restoration video💥🙏💥

[@baberoot1998]

I wonder, how many of President Roosevelt's 'Fireside Chats', were broadcast through this radio in real time. And...how many Beatles tunes, were played through this radio, in real time. Wouldn't it be cool...if they had the technology back then, for the radio, to record every broadcast played on the radio through the years, so that one could listen to its history today? Fantastic looking radio. Very much enjoyed viewing this.

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Thanks Paul! Nice restoration on a very nice little radio! Nice to see the Vedolyzer in action also!

[@dpratte]

Superb content. Superb delivery. Superb talent. Thank you!

[@jaakkolehto1487]

The best channel of youtube

[@ianbutler1983]

I think so too.

[@rsattahip]

A nice click click switch that actually cuts the power and turns the thing completely off. Whoever thought that would become a rare luxury.

[@mikeburch2998]

Nicely done Paul. That was a great video.

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Thanks Mike!

[@MichiganPeatMoss]

My uncle had an old photograph with a non-polarized line cord. LOL fun times!

[@bfeitell]

Thank you for another great, no make that supreme, video!

[@2169scs]

Thank you for the fine-tuning education

[@hadireg]

Thanks Paul for this passion shared!! a nice relaxing and well spent time on your channel & your Patreon videos!!

[@djhaloeight]

Another great video from Mr Carlson! 😁

[@hunterdawson7718]

This channel is the greatest thing on youtube

[@jimmilam3121]

Nice looking Radio glad you did a restore

[@BrokeMoFo]

Super resto, thank you sir.

[@RobertKohut]

Great to see all the restorations in action ... :-)

[@wojtekfabianowski2337]

Fantastic to follow the work! Inspiring!

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SkyHeye]

Well done. Beautiful (safe to say) equipment. Nice to see the alignment techniques used when I started my career in Communications many (5) decades ago.( + 2nd IF) Real, hands on, engineering, New equipment and wireless digital technology are absolutely brilliant uses of the airwaves. I do not begrudge any of the modern gear but love to have lived through the growth of this vital technology. ( I confess to having some Strowger telephone exchange switches and three Electromechanical pinball machines plus three quadcopter drones...) Paul F. North Yorkshire, England xx

[@raymondchew8894]

Well restoration! Thanks, I thoroughly enjoy your video.

[@tubeDude48]

Nice receiver.

[@48RN1TY]

Amazing looks brand new to me great job restoring this radio.

[@no_more_free_nicks]

Wow, I'm excited to see the Vedolyzer in action!

[@cyberp0et]

You mean SUPREME Vedolizer :p

[@peterr.7429]

Wonderful video, great work, thank you so much

[@TheAlfieobanz]

Awesome Mr. C!

[@electronic7979]

Very good restoration 👍

[@edwardfitz-gibbon6484]

Great teaching. Thanks

[@rsmrsm2000]

Simply Amazing Please more videos !!!!

[@MrCarlsonsLab]

More to come!

[@kahlid-ataya]

You are not only a teacher you are a great master also

[@jaakkolehto1487]

I watch mr Carlsons lab even if i had to do my homework