This session we repair an old radio that SEEMED to be an easy job but turned into quite a mess!
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@justinchampion54682 жыл бұрын
I am so very glad you're back doing videos. For a long time I worried that you'd left KZbin (or worse had happened). I have to say that while I greatly enjoy the repair videos, I loved your unique 'one-off' tube construction videos more than anything... Never has anyone made me want to run out and buy a turbomolecular or diffusion pump more! I wish you the best and I'm glad you're still showing us how it was done.
@Giggabitten2 жыл бұрын
Man, I love to watch you work. It's like watching Bob Ross paint.
@james55532 жыл бұрын
I am now imagining Bob in Ron's attire !
@Wenlocktvdx2 жыл бұрын
Almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong. But you beat it down in the end. Another great restore Ron. And love the cats too.
@greggaieck41192 жыл бұрын
WHAT A KOOLL LOOkING 1930 SONORA RADIO RECIVER TEX ME ON MY CELL WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME
@greggaieck41192 жыл бұрын
I LIKE YOUR CAT WHAT IS YOUR CAT NAME TEX ME ON MY CELL WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME
@greggaieck41192 жыл бұрын
A 1930S SONORA RADIO RECEIVE SI KOOL. LOOKING
@stanleygerrick60532 жыл бұрын
Nice job Ron. I like the way you work--attack the problems head on and get things done! It's amazing to see your radios suddenly come back to life!
@scotthaddad5632 жыл бұрын
You remind me of a cousin who could fix anything from a jet engine to a transistor radio. He was my favorite cousin.
@krz88888882 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the gift of sharing your restorations with us
@davidportch88372 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron, what a journey of discovery this one was... amazing!
@louphillips13292 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of sites out there with guys fixing radios but this is my favorite. It’s all about the commentary. Thanks Ron, keep them coming.
@TheFanOrTheMask2 жыл бұрын
excellent vid, you are a credit to humanity and history for restoring the device
@randyvance90482 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍 I'm adding extra thumbs up because KZbin will only let me add one. Long live Ron. Always an inspiration. Thank you.
@G1BJN2 жыл бұрын
I liked the idea of putting new caps in the old packaging :)
@greggsvintageworkshop89742 жыл бұрын
Great video Ron, that little radio had SO MUCH wrong and you sorted it all out! Then you needed a matching knob and, "oh I'll just go out and turn one on the lathe!" I wish I had the knowledge and technique you have in just one finger! Great Job Ron!
@electr0maker4362 жыл бұрын
I am currently going to school to be an electrical engineer but me and my brothers work on tube type stuff in our spare time. I hope to keep the art alive! you are an inspiration.
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
When I was in college in the 1960's ALL TECH WAS VACUUM TUBE! One short course on transistors, where the instructor knew next to nothing about the subject. I had to learn all else by doing.
@electr0maker4362 жыл бұрын
@@glasslinger That is the best way to learn things.
@batman3872 жыл бұрын
Always good to see you & Miss Kitty. Thanks for the great video. :-)
@hectorpascal2 жыл бұрын
One day Ron, you REALLY gotta gives us a look at your "spares" store! ( Pretty please?🙂)
@zundfolge1432 Жыл бұрын
Been watching glasslingers videos for years as well as restoring radio chassis for my self as a hobby. The internet makes it much easier for help ,parts, radios, ect.
@DIY-valvular2 жыл бұрын
That thing would be beyond repair for most of restorers and the Glasslinger put it back to life. It was epic!
@michaellichter4091 Жыл бұрын
WoW Einfach so ein Radio gebaut und das spielt sehr schön, es hat richtig Spaß gemacht zu zuschauen. 👍
@glasstronic2 жыл бұрын
GS, you are a HOOT, as always. Good to hear that old TRF set play so well after all she's been through.
@siklane Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos, unbelievable skill and knowledge. Love the kitty, you should give him an spot for his bed on the work bench. Thanks again
@brianfletcher97742 жыл бұрын
Old school electronics and cats….two of my favorite things. Thanks glasslinger for your awesome videos. Include more cat assistance please 🐈.
@SirenaWF12 жыл бұрын
I also watch to see some of your outfits. I drool over some of the dresses.
@xnavynuc2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Ron! This is one of the most entertaining videos you’ve made since you let the smoke out of the 60’s Admiral TV! I love that you leave everything in for us to learn from and enjoy.
@TJHPlate2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to see this new repairvideo Glasslinger. I have learned quite a lot from your videos. Best regards, Theo Plate, 7591 GC -22, Denekamp, The Netherlands
@VegasCyclingFreak2 жыл бұрын
Lot of work getting that simple little radio working again but I think it was worth it. I like it.
@7c3c72602f7054696b2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are real and very interesting, you inspire me to make my own tubes one day. Much thanks.
@FluxCondenser2 жыл бұрын
Good grief, that was fun!
@linorocha63192 жыл бұрын
A Mr Carlson's Lab video and a Glasslinger video in the same day ?! It feels like Christmas 😁
@Theoobovril2 жыл бұрын
Well done, Ron, super video again.
@pipesmokercowboychris2 жыл бұрын
That's why I watch you. I'm trying to learn how to repair and trying watch all the repair videos I can. I think this what I'm supposed to do.
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
Good for you! Start with simple modern tube type table radios. They are very easy to learn on. They also are quite cheap, $5 or so at garage sales.
@bblod48962 жыл бұрын
23:12...You are correct sir, the art of old time radio repair is slipping away. Your videos will become a look into the past.
@wollaminfaetter2 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how much i enjoy your videos, and this one was a real winner. I really mean that! The level of skills and passion
@paulkocyla13432 жыл бұрын
I like that you retrofit the caps into the original casing, keeping the look original. BTW Laughed so hard about the freakin coil missing in the speaker 😀
@markpompi63492 жыл бұрын
From the broken coil, to the missing magnet! I am so glued to this video the suspense is amazing. You are amazing!
@KenPurcell2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron for another great repair video.
@hestheMaster2 жыл бұрын
It gets worse. This is actually an Emerson made radio model L-AC-4 from 1932. The most expensive $15 in terms of time, you ever bargained for. Found a circuit diagram that has the field coil marked as 2750 Ohms, Power trans. primary at 10 Ohms and secondary at 610 Ohms with a center tap.
@SIXSTRING632 жыл бұрын
Sure is nice seeing it get done and not an hour of babbling with no results for 40 videos. I think you know who I’m talking about 😝 Funny thing is, the radio Jim is working on know is almost identical to one I did two years ago. I was corresponding with him a bit back then sending him all kinds of books on old tube radios because I felt sorry for his struggles at that time. I was sending him pics of the complete rewire job I did because of the crumbling insulation on those old RCA’s of that era, the cap job, the alignment………. I bet he doesn’t remember or just will do it the way he always does. He needs to change the name of his channel to Jim’s Radio Experiments, not Jim’s Radio Repair. There are a few that watch that think he knows what he’s doing! He could get some rookie killed with his horrible safety habits not to mention his lack of soldering skills, circuit chasing, schematic reading. He bought one of those KSGER soldering stations back then and had no clue how to set it up. I sent him the manual and wrote out directions on how program the different element temperature offsets. I see he’s using his old cheap one again. He runs the iron way too cold and can barely melt 63/37 1/32nd wire.
@hestheMaster2 жыл бұрын
@@SIXSTRING63 That guy has some serious problems of one is ,not learning from other peoples mistakes or found info by others as an educational tool. Total opposite of 99% of radio guys on YT
@SIXSTRING632 жыл бұрын
@@hestheMaster Amen to that.
@polishhotdog9332 жыл бұрын
Talk about bringing a radio back from the dead, WOW! You know your stuff. Nice cat too..
@davidstacy83142 жыл бұрын
Hi Ron your tech friend Dave here it was amazing watching you work on that radio you do very good work I've done some old ones over the past weekend myself I like your cat hope I can see more videos take care of yourself may God bless and take care of you always your friend Dave
@blipblip882 жыл бұрын
Utterly fascinated by your videos! Jeezus christ you're smart! My goodness, your swift/effortless soldering skills alone make you a superstar in my book! Thank you for being fantastic, wonderful, and taking the time to share your vast experience.
@markpompi63492 жыл бұрын
You are very talented
@dass13332 жыл бұрын
And will just make a matching knob on the lathe. No problem.
@monteceitomoocher2 жыл бұрын
Hi from England Ron, great video and nice to see the workshop manager keeping you in line.
@dass13332 жыл бұрын
One of the best things about your videos are the colorful euphemisms and a quick laugh. Oh crummy buttons I just made some interesting content ha ha.....as the magic smoke waifs away. Next how to fill a tube with magic smoke.
@petercool2 жыл бұрын
good morning MR GLASSLINGER still watching you from Australia i love watching you repair old radios what you do is amazing well dunn sir
@slartybardfast18312 жыл бұрын
Anyone else in the UK break into a cold sweat at the knot tied in the mains lead?
@ralphj40122 жыл бұрын
And flame thrower for heatshrink, soldering direct to a fuse, antenna wire right next to an anode cap, alignment method. I love this channel.
@erikdenhouter2 жыл бұрын
@@ralphj4012 I dare him to find two radio's of the same model, and do a split screen 'radio adventure' in stereo, on the left glasslinger, on the right Paul Carlson, both coming out with a working result from a one hour video.
@ralphj40122 жыл бұрын
Same challenge to Mr. Carlson though I suspect he would choke on his coffee (which looks like tea in his videos) at such a challenge.
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
@@erikdenhouter Carlson would never complete it in an hour! :)
@Rama412 жыл бұрын
Your videos take me back to the '50s when my Dad taught me how make crystal radios using pencil leads and razor blades, then graduating to two-tube kits and the pleasures of short-wave listening. But your knowledge of the whys and wherefores of radio parts goes far beyond what I learned. What's special about this video was your reaction to poking a hole in the speaker near the end. I can relate to that.
@maasbuurtspoor20192 жыл бұрын
With much joy I’ve watched this video repairing the 1930’s Sonora. It’s stunning to see how much knowledge you must have to gain this. And love the cat for her need of attention.
@GlavRbIBa2 жыл бұрын
Always loved your videos, thank you!
@getcartercarpark. Жыл бұрын
I too re-stuff old capacitors in order to keep radios looking as original as possible and keep them working. However, sometimes this just isn't possible with small wax paper capacitors. I have managed to print paper labels with as close to the same font as the original used on the wax paper capacitors and stuck the paper strip around bright yellow axial polypropylene capacitors and then painted the capacitors with shellac lacquer that I have made myself, a quite thick shellac lacquer and about two coats of lacquer are enough to make the new capacitor look like an old one and even hide the bright yellow ends with the shellac lacquer. For cylindrical aluminium can capacitors I use a small very fine blade fret saw and cut around one end, there is usually an end of the capacitor with an indentation around its circumference, and cutting around this indentation as far away from the end of the capacitor as possible means when the end comes off and after the can is cleaned out, the end that's cut off has a little rim that will push back inside the cylinder body and make an invisible closure of the can with the new capacitor inside of course. If you really want a capacitor to look like a wax paper capacitor, once the printed paper label is wrapped around the axial polypropylene capacitor and a coat of shellac lacquer, dip the capacitor body a few files in microcrystalline wax, it will take a few dips in the wax with time for the wax to harden for the lays of wax to build up and look correct. Microcrystalline wax is the same wax as the original paper capacitors were dipped in and is still readily available. I hope someone finds these tips as useful as I have found them to be in restoring old radios and reusing old capacitors. Great video, someone in the future is going to have great fun if they fit a replacement 47 tube or try finding a UX-5 based 6k6 tube. Kay.
@glasslinger Жыл бұрын
OK to go to that much trouble for your own radios but for a job for hire you would be working at a buck an hour!
@getcartercarpark. Жыл бұрын
@@glasslinger Yes, I agree, if it is a paid-for repair/restoration it is different from a repair/restoration for yourself! You want your own repairs and restorations for your own collection to look as good as you are happy with. Regards, Kay.
@opus19522 жыл бұрын
😎👍 That was excellent as all your videos are. Thank you for sharing your skills.
@SpeakerFreak952 жыл бұрын
12:51 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I enjoy your commentary.
@chuck0mx2 жыл бұрын
A good video, sir. A lot of useful information.
@jamesweekes67262 жыл бұрын
For all the enjoyment you brought your viewers it IS worth all this work! Thank you.
@thebuggy7362 жыл бұрын
Great clip. There are a few people around able to fix this vintage radios, I played around with valve radios as a boy in the 60th and 70th. People gave away the valve radios for transistor ones. Today you would cry what I have butchered but this items were free often from the street rubbish collection. Sadly parts are today very expensive and you need a stock build up for many years to be able to repair this radios this is a big problem for young people interested in repairing valve radios. I worked in a radio shop as a boy for pocket money and the two ww2 veterans liked children and I am thankful what I learned from them and there were older customers in the 70th still using valve radios they thought why should we through it out if it still works. We served this customers. I like the warm sound of this radios because this radios often have a wooden cabinet and this sounds good. When I watch your clips it brings back memories of my child hood.
@mmmhorsesteaks2 жыл бұрын
The foreshadowing in the captions was great fun :)
@xcalibre222 Жыл бұрын
WOW! I counted 34 Okay's in the first 12 minutes of Vid so it must be Okay. 😂 Thanks for the Vid!
@jerryskinner83592 жыл бұрын
Awesome love to buy one of your radios
@fichambawelby26322 жыл бұрын
G-R-E-A-T !!!. As ever, excellent job, almost from nothing. You always turn trash into gold. As a doctor in electronic engineering I remove the hat from my head. I'm involved in microelectronics design, but also worked with tubes (old school, ya know). I'm glad to be a member of your YT club. It is always a pleasure to see your publications (and listening you smile!). God bless you.
@klausphotobaer57542 жыл бұрын
Murphy‘s law in operation 😂 Great work 👍🏻
@obelixzh2 жыл бұрын
You almost built a new radio from scratch. I think only the cabinet and the chassis are still original. Interesting to watch. Greetings from Zurich, Switzerland
@EngineeringVignettes2 жыл бұрын
A very enjoyable descent into madness. I especially liked hacking a new tube base onto a non 5-pin tube, that should cause any future repair tech to have an aneurysm. Good show! Cheers,
@juanvillanueva5267 Жыл бұрын
I am enamored of these vintage radios. It's not just the quality, engineering and pride that went into these enormously beautiful sets..... there is a warmth, oomph & satisfaction of having one these many years later. I've owned several throughout the years and currently have just one, a 47 Stewart Warner that is just stunning. Warm solid wood cabinet with nickel plated metal over speaker. The contrast is sexy to say the least. It doesn't receive very well, the state of AM broadcast being what it is. But ohhh Lord what does emanate is a deeply rich bass impressive for its size. And how it dresses up a room. I might be living in the wrong time.....❤
@christophercudia83542 жыл бұрын
nice job
@Me11oIngenuity2 жыл бұрын
Well done! Loved every minute of it.
@redbeacon487111 ай бұрын
You’re like Dr. Frankenstein.it’s just amazing how bring these classic radios back to life .
@MrChief1012 жыл бұрын
Still amazing, Roy-- even if you make a mistake, you know what to do. I enjoy that.
@zx8401ztv2 жыл бұрын
Ron that radio wasn't a radio, just a heap of nonsense. Now it's a radio again :-D The cat was quality control :-D
@suadcokljat10452 жыл бұрын
Very nice work. Cheers! S
@BrumAdam2 жыл бұрын
That was a riveting watch - thanks for sharing a small part of your knowledge
@fuzzwack12 жыл бұрын
That one gave you a work out!! LOL!
@chetpomeroy13992 жыл бұрын
*Fascinating* video! This was *definitely* a low-budget receiver, as the more pricey superheterodyne units produced at that time had better selectivity. I'll bet you were as frustrated as all get-go!
@boi7t52 жыл бұрын
Great work
@hestheMaster2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍On getting to work after all this trouble Ron!
@sevenowls77762 жыл бұрын
A cheap radio perhaps, but it constituted a masterclass in restoration (and in glee!) Well done! And greetings from Scotland!
@LusitaniaFilms2 жыл бұрын
Hello. I don't Normally Leave comment's BUT today I have to leave one :) You Said it right. People who work on these old radio will soon die and there will be no-one left to fix these. I for one agree with you Buddy. I started working on electronics in 1986 and had a shop from 1987 to 2001 until it was no longer worth to fix as you could buy a vcr for 80 and not 500 or more. and finely I closed my shop. My first year I was working on old TUBE type TV's STILL!! and I had to repair a Motorola TV! I was not trained in modern electronics so I had to look for a scamatic I fount SAMS now I was in Heaven. I admire you. I would NEVER be able to do what you do. and I have 2 Old Bakelite old radios that I am unable to fix because I have no Idea how to fix them. I know you live in Houston, and I live in Old River Winfree, I would love to meet you in person, and watch you fix something that old. GOD Bless you and HOPE you keep on making these Videos so I can keep living :) . Love you Sir.
@MCBatty802 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience to the world. We just have to backup all these video's on something analogue in case of loss of internet, then we can restore build anything with tubes. :D
@AdrianDunevein2 жыл бұрын
Love what you did with those old capacitors !
@barrymayson24922 жыл бұрын
Yes the knowledge is going fast ! But you have left a great legacy with your videos and they maybe enough in the future. Plus the audiophile guys I don't think will let valves die without a fight, plus they seem to have deep pockets!
@lookoutleo2 жыл бұрын
cant get over you taking such a pile of crud and rewiring it totally custom and making it work, thats amazing. where did you learn so much about tube radio?
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
I collect antique radios. I started over 30 years ago and quickly found that I had to learn to repair them since nobody else knew how.
@opus19522 жыл бұрын
@@glasslinger Well, I for one am really glad you keep this hobby going. I often wonder where you acquired such in depth knowledge to approach these old radio's, it's clearly more than a hobby for you, you must have worked at NASA back in the day, most of the time you don't even have a schematic to follow!!! Thank you.
@lookoutleo2 жыл бұрын
@@glasslinger very good skill to have :) I'm going to get one and trouble shoot it, can I ask for help if I get stuck?
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
@@lookoutleo Yes. I help a lot of people.
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
@@opus1952 I applied at NASA back in the 60's to work on the moon project. Their salary offer was so dismal I walked out. Got a job at a private company paying double!
@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube28582 жыл бұрын
Both geniuses as in M C but opposite in finesse lol love Ron's hot rod way of working
@glasslinger2 жыл бұрын
I used to be in radio repair business. Can't fool around and make any money!
@mariocruzresendiz43682 жыл бұрын
Buen día, lo felicito muy buen trabajo , saludos cordiales Nezahualcóyotl México.
@Barbarra632972 жыл бұрын
What a sweet kitty!
@Tadesan2 жыл бұрын
The most interesting thing to me about these old radios is how little ‘guts’ they have. They just always seem thrown together and missing parts. I think that was just the standard then.
@TheTreegodfather2 жыл бұрын
I swear to God everyone in the hobby gets at LEAST that one radio that ends up being a gigantic wallop in the bollocks from start right to the very end.
@Number4lead2 жыл бұрын
You have a skill that always wish I had. Now I'm mid 40s and still wishing. Maybe I can still learn, theirs always stuff at goodwill that would probably be good to practice on. Its a skill that is liable to become more and more valuable if a SHTF scenario ever hapoened. Cute kitty by the way.
@soliman152 жыл бұрын
Nice job Ron. I couldn't ever never ever get this one working and really glad you did
@bblod48962 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the rebuild!
@Denvermorgan20002 жыл бұрын
That was cool I’m glad you were able to fix it
@OddJobFix2 жыл бұрын
"This is a piece of shit." Love it. I'm studying radio repair and you make it look so easy. Yeah, with a lifetime of experience! At this point you're way over my ability to see the genius. Appreciate it all the same.
@RobsFixitShop2 жыл бұрын
I just love your videos. I learn a lot and have fun doing it!
@blitzroehre18072 жыл бұрын
Jeez that one was truly jinxed :-D Good show getting it going, regardless of mods
@veb68142 жыл бұрын
Another peice of history saved!
@cyndicorinne2 жыл бұрын
The retro-wrapped condenser is a work of art.
@mike-y9sАй бұрын
I learn much from your videos
@TheGuitologist2 жыл бұрын
Chassis held in only with knobs…back when things were built to be worked on.
@dass13332 жыл бұрын
Even with the wrong knobs.
@MrAntuan228 Жыл бұрын
That's a nice radio 👍
@matiasdehais3292 жыл бұрын
Excellent Job, Ron!
@charliehustle55292 жыл бұрын
Wow could we get a look at that attic one day I've been hearing you for years say you have to run up and get a tube or some kind of part could we get a peek thanks Ron for the video. That radio will make a nice piece for your collection
@Greg-et2dp Жыл бұрын
Glass linger you are good at restoring vintage radios and vintage TVS my friend 🎉🎉🎉
@DeadKoby2 жыл бұрын
This is a bigger project than I would have wanted to take on. Congrats for seeing it to completion.