GE Tube Clock Radio From The Dump Resurrection

Still better than a Crosley

[@clydedenby1436]

Maybe it's just me but it is as if this little guy is doing it's best to prove that all he wants to do is his job again. "Just one more chance; that's all that I need, you'll see!"

[@AiOinc1]

Yeah I get this feeling from a lot of stuff he resurrects too. Shame a lot of it gets parted out or thrown away

[@siskokidd]

This was worth the viewing just to see that zombie of a speaker buzz to life!

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

In a Terminator/Fallout future, this man will be a god!

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Lol

[@nefariumxxx]

Post-apocalyptic radio repair. I love it. Good job. You can do the same thing with crusty old geiger counters.

[@RODALCO2007]

Brilliant ! three replacement tubes and a speaker and the radio still works. Great American quality. Amazing Capacitors and coils in that little radio.

[@guyonearth]

This may be one of the best Shango videos ever. It defies belief.

[@pafoofnic]

Thumbs up for the tube box speaker.

[@antiqueelectronics2462]

👍

[@chetpomeroy1399]

This is a testimony to the simplicity, durability and resilience of the AA5, after sitting in the elements (probably) for four decades, 40 years! I find it rather interesting that the multi-section filter capacitor didn't fail.

[@rfburns5601]

This restoration is almost as astounding as the rusty Zenith TV you got going! Cannot believe that power supply electrolytic.

[@rleeAZ]

Of the 100's of radio fix up/restore/repair videos on uTube this has got to be my favorite. Captures the fun of fiddling with these things Thanks Shango!

[@highlighterdog1479]

This radio shows the craftsmanship that went into electronics back in the day.

[@MrBrookf]

The point where you placed the box against the speaker coil is exactly why I love to restore old electronic equipment.. It amazes me just how much abuse components can take and still function.

[@TheKarenbrian]

Can't beat an old tube radio.Great quality.None made today are even close.

[@Andrewausfa]

That's just amazing. My dumb has been founded.

[@differentname8051]

Andrewausfa well my flab has been gasted

[@Ronbob59]

You are amazing! My wife and I especially love your brand of sarcastic humor. She knows nothing about electronics but sits through your vids giggling every time you crack a joke...

[@kennethjanczak4900]

Amasing that old radio could be brought back to life😊😊😊

[@JerryEricsson]

This has got to be your best video EVER, to think that a radio that has been through THAT much shit, just mind blowing!

[@Highpoint211]

Tough radio , reminds me of some of the stories I've heard about how the radio equipment the military uses can take so much abuse and keep on working .

[@iworkout6912]

+Highpoint211 KZbin videos of German WW2 military radios that are working.

[@robot797]

and this is why tubes are so much better then modern stuff

[@Synthematix]

+robot797 Theyre not actually tbh, they are very unreliable and contain lethal exposed voltages, especially here in the uk they run on 250v 13 to 20amps

[@robot797]

Synthematix dont lecture me about tubes i have focust my hobby on them

[@Synthematix]

***** Then you would know everything i said is true, they are constantly in need of attention so no, things werent built better

[@robot797]

Synthematix i found out that tube circuits almost never need atention for example my pcl86 amp (own design and build) its running on the original tubes that i put in around 4 years ago and the tubes still test 80% good

[@Synthematix]

Im talking about vintage stuff, components are built better today especially capacitors

[@spceinvdr6603]

The spider in vital in this circuit.

[@owen4248]

Truly amazing for something that has sat out for so long with not much being done it works Great American Quality built to last longer than todays junk....

[@captain150]

I love the deadpan sarcasm. "Audiophile speaker"

[@roncarter2188]

Unbelievable, now I'm impressed man. More cow bell I mean more video radio rescue. Old tube radios are the best, got to love them.

[@ScottTV-yq2wu]

Wow! Just wow! Just shows technology advances may not always be better....just more profitable.

[@agostinodibella9939]

Cool! I enjoyed watching that old speaker trying to work! Amazing that radio worked after just one tube and a speaker!

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

Impressive, but not as much as that rusty Zenith TV from time ago. That filter cap is stunning, it managed to survive somehow. Perhaps the rain falling on it kept hydrating it so it didn't go dry. I had a speaker that was in a shape like that once, and I gave it a new cone made of thick paper just for the heck of it. It turned out unexpectedly good, I even put it back on it's original radio.

[@dcformee123]

you sure are the MacGyver of electronics.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

i thought that was bigclive

[@anthonymokelkie9360]

i love these videos , real laugh, sure brings me back memories fixing radios and tvs up here in Canada. real laugh ,, great radios .. last for ever.

[@jrocco36]

I would have never thought a radio left outside for that long would not just go up in flames or the filter cap explode when plugged in. the thing works great after a little love. Good job!

[@jerrycarriera8648]

Amazing that the electrolytic is still good. Also, a GE without SMD is a bit of a miracle.

[@radiotvphononut]

Yes, it's indeed better than a Crosley.

[@umajunkcollector]

+radiotvphononut back then, a GE clock radio was considered as cheap shit.

[@God-CDXX]

I am with you better than a Crosley it is

[@daylightbigboy]

Still better than a modern Crosley

[@aidanhawkins6491]

tell me about it.

[@Pyridox]

Those old tube radios were built like tanks back in the day.

[@MichaelBeeny]

I never would have imagined in a hundred years that would have worked. No fire or smoke either!

[@MrWolfSnack]

It's something called "American made".

[@carlburgess9635]

So, are going to re-cone that fine speaker? A little paint here and there and you have a fine little radio.

[@KameraShy]

That speaker wants to LIVE!

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

Yes! Do it. Watching the video at 1.5 speed. Thinking with the low audio level, "Did he cut the voice coil wires?" Then I figured no way it's not open. Then it's playing. So cool. Shango University. Great fun. Happy New Year!

[@1964catt]

@@KameraShy insert SpongeBob I want to live!! meme here.

[@williamstevens7090]

So much awe. You are a unique mind. Thanks for sharing these experiences.

[@donnaray1189]

Nice spider symmetry between the chassis shot and the closing speaker fade!

[@abandonedsc4261]

That's amazing! try letting a Crosley sit out in the desert for 30+ years. You wouldn't even be able to ID it.

[@Kelvin5378]

I doubt something made out of 100% plastic would get damaged

[@robertgift]

My parents had that clock radio. Sound was excellent! Tuning capacitor is a precision work of art! Clock probably still works. I sayveak tube = low sound.

[@craneoperator4]

looks like an ebay special

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

"Vintage! Rare! Fully Restored!"

[@LightTheUnicorn]

That's amazingly impressive, hats off to the tough little thing! Hard to believe that speaker was still trying it's best after all the abuse.

[@javierbiaggi3072]

Oh man you are awesome! This is a poem from start to finish. I have met people as banged as that radio and their speakers are still working. This is a great modern metaphor. A "still life" in a canvas. Thanks keep them coming!

[@Pwaak]

A very fine example of your comprehensive knowledge to get this gem up and running again. Loved the "spittin' speaker" Thank's!

[@klafong1]

Man, you are living dangerously by connecting that bumblebee capacitor directly to 120 VAC! :-) I was surprised to see how this well this thing was working after a minimal amount of work. I was also impressed by how well the gun lube cleaned the corrosion off the variable capacitor. Finally, I learned that the glass-metal seals in vacuum tubes are not waterproof.

[@stevehoward3049]

I have to say you are better than the Professor was on Giligins Island. You can get anything working. That was fun to watch.

[@ZenithClarity]

That was great! Zombie speaker @12:55.

[@randomimonlyhuman]

.that was cool the speaker still wanted to work

[@TheFunkman]

Unbelievable! Great video again! Can't believe that thing played with just a couple of new tubes.

[@supyrow]

BRAVO. love the rolex timepeice 73!

[@vetar3372]

Good old times quality, nothing is better than that!

[@cassvirgillo3395]

Hey Shangoo66, Cool, it works. That's still a perfectly great speaker, re-cone that sucker. Amazing that thing still works. Excellent post nuke radio, I'd keep it. Take care, C.

[@Megabyte4747]

Even the speaker sounds better than a Crosley ! lol

[@jackallen6261]

WOW!! Mad Max's radio!! Post apocalyptic radio goodness! All kidding aside this truly amazing!! I would have never thought!

[@patrickbone263]

Wow how many times do you get zaped working on these old radios thats been in the rain for years I got zaped just by touching the antina on an old tube radio And i mean ZAPED!!! Its amazing what you do with old tv s and radio s Lol that old speaker still works I geuse tou could call it a box speaker Very cool and funny Love your vidios keep em coming

[@emersonaz]

American made quality, take that China!

[@browntigercat]

Emerson V m

[@talk2kev]

From trash to treasure, well working. Very cool that these old radios are so hard to kill. Awesome video

[@pneumatic00]

GEEZUS did you see the fangs on that petrified spider @ 2:10? She probably kept any repair personnel away from working on that radio for 20+ years. The tube box held up against the old speaker should get the Nobel prize for electrodynamics!

[@cpronikkor2603]

Always love these videos. Perhaps we should store all NOS paper filter caps in a garbage dump... to prolong their lives of course! Rest assured if the nuclear apocalypse does happen I can always unearth a few of these all american 5's, make a transmitter outta one, and amuse myself with getting the rest of them going again.

[@MrDoneboy]

Wow...That old speaker's motto must be, "Never say die."

[@hellomcflyy]

well - Im shocked - wow - up here in MA - I don't think something could sit outside more than a few years and still be made to function again - I guess I shouldn't be surprised - they dug those ET Atari games out of a similarly arid landfill - and they were playable - you need to find an old desert landfill from the 50s and see what turns up

[@dorothydale4683]

loved this one too!! hope you see these remarks from viewers

[@ingussilins6330]

Radio back to life from "dead" :) Speaker starts speak without memrane.

[@colinkraus7139]

11:30 Fort McMurray fire.... wow... that brings back memories.

[@davidcollins1853]

It lives! It lives!

[@HollerboyHellbilly]

Wow, what a video! I loved the speaker trying to still work without a cone.

[@araps4w354]

If they ever send men to another planet, they should include you so that you can keep an eye on the communication system... Great work!

[@danmackintosh6325]

Nahh, this planet needs him more...

[@scaleop4]

most people woiud have just left this were you found it, but to see it working thats nice

[@tronixfix]

Replace the speaker and 3D print a new case for it!

[@juniorbcm5375]

Soak the clock with that gun oil, and I bet it'll work again.

[@docfoot316]

Well i be ,desert grit and all ,a real collectors item ,enjoyed the entertainment well done ,Look forward to more.

[@VintageElectronicsGeek]

Very cool! Would be nice to see it backup and running! I see you had your obligatory airplane and siren in this video! :)

[@richardmcleod5967]

Keep that radio and it will come in handy when the World Wide Web goes down.............I could hear The Dennis Prager Show and Mark Levin coming in on 870 AM Los Angeles loud and clear! That same "The Answer" programming comes through on a sister station 590 AM KTIE San Bernardino. That is a Telechron clock in the radio and it was a precision time-piece. The Rotor which runs the clock is sealed but it can be brought back to life using certain methods of restoration and if not used in this clock, then on another Telechron Clock, as they were hand made and sealed in generally cooper. The Rotor in the clock if polished would be a bright copper, and not fake, but real copper. The later Rotors were not made as well and were not sealed in copper.

[@rogertyler3237]

This Was Worth The Viewing Just To See That Zombie If A Speaker Buzz.

[@bigsky1970]

Shango is a radio god. Put any radio in front of Shango, even a dump ground find, and he breathes life back in to it.

[@K7SJA]

All American Fives are hard to kill! Nice demo, thanks.

[@djmips]

OK that was awesome when you got the original speaker putting out audio!

[@MsCori76]

Wow, no smoke & Fire. I'm impressed that you got this working & I knew you would because your a natural born genius, mate. 😀👍🏻

[@jdpinbaytown]

Wow,I figured all it would do was Hum!, But none at all! Amazing!!

[@marksmediatv7734]

Frankenstein radio. Green and brought back from the dead.

[@ohioman3704]

LOL I could not stop laughing at your nice quality speaker in that radio.. UGH OH! failure. plop!

[@reeltoreelrules]

I love seeing something so ugly roar back to life after over 40 years or more

[@mikeyf103]

What no SMD?? Great to see an old school set getting a second chance. Good job from the UK

[@tedthehead99]

Best one yet.

[@kevinbrouelette6361]

Wow! Fantastic! Shango rocks!

[@donh01965]

amazing! now that good old american craftsmanship there.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

I think the voice coil might be rubbing.... Good job on getting that old dessert radio going again!

[@garyjellen8039]

Well you got the chassis going, but the case is going to need a little work. I've heard of speaker boxes but never a box speaker till now. Good work, too funny and very entertaining

[@K1ZEK]

Your videos are lots of fun, thanks. ..Leo

[@a1wireless1964]

that deserves a custom Cabinet or either finding another original cabinet that's an awesome story to go with that set

[@gabyhernandez6981]

Que video mas bonito todo esta bonito ..

[@beechwood619]

We call it a smoke test, you got guts!

[@AnOfficialAndrewFloyd]

And to think this was tossed out as no more than junk. And I bet the previous owner did just that instead of getting it fixed.

[@jussapitka6041]

@@Fridelain But back in the day there were repair shops.

[@MirceaD28]

There are 2 things I would like to see from you: 1 get a scuba gear and go on a wreck, recover a CRT tv from that wreck and show it to us how it's inside and if can be fixed.and 2 take an old tv with vacuum tubes, make a new modern PCB using the original schematics but with vacuum tubes and new caps, new resistor, etc...

[@jwl9286]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you are really something! I enjoyed this video. To take a unit in this initial condition and hear it play is wonderful. Always learn too. How about plug in IF cans? Pretty cool. The segment showing the speaker voice coil is cool too. Why is the filter cap not bad? Go figure. Great job, love all your video's. keep up the good work. (fun)

[@fuzzwack1]

I like the speaker in a box!!

[@skycarl]

Man Shango,,, Dr Frankenstein don't have s**t on you. Back from the dead,, oh yeah.

[@thomasstemmer4767]

i bet if you reconed the speaker it would work perfect. would make an interesting video on speaker reconing

[@attilarivera]

Amazing ! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rogertyler3237]

It's Funny It Works At All.It's Funny All The Tubes Work.

[@terabbs]

Fun to see how dryish location let them "survive" for that long. Guess that's the positive side of not using PCB's that can parish. Guess means when I build my PA0FRI linear it might survive years to come in just dry surroundings. Will be my first real tube project.

[@ShellacScrubber]

No mains hum from that tatty old smoothing cap !!!!! My flabber has been gasted !!!!

[@rustyaxelrod]

Great fun! Thanks for the video. Thumbs up.