Patterson All Wave 1934 Console Radio Repair And Cabinet

Vintage console tube radio repair. Patterson radio Los Angeles. part 1, will replace capacitors and align in part 2.

[@NeboscloneStudio]

I have repaired a cabinet way worse than this one ... on a 1930's bulgarian "Бралтъ" radio. Just soaked the whole cabinet in varnish for a few days. Everything dies and becomes rock solid after it cures. Then just filled the holes sanded and glossed it with varnish again. Worked great! The radio was (and still is now that it was preserved) of a historical imortance to my countrys early radio inustry. So dont throw this one away! Like you said .. it might be rally rare!! :)

[@zaxtor]

You done a pretty good job on the severely damaged console. Looks promising for the radio's future.

[@HughTVDX]

Great job..I'm sure the radio will still be around and working for its 100th birthday in 2034!

[@waltschannel7465]

Nicely done!! I love the new speaker grill cloth most of all. The old Varathane was a nice touch as well. Some people's kids, though. 😱

[@richardhuckaby4728]

why would you dumpster the chassis? if it works its at least a parts source for one in better overall condition. think of the loss to radio history donate the chassis to a museum. the cabinet is junk I agree

[@pibbles-a-plenty1105]

Shango, do you know how to do Ohm's Law calculations? Your Heathkit cap checker does not give you accurate capacitor leakage readings, it's just a good/bad checker. You can use a DMM as an accurate leakage measuring instrument by applying a voltage to the meter in volts measuring mode in series with the capacitor under test. The voltage measured on the DMM divided by the DMM input resistance (usually 10 megohms) gives you the capacitor's leakage current. You will find mostly that leaky paper caps will still work well enough for a radio to operate but the leakage will increase exponentially with the temperature rise in the radio and eventually things will go awry. Have fun....

[@AllAmericanFiveRadio]

The some of postage stamp capacitors may be RF bypass.

[@rubusroo68]

happy shango66 day!

[@agustinramirez5913]

buena radio!

[@redfaction2540]

Belle remise en état 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@dalesworld1308]

Actually doesn't look horrible with the stain.

[@gustavogoncalves3083]

IR Camera is a MUST these days, the one I jave is Seek Thermal? but Flir is mich better

[@davidharrison4881]

Those cellar spiders kill a lot of mosquito.

[@waltertomaszewski1083]

Anything of this salvagable? Amp ok? Speaker recone? What if you were to use the electronics in a cabinet of your own design?

[@charliejewell969]

like the video WHO'S YOUR LIFE INSURANCE AGENT?

[@wrnchhead76]

I work at a car dealership. Car alarms are the stupidest shit ever. All they do is annoy non-thieves. Like Shango said, they're never on cars worth going to prison for.

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Imagine how glorious it was when brand new! My late mom was born in 1934.

[@markmarkofkane8167]

P.S., love the commentary.

[@hestheMaster]

As abused as this radio was and for its age IT STILL WORKS! Good ole' American craftsmanship.

[@a587g]

It's amazing how tolerant old radios are to bad capacitors and out of tolerance resistors. I had a 1939 Zenith where just about all of the resistors were 50-200% out of tolerance, and the radio still played! I replaced them all, and it only marginally improved it. That being said, I recently restored a 1940 RCA, and the set didn't work properly (lots of static, sound would cut out) until I replaced every single paper capacitor. But it did 'sort of' work at the beginning... and now it's a fantastic playing set (I thank the 4 6K6's for that)!

[@MrKillswitch88]

Someone could make a new cabinet using the old one as a template so it would better if it went to someone instead of a dumper.

[@bsekisser]

Looks good as is after the touch up.

[@cindylawrence1515]

With laser scanning you could cad cam make a new cabinet out of any wood..or. for that matter a wide range of plastics or even carbon fiber!!!

[@joeblow8593]

If some very talented carpenter could recreate the cabinet and along with your electronics expertise...This might be worth having this restored, given it's rarity...

[@black2deep]

Ya I was kind of thinking he should have sent the cabinet out to be restored. He didn't go bad but it wasn't professional.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

ngl, if i had this id toss the cabinet out.

[@robertdams4078]

For the 88 years this radio in the decrepit condition it's in, with some previous tech.monkeying around in the chassis, and not changing any tubes- this is totally awsome! Nice job!

[@teacfan1080]

Wow, slapping a coat of varathane and using that burlap for grill cloth made that radio a hundred times nicer looking! Good to see it singing again. Another first also, actual LIVE spiders inside rather than dead ones.

[@TheGuitologist]

The world will never know where the car alarm rant might have ended up. Also, I'm going to have to remember the word "rototwibulates". :D

[@shango066]

Do you want those speakers? They need a good home it's just I'm not really excited about packing and shipping I really hate that. Reach out to me

[@TheGuitologist]

You mean those ones from another video a while back? I'll email you. Thanks.

[@wyokaiju992]

I have half a clue. You just don't find those kinds of alarms up here. We also don't have roadworthy testing. Our highways are the roadworthy test! Ive seen cars up here from California just blow up on our highways. POSes just won't last up here.

[@danmackintosh6325]

Don't forget carkosnorfulators as well as the ubiquitous rototweebler... Thanks for sharing these vids, I think your judgement calls are what has so far prevented a resurrection fail. Then again, it could just be the skills ;) Don't think I don't remember folk like Gladwin and Philthy... Edit- I'm full of shit, it was the 1965 GE from back in February that I think was about your finest hour on the resurrection game

[@kirbyyasha]

I could listen to shango066 rant all day long.

[@edwardallan197]

What an interesting video. I love old radios & electronic equipment. I appreciate your command of the subject, & obvious vast experience. How delightful & utterly fascinating!!!

[@iamrichrocker]

do not hold back on the commentary..it is one of the reasons i enjoy your channel..and btw..you are absolutely correct on the horn alarms...

[@1marcelfilms]

i think because poor people depend or need their cars more where as rich people just have insurance or can buy new ones easier if stolen.

[@chevycaprice87]

No. Classic cars are the best cars. Chevrolet Caprice Classic... for example... A nice car.

[@skuula]

Amazing how that radio keeps playing without a single working capacitor left...

[@edwardallan197]

This set is so industrial and looks like the factory work was carefully done. Heavy Metal!

[@orange70383]

Build your own meter to service your radio, what race of beings were they selling these sets to. Compare that to today's manuals that take multiple pages with illustrations telling you not to turn things on while underwater.

[@iworkout6912]

And of course at least 6 languages.

[@VeyronBD]

My favorite from my TV manual was "Dont leave beside open window during rain storm"

[@PhaQ2]

Active termites are no longer in that cabinet. All that frass is dry, indicating no more activity.

[@martinda7446]

HOLY SHIT! Something ended up looking better than when Shango started? A rarity. I just can't say how much I love these videos. Its verging on perverted.

[@martinda7446]

(Well it certainly looked better from 6 feet away)

[@herbertsusmann986]

My experience is that those dog bone resistors from that era are pretty stable and don't go off value too much even though they might be 90 years old by now.

[@skycarl]

I've been enjoying " disco Saturday nite" via computer on KSURF. Actually I listen to it all the time. Good station.

[@Musicradio77Network]

skycarl I will give it a listen. It's on late Saturday night from 10 PM until early Sunday morning at 3 AM if I'm in the eastern time zone and you can hear disco after hours. This is why I got "K-Surf" on my TuneIn app.

[@Synthematix]

Well as others may have said, this is tonight's bedtime entertainment sorted, this is better than 120 sky channels.

[@hugh007]

Many radios of this era did not use the chassis as b- voltage. The center tap pf the P transformer is connected to the chassis by a resistor of a few hundred ohms. That makes the chassis 20 volts or so positive, compared to the center tap. That way they can ground the cathodes of the audio tubes and take the negative grid bias voltage from the -20 volt end of the resistor. Many old TV set were designed that way too. You have to see if the filter cap negative sides are chassis grounded or the - voltage tap. I've fixed some radios with loud filter hum because prior repairmen grounded the filter caps to the chassis. Well done.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

I LOVE the way you actually diagnose problems and get these sets running on as many original components as possible. I HATE the shotgun capacitor changers. Those caps with the tapered ends are a real trip.

[@craignehring]

I like shango066, he is the real deal, no bull shit. Wish he was my neighbor.

[@MsCori76]

Craig Nehring - Same.

[@Synthematix]

I love shango hes ace, a lot of people on here (mentioning no names i think you all know who im talking about) do nothing but moan and go on and on about how things were in the old days, it really pisses me off.

[@justsumguy2u]

He might startle you with the ocassional EOL, but nothing to worry about---he always has the hose nearby

[@MsCori76]

justsomeguytoyou - His EOL’s are the surprising ones you don’t expect either. You sit back after watching them & say to yourself, “Wow I wasn’t expecting that” or “Shango, you sure out done yourself again on this one”. ;)

[@wacoflyer]

Just don't be living downwind when he's EOL-ing.

[@siemenstraffic]

We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love you too much, Patterson Why can't you see What you're doing to me When you don't believe a word I say? We can't go on together With shorted caps And we can't build our dreams On shorted caps So, if an old friend I know Stops by to say hello Would I still see shorted caps in my eyes?

[@RinoaL]

Did you ever find a home for that 1960s Panasonic TV? your hard to get ahold of now that KZbin has removed the private message system. please let me know if you need a new home for that Panasonic you showed a while back.

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

Ever since shango did the video about the junost soviet TV years ago (time flies), I always meant to contact him about if he wants a little portable soviet TV with original packaging, schematic etc. that actually works but could use some love. Now that YT has removed the messaging system entirely ("hey we changed something for the sake of changing something!") I don't even know how to contact him at all, other than public comments which is obviously not ideal... :(

[@RinoaL]

well, i'd gladly accept a soviet television if you cant get it to Shango. :D i can also always be contacted on twitter at RinoaSG.

[@shango066]

look at the channel info page

[@RinoaL]

your About tab for this channel doesnt provide any email, however i just realized your mine exploration channel does. at least i think its yours.

[@sheep1ewe]

To bad i live on the wrong side of the pound, but if it where not for the shippingcosts here i hawe some more modern stuff i could sent to Both of You Guys, i am not sure if it all is old enough to realy interest Shango (i know the problem hawing ewery room filled with projects in various stages... ;) ), but i think some telecom stuff i hawe might possibly had interest You Rinoa for teardowns.

[@RODALCO2007]

Those spiders are devices, 100% agreed there. (candome Chicago USA) Your commentary is priceless, keep it up. 1500-2000 hours is not much for a tube. (¼ year full time use) Great 49 minute video, thanks.

[@Wildman9]

Nice job man,I didnt think you could bringer back to life,but you fixed her.I never heard of this brand either.My uncle used to repair old T.V.s and radios and I've never seen that model in his little shop.Nice!

[@MsCori76]

It was great timing when this video popped up in my notifications as I had something new from you to watch before I gave my pillow head & my mattress some arse.....because it’s midnight here, past my bedtime. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Since you did all that great work on the cabinet, I would keep it now as it looks fantastic & don’t look like it was attacked by hungry termites anymore! I would love to own it myself. 😀xx

[@garp32]

Corinna T Roberts76 I am jealous of your pillow.. lol

[@MsCori76]

Paul Gardner - LOL

[@MsCori76]

JayBee - seriously, your comment makes no sense to me! 😂

[@MsCori76]

JayBee - & if your referring to my joke about the pillow & mattress thing, it’s a old saying meaning “I’m off to bed”! Gee it must be only Aussies that say it then if you didn’t get it. LOL 😂 Hey, blocking me doesn’t worry me the slightest.....it’s just one less bully I don’t have to deal with on here! 🤣😜

[@rancherfarmerguy]

@Ace Feeley I agree. 100% rototweebulator OEM Dickhead.

I'm sure pilots at the nearby airfield go out of their way to fly over whenever shango066 starts recording.

[@bigmotter001]

Good job Shango and your commentary is priceless. Don't ever stop or change your format!!!!!

[@NorthRiverTV]

Chassis mods look like a 1950's boy scout resurrection project, to earn their Shango badge. (addendum: nice work, if anything just to have a record of one of these rare birds in a working state. Nice job!)

[@gravis346]

Nice video. You should build a vacuum tube volt meter with the instructions provided, for posterity's sake.

[@SoddingaboutSi]

Made my day. Bit of Retrochad!

[@spidyr2k]

your commentary cracks me up. very entertaining. keep it up.

[@williamchow1624]

Another great and entertaining video "sat·is·fac·to·ry"

[@terrymarshall2613]

Dumpster hahahahaha you know its not going there, so do we

[@AudioMobil]

Looking forward to see part II of this repair. Hopefully the Patterson will not end up in the dumpster. It's rough for sure but you made it already look so much better, would be a shame to throw it away. It's a nice display for sure and it's working. Did you fix the hole in the speaker? Would probably improve the audio quality as well. Keep up the good work!

[@jimburns348]

You definitely a miracle worker. I thought you might not get it operating, WRONG! Great job.

[@NickG123]

Jim Burns he could make a coconut play LA oldies...

[@jsciarri]

Sonic Servant

[@jjarratt]

With radios like this I usually do a power up with the light bulb to see if anything is coming out of the speaker. If there is something I go directly to changing electrolytics and paper capacitors and work from there to improve its performance. But I like the way you go around this radio trying to figure out what has been done to it and testing its features. Very entertaining and informative.

[@michaelszczys8316]

I have to do that with my 34 Philco table radio. It works okay but I haven't run it in over 10 years till I check all the caps out. As far as I know it's all original, been in my family since at least 1960.

[@klafong1]

Shango EOL-ed the spiders!

[@TechneMoira]

I've always had some luck killing wood-eating bugs, using Xylamon woodworm treatment. It hardens the wood and remains an active poison for any wood bugs even years later. It isn't cheap, but it's very effective

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Nicely done again, thanks for sharing. Interesting how in such bad shape that radio is and it's still able to work, it'll also be interesting to see in part 2 how well it comes alive. Considering how bad that cabinet is your quick repairs to it really makes it look a whole lot better!

[@Musicradio77Network]

Never seen this radio before, but the cabinet was beat up. My Victor Orthophonic 8-4 Victrola from 1926 is kinda beat up as well. I got it last year, and I did some work on my Victrola and finally got it working. I tried a 78 and it plays really well. And then I used wood stain to smooth out the finish. I made a video demonstrating my Victor 8-4 last year.

[@justsumguy2u]

I doubt a shop did that---more like a weekend tinkerer that used whatever parts he had laying around his basement. B+ seems really low to me for a transformer-powered set---most of those had B+ of at least 250v if not higher. Of course, a bunch of leaky paper capacitors like those would pull it down. Those postage stamp caps are most likely paper

[@andygozzo72]

rectifier may well be low emission..

[@gregorymalchuk272]

justsomeguytoyou It also makes me think wartime repairs. From June 1942 to sometime in 1945 or 1946, consumer electronics production ceased, and replacement and repair parts would have been difficult or impossible to obtain as well. I assume a lot of hobbyists and technicians alike had to do a lot of "bodged" repairs with whatever parts were laying around.

[@andygozzo72]

very likely...

[@pcno2832]

Nice job. I'll bet a week in the back of a parked SUV would kill off anything that might still be alive in that cabinet. I'd be looking to restore it even if the chassis were hopeless. We don't have dry-wood termites here; if the wood is wet, it disappears; if not, it's untouched.

[@simonstergaard]

No, dont keep the commentary down... Finally some one i agree with.

[@billybassman21]

His commentary is the main reason I like to watch.

[@joshjones3227]

Agreed. His asides are icing on the cake. Great stuff Shango, keep up the good work!

[@millibilli7058]

damn straight brother. too many phony baloghny bull ship mother puckers out there ;~)

[@watershed44]

Josh Jones Indeed. Does anyone else notice he sounds like Ben Stein when he was doing the econ teacher roll call in class. I can just imagine shango66 saying "Bueller.....Bueller...."

[@jamesnicholson6510]

watershed44 b

[@chase7974]

I was just watching one of your old videos when this popped up.

[@MsCori76]

Chase The Man - Same, I was watching a old RCA tv restore video of his.

[@MsCori76]

Phoney - Western Electric - Yeah I enjoy watching his old videos as well, keeps the brain fresh with knowledge of his work....specially when I’m still learning this hobby & yes I have learnt heaps from shango066 too. 😀👌🏻

[@ImmitH]

I miss Retrochad. He was the first retro tech channel I subbed to way back when.

[@BeautifulAngelBlossom]

what happen to him

[@TurboTel68]

We've got an old 1930's Murphy set in a similar state to this. All the caps were bad and it wasn't really worth saving but just to get it working, and out of novelty I've just filled it with the cheapest El Crappo Chinese orange dips, some crappy resistors and for now it works ok. It's made a great set for outdoor use in the summer

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

36:53 That actually doesn't look too bad

[@Musicradio77Network]

That is similar to what I did to my Victor Orhtophonic VV 8-4 Victrola.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

20:18 I actually took some tubes from a smashed up tv in the forest. Most of them actually survived the initial drop and years of weather exposure.

[@JoseAugusto-fs8fi]

Que pena, não restaurou o móvel, só passou um verniz, o cupim vai devorar tudo, tinha que ser restaurado a madeira, com veneno anti cupim.

[@umajunkcollector]

trash it? shit, it can sell for 400$ on ebuy as a prop! part it out and make big $. but EOL such a rare radio? wtf, the termites EOLed it. put it out in the dessert for another thirty years.

[@ScottTV-yq2wu]

Astonishing restore! Amazing work done prior to you getting it! Burlap bags are ecologically sound!

[@tonehobartii279]

My wife said it should not go in the dumpster. Especially after all the work you put into it. Not really a museum worthy item but definitely would display nice somewhere.

[@kennethdavis9339]

You should restore this radio and cabinet dispite it's condition, its a piece of forgotten history. Use finger nail polish on the speaker, use filler and polyurethane the cabinet. If I had it. I would remake the pieces on a lathe if I had it. It upsets me to hear you say that you would take it to the dump...

[@JerryEricsson]

Very cool video, I grew up listening to old radios like that, not particularly that brand, most of ours were some that dad picked up at an auction sale as we didn't have much money, dad was a farmer but when he got the home place from his dad, he also got his dad's bills, he was sued and 1/3 of every dollar he earned on the farm went to the Federal Government to cover his fathers debts. Anyhow, I can recall laying on the floor, and watching the radio as it played our favorite adventure programs, and detective stories. Mom used to listen to her soap operas during her morning chores in the house, and there was pre-school programming for kids as we got dressed and ready to head off to school. Those were some great times to be alive, you used your mind to see what kids not days ignore on television, it built a great imagination and developed your problem solving skills without your even being aware that you were, in fact learning. I recently built myself a little stereo wifi radio set that I have programmed to play the old shows, western stations, mystery theater SUSPENSE and Johnny Dollar. Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel used to be some of my favorites as well as the Cisco Kid and Poncho! One of the stations that I found gave me a thrill to listen to was the AFRTS AFVN network that replays the actual tapes from the radio broadcast to we troops in Vietnam, now that's a trip and a half! Yes the days of watching television have been ruined so badly by the progressives taking over programming so I can no longer stomach the rewriting of our history in programming, in fact about the only programs I watch any more are on MyTV and PBS (for their british comedy shows!) At any rate, thanks a million for the video's it is almost like having a friend stop by for a cup of coffee, like they used to back when I was a cop in a small town in North Dakota.

[@robertdams4078]

Thanks for that story! Your spot on in your little history lesson of yesteryear because I can relate to it!!! Thanks for sharing this!

[@jgarr9216]

It looks like you are making this radio pretty nice. Maybe it can be a keeper. BTW thanks for telling us about your favorite oldies station . I can get it here in Pennsylvania on the internet. Has some great music from my era

[@barryphillips7327]

Hard to beat a good valve radio for sound quality i have had some, the last one got too warm, they need a fan behind them to circulate air around the back.

[@jockoharpo2622]

Those aluminum tube covers with holes in them reminds me of old ladies hair curlers.

[@WrenB111]

I just want to let shango066 that in really enjoy his videos. I find them very informative and entertaining. I'm glad he out there repairing and keeping these old items out of the landfills. Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers sure could build stuff.

[@jockbeems4798]

at 16:15. The rubber piece roto-tweebulates the dial... a perfect description.

[@adrianames8590]

Nice to see you do some early radio projects again. Looking forward to part 2 on the Patterson.

[@DavidSmith-zx7wz]

Love your humor, very satisfactory video to watch!

[@Trev0r98]

On the plaque on the front there, the words "ALL-WAVE" has a fairly modern-looking type face. Like it could be from the 1980s or '90s. Very advanced for 1934.

[@tktech9234]

It's a Patterson model RRR (Rat Rod Radio). Only sold in L.A.

[@williamsquires3070]

Maybe the spiders rewired the set in their spare time. 😊

[@rwj777]

Can't make a quality video without the soothing sounds of an airplane flying overhead...lol✈️✈️✈️

[@renejansen5939]

There is just one way to get rid of termites... Put the cabinet in a freezer for a couple of weeks and they are all gone. My dad did that with a very nice antique table 20 years ago and my parents still have that table. And it's still looking great!

[@crazystuddd]

Keep it up mr shango;)

[@MissDiorsChickenFeet]

Fascinating old technology

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

Going to watch this one many times. quite the noble cabinet. Makes me kick myself again for throwing out the cab to the '47 Firestone Airchief "Rhapsody" because it was water damaged and chewed up some. I'm thinking it was a Katrina victim. It's full of those Micamold dominoes and is very menacing with "banana slicers" and a lot cool too tho.

[@2300cbrown]

lol @11:44. lmao @12:20 Love the video commentary.. "here here..."

[@6A8G]

with cabinets, it may be worth trying one last-ditch attempt: another old radios website suggests putting the whole cabinet in a very big rubbish bag, fill that with the bug poison of your choice then let it sit for a week or so. This should stop further insect damage.

[@franklynpolster8949]

Always like the six legged radios from that time period. For fun check thise resistors too...especially 250Kohm ones...

[@Raul_Gajadhar]

It is a very attractive set. I love the dark stain finish, I am ecstatic about part two.

[@ryancamp7044]

It's in the trash now

[@jeffking4176]

Some enterprising cabinet maker could “Make “ a new cabinet.

[@truck9moon100]

WOW !! You are the man, thank-you very much for posting this. You are really one very smart cookie.

[@thisisall50charactersbeing47]

MOONMAN MOONMAN CANT YOU SEE, GHETTO PEOPLE NEED TO SEE MORE TREES

[@connorm955]

You can recognize PLANET LYTICAPS by their shiny red cardboard jackets and their general neat workman like appearance. Available in all frequently used capacities from 3 to 500 volts, they are ideal for all types or service work-radio-tv-industrial. I'm not going to type anymore of that, but that's their ad in radio tv service dealer April 1956 edition. The radio might of been last serviced in 1954, so that's about 20 years of use.

[@randomcrap763]

If this was from your "shop teacher" (Unless I misheard this) couldn't you do an electrical restoration and he could make a new cabinet for it?

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

That has to be the most cost effective cabinet job I have seen, that radio looks just acceptable to me. I'd take it from your hands and maybe even leave some cash in it's place if I didn't live on the other side of the world.

[@beverpix]

Killing innocent spiders? Unsubbed.

[@AndyHullMcPenguin]

Great wildlife documentary, also loved the asbestos awareness and rototweebulation content. Very satcifadory.

[@MEelectronicaoficial]

Muy buen canal, no se por qué no me aparecen subtítulos en español. Saludos desde 🇦🇷