Philips B3X02A AM FM Radio Repair - 1961

[@rameshbhosale8440]

I am radio listner and fond of listening SW stations..I am from India. Salute to your untiring efforts to rejuvenate the good old era of patient listening ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Ramesh 🙂

[@chadsadventures]

I'm totally obsessed with your videos I could watch them all day

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Chad 😀

[@philpartin8618]

Yay. A new video from Dave. 😊

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Phil 🙂

[@brianwood5220]

Great video as usual, Dave. Have a couple of tinnies on me. Thanks for sharing.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Brian. I appreciate your support 👍🙂

[@johnburns6422]

What an excellent result you have done it again on the Philips Radio , Thank you it,s a joy watching you and your Friend in Madeira Island bring life to the Radios of yesteryear ,☘☘☘☘☘.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks John 🙂

[@mikecass8306]

Great repair and restoration as usual, thanks Dave 😃

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Mike 🙂

[@Wenlocktvdx]

Had a rotten cold all week, so seeing another radio being restored beautifully has made me feel better.

[@DavidTipton101]

I hope you feel better soon. I'm glad I was able to help for half an hour. Thanks @Wenlocktvdx 👍🙂

[@Wenlocktvdx]

Thanks David, it’ll probably clear up in a couple of days now.

[@TheStig1961]

You made a 10+ point Radio restoration. They made a quality in Dalsbruk Finland in 14th november 1961😊. Please find the historic documentary about "Radio Nord" on youtube. Ragards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Stig 🙂

[@EuroScot2023]

Lovely one, Dave. I suppose that was from the lower cost end of the Philips range at that time but, none the less, a well-made, good performer. Still chugging away quite happily after 60 years. Your case restoration is, as always, excellent. The techniques are remarkably simple but the editing hides all the elbow grease you supply. You are a hero!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks EuroScot. Not a whole lot of effort in this one 🙂

[@highpath4776]

@@DavidTipton101 more than many could do.

[@chrissmith7655]

Hi Dave, 'wastn't much of a video,' do not demean yourself , they are all great to watch , your presentation and comentary first rate. Many thanks from Nr liverpool UK.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Chris, thanks. I meant it didn't have much content I think. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback 👍🙂

[@seankearney2592]

Excellent As Usual David...Your The Australian MacGyver......

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Sean 😄

[@Harryset1]

Good morning Grandmaster of refilled capacitor cans -- well done! Have a nice day!

[@DavidTipton101]

Haha... thanks Harry 😄

[@mauricedarmody4424]

Thank you for taking the time to share these video's, it's always a pleasure to watch and learn, England, aged 75yrs young.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you for your support Maurice. Very much appreciated 🙂

[@electronicsoldandnew]

A Philips that behaved itself 😮 unbelievable. Thanks for that Dave, I needed it. I’ve been down with Covid all week and needed some good entertainment 😊

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Manuel. It was a one off Philips 😃 I'm sorry you are not well Manuel. I wish you best for a speedy recovery 🙂

[@radio-ged4626]

Nice job David. I like the design of the case and the restore job wasn't spoiled by not replacing the grill cloth. I think a little patina sometimes adds to an old radios apeal. If you had retored both Philips you could have called the video Double Dutch! 👍👍👍

[@DavidTipton101]

I would replace the cloth, the owner says he is used to it looking like that. Good thinking with the double dutch, I should have thought of that. Thanks Gad 😃

[@philllynch3265]

HI Dave. Greetings from Cairns. My circuit knowledge was a bit average until your videos came along. Following you has now got so much easier and I really appreciate that. Nice job as usual. Say Hi to Karen for me

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Phill, I trust you are well. I'm glad one of us is learning something 😄 karen says Hi! back 👍🙂

[@jamesatkinson6480]

On many of the 'Philips' radios, (and other electronics) the blue axial lead electrolytic capacitors made by them specified a tolerance of -10 to +40 %, which means a 100uF could measure anything between 90uF and 140uF... Excellent work with your restoration. You can 'reminisce' of the quality sound reproduction they provided in their time. It was good of YT to allow me to identify the song 'reminiscing' by Little River Band without copyright edit...

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks James. Electro caps had a wide tolerance back then. We saw Glenn Shorrock from LRB in concert a few weeks ago. the man is 80 years old and still sounds good 👍🙂

[@genestatler2514]

Nice job David. I really enjoy watching you do your magic on these old tube type radios and their cabinets. All the best from Gene in Tennessee.🤩

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Gene for Tennessee 👍😃

[@bigmotter001]

All of your repairs Dave have something educational and entertaining for us. Thanks for posting and take care!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks John, take care yourself 👍😃

[@Leo6009]

Some handy tips and product types on brightening up the cabinet. 👍 The simple wrap around heat sink on the power reducing resistors was tech nifty. The use of thermal conductive paste topped that installation off nicely. I like a radio with FM and a magic eye and this one is nice, especially complemented with the terrific speaker sound box. Another Philips radio I am keen at working on one day, is a Philips Philetta. Watching this Radio Adventure, has prompted me to keep looking for that Philips Philetta restoration project. Thank you David!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Pete. I looked up the Philips Philetta, it looks a nice compact radio with all the features. Should make a nice restoration 👍😃

[@TheFlyingBusman]

Just what I needed after a wet, miserable, stress filled Friday. 👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Happy to help Busman 🚌🙂

[@Donno308]

Hi David, thanks for another great video. That’s just what I need at the moment, a radio that works. Everything I touch lately seems to go up in smoke! Cheers

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Don. Up in smoke! I hope that's a flippant remark 😄 I really like the look of this radio, nice fine lines and sounds above itself, very 60s too. Thanks Don, I hope you are making progress with your VHF64... oh yeah... smoke, I forgot 👍🙂

[@berndb.5097]

Almost 41 minutes of brilliant work. Thanks Dave 👍👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Bernd 🙂

[@JacGoudsmit]

Always good to see you fix another Philips radio from my home town. My mom had a radio just like that in the back room of her little tailor store for many years in the 1980s. When it stopped working, she got rid of it and bought a big ghetto blaster from a catalog (she bought it from a mail order catalog and didn't realise how big it was) and it sounded worse. I wish I knew then what I know now, I could have fixed it. Thanks for posting!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Jac. Haha... I can imagine your Mom's surprise when the huge Ghetto blaster arrived. The Philips could have most certainly been fixed, what a pity. thanks Jac 🙂

[@MarkMcCluney]

Most enjoyable as always. The capacitor can repair was very satisfying - I thought the wee bracket doodah worked out about as well as could be expected and I was greatly impressed with how you turned the edge to crimp it shut again. That was an education on its own! Pity about the grubby cloth but otherwise it turned out just beautifully. Thank you Dave, another beauty all round.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Mark. Haha... the little mounting ring was awful. I was in a hurry, it worked well though and can't be seen. I would love to fit a new cloth 🙂

[@stephengorin3059]

It's a Saturday morning and a cup of coffee in hand, next was watching you repair a little Philips B3X02A radio. It does not get any better than that !! As usual a great job and hopefully a happy customer ! Great job on that cabinet as well and cudo's from Tasmania !! I'll look forward to the next adventure.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Stephen. Thanks ☕👍😃

[@ripleysmith7583]

You are a good looking little radio I bet the owners gonna be really happy with it. I was happy to watch one of your videos.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Ripley 😃

[@Antony_Jenner]

Philips stuff is usually not bad, I have a very heavy duty Philips PA that needs a restore also a TV signal generator. Love ya work David!

[@DavidTipton101]

I find Philips OK too. Some unusual design features but work OK 🙂

[@vk4uh96]

Another great video David thank you. I think the internal antenna is probably a folded dipole for the VHF FM band (made out of a section of 300 ohm twin feeder)

[@misterhat5823]

It should be a lot longer to be of any use.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Kevin, it was, it was probably better than I gave it credit for but it would have been pretty ineffective. It could only pick up one FM station in my house and that station is about 5kms away. If I had some 300 Ohm aerial wire I could have remade it I guess. The owner didn't use it at home 🙂

[@paulbigelow7106]

Dave, loved the homage to the Gringe... Theres a light out on this side, Ill take it to my workshop and bring it back here.

[@DavidTipton101]

Did I... haha... I don't remember. This is an older video 🤔🙂

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

I'm beginning to believe there are no longer any old radios left in Australia for you to troubleshoot. But I truly appreciate what you do. Until next time, be safe and well.

[@DavidTipton101]

Haha... you haven't seen my garage Tim. Thanks Tim, take care 👍🙂

[@roberthart8933]

A great performer. I noticed the IF valve is a Ef85. I looked it up it is a variable Mu version of the ef80 6BX6 very high gain. Not many people go to the trouble of elegantly reshuffling can caps. You did a great job. BTW 4BH moved their transmitter to west mt cotton 17kw. It used to be at bald hills. So now I can pick it up in the daytime here in Byron using an outside loop aerial.

[@DavidTipton101]

The EF85 was pretty standard in these European FM sets. The 4BH transmitter is still at Nudgee by all accounts. It was damaged some time ago and a temporary transmitter set up, maybe you are picking up the temporary transmitter. Wherever it is I can't pick it up at Mount Cotton although I'm on the east side.

[@niteqllc]

My best respect & gratitude for this masterclass!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Igor 🙂

[@iantyler4045]

Another lovely restoration. My heart was in my mouth when you were adjusting that ratio detector slug. Waiting for that horrible crunching sound but with great care you got away with it. Great video.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ian. I wasn't pushing the slug too hard but they break so easily. Thanks Ian 🙂

[@georgeallen8860]

fantastic as always David its a joy to sit here in the uk on a fine Sunday morning watching you doing a fantastic job on the radio's, i so much look forward to your Video's. Cannot wait for the next one . stay busy and enjoy

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you George 😃👍

[@craignehring]

Loads of entertainment here along with educational tips and techniques Thank you David, cheers

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Craig 😀

[@ninaevans4501]

To be honest, capacitor and resistor issues still account for most electronic failures even today in the "digital age". It is marvelous to watch someone like yourself, with the old skills taking on valve equipment. By the way, WELL DONE OZ for hanging onto the ashes..... even though they never leave Pomy (which seems weird, but......?) Your team was falsely accused of cheating, but you came back and bit us all in the arse. Nice one 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Take care, keep safe. Wayne & Nina ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😃😃😃😃😃😃🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Wayne & Nina. Yes, that is usually the problem. We won but a hollow victory, would have been nice to finish off the series. 👍🙂

[@juliangerardcascio1111]

😊 Good Job Dave 👏 👍 👌 🙌, ❤ Love your Videos 📹 !!!!😊

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Julian 🙂

[@DerekHerbst747]

I've always found these Philips radios to be consistently reliable. Nice to see some solid fault finding and excellent repair. Nothing less expected from you, Dave. Excellent!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Derek, I trust you are well and working hard. Thank you 👍😃

[@DerekHerbst747]

@@DavidTipton101 always! Keep well and keep the blue side up!

[@thecelticprince4949]

Very nice David. Phillips are generally high quality sets. Came up a treat

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Celtic Prince. I don't mind Philips gear, I do like this one especially 🙂

[@chriskilby5300]

hi dave bought a few vintage radios - timber cases, bakelite and plastic cases. learning so much from your videos. thanks so much.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Chris, good luck with your radio repairs 👍🙂

[@johnblystone8781]

Beautiful job, David. I especially liked the electrolytic re-stuff.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you John 🙂

[@michelspijkvan2878]

We had one of these back home when i was a kid. Great video, liked it very much.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Michel 🙂

[@stevescheberle277]

Thanks Dave, looking good with a little help from Howard, what a guy 🧞 Nice radio all and all.

[@DavidTipton101]

Howard to the rescue. Thanks Steve 👍🙂

[@midnightwind8067]

Perfect start to a Friday. Hey there Dave. Nice looking radio. Your stations play better music than ours. Lol. Did you know you are helping so many of us Lear to speak Australian? There is so much more than G’day. Lol.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Midnight Wind. I agree, it is a very nice radio. I don't know if speaking Australian is a good thing 😄

[@edwardhannigan6324]

Hey David, nice to sit down and enjoy another radio adventure..More info for us newbies..Great video as usual with tech explanations. Thanks for sharing, and I hope you are keeping well..Ed..uk..😀

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ed, I'm very well thanks👍🙂

[@waynio67]

Stop putting yourself down mate, always great video’s 👍👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Wayne 👍😃

[@billnicholson2470]

Beautiful work as usual. Really enjoy your fabrication skills. Nice little radio. Thanks David. 73 de KB7ICI.....Bill

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Bill 🙂

[@wellenjaeger]

Great job Dave. I've been watching your videos for more than a few years now. It's always a pleasure. One piece of advice I would like to give you is to always use the two equal resistors method for aligning/centering the FM ratio. But instead of the current meter, you can easily replace it with a digital voltmeter and align it to 0 volts, which would be equal to no current flow (much more accurate).

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi @tuberadiobavaria4114. I usually follow the manufacture's' instructions. The two resisister method is what I normally use. I haven't tried it with a DMM, I use a analogue voltmeter. I think the sweep generator and oscilloscope is an excellent and probably the best method if you want to go to the trouble 🙂

[@batman387]

Really enjoyed this video. I've always had a soft spot for the radios with the green eyes. Good to see you. Take Care :-)

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Batman, take care 🙂

[@Jan_Talcott_100]

Another great job! Thank you for spending time on the FM alignment, much appreciated. 😊

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Jan, my pleasure 🙂

[@kennethconnors5316]

great radio,,nice sound ,looks new

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you keith 🙂

[@jims2222]

Another great repair Dave. Also liked the new take on the disassembly and restuffing of multi-section caps.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks JIm. I have stuffing caps down to a reasonable art ow 👍🙂

[@fireantsarestrange]

The Magic Eye tube is easily moved so you could have just schooched it over a tad to center it up.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Jay. I noticed that in the video. It may have moved 👍🙂

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Very Nice Dave, it looks and sounds amazing! Excellent work restuffing the electrolytic can!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Gregg 👍😀

[@Plons0Nard]

A nice restoration as usual. I mean, you always make such a nice project of these oldies. About the FM antenna : that internal lint cable antenna works pretty well if no external antenne is available. It is a folded dipole, made up from 300 ohm lint cable. The silly thing is you will have to swivel the radio to get the best reception. Cheers and thanks 👍🏻🤝🏻🇳🇱

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Nard, thank you. The internal antenna was home made from some 300 Ohm TV cable. It was joined and the ends and shorted out the FM antenna. The radio didn't have a FM antenna originally so I removed it. I considered making an FM antenna but decided it didn't need it. The owner has a dipole antenna. Thanks Nard 👍😃 Edit: I checked the video again and the antenna was not shorted, I was mistaken. It may have worked to some extent, it was falling apart and I don't have any replacement 300 Ohm wire if I wanted to recreate it.

[@kennethgibbons366]

Enjoyed your work on this radio... sometimes I get lost trying to follow your explanations (but thats me not you). It does look smart but its a pity about the grill cloth as it really detracts from the finished product. I always like the way your engineering skills come to the rescue. Keep restoring and keep smiling.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Kenneth. I would have liked to like to replace it. I have it's twin, I will replace the cloth on mine and it will look striking. I might need to cut out the front panel with the cloth on it and make a new panel, a bit of work but not too hard. Thanks Kenneth 👍🙂

[@LockdownElectronics]

Excellent as ever, and nothing too shabby with that 3 tag capacitor can fix, a very difficult part to make!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Bill, I rushed the capacitor tag... it did the job 😄

[@tubeDude48]

As Always...great job Dave 👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks tubedude 🙂

[@CASHSEC]

Love the green magic eye.

[@DavidTipton101]

Me too 🙂

[@mackfisher4487]

Jolly good show, bet Don would trade his Bush radio for you customers Philips. Dave you make your projects look easy enjoyed your radio adventure.

[@DavidTipton101]

I think Don would trade his Bush for a packet of rice at the moment 😂 thanks Mack 👍🙂

[@ninaevans4501]

Hi David Hope all is well your end? Another lovely video, many thanks. At 52, me and Wayne still remember the old British Relay colour "pipe television" valve sets of years ago. Your calm Joss Ackland voice, and fantastic humour is priceless on its own. Oh, and by the way, Johnny Bairstowe WAS OUT. He stepped out of his batting crease at the wrong time, and got clobbered. AUSTRALIA DID NOT CHEAT!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Wayne and Nina. I had to look up pipe TV and Joss Ackland 😃 Haha... that was quite a storm, I don't know what Johnny was thinking, he just walked away from the crease with a live ball still in play, in fact, still in motion. I don't know what else he could have expected. Anyway, good to hear not all English fans couldn't except it👍 Cheers, and thanks 🙂

[@johnwagner800]

David, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Your work is always easy to follow and with great results. I hope all is well with you and yours. Sincerely, John Wagner

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you John, We are all good thanks, take care 🙂

[@johnrichardson7354]

I was looking forward to your next video. Thanks for posting!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you John 🙂

[@BoB4jjjjs]

Nice one, even looks not too bad. Nice work.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Bob 🙂

[@steelcity321pb6]

Hi Dave, Most Philips products of that ere do work well. Although there was not a great deal to do in this instance, it was what I refer as a ‘short and sweet’ job. Definitely to be welcomed as we are ever seeing more a more Vintage Radios in poor condition. Some of them are barely worth repairing or restoring but I guess most of us do it for love. Loved seeing this video. Best regards from Phil.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Phil. This little radio worked very well, I have another one I will fix up for myself. Unfortunately a lot of radios are beyond repair as you say, poor storage is usually the culprit. If I were doing this for money I would have gone broke years ago. Thanks Phil 👍😃

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

What amazes me ( well, many things about these repairs amaze me ) is that you can get the wiring diagrams for these old sets that even list reference voltages and component values. These days, for most modern devices it's darn near impossible to find specs for anything. I've seen car repair videos where you can get a water pump for a 1940's Oldsmobile or similar car but there are no parts available for my 2005 Mitsubishi. Meanwhile, you can still get a big variety of valves for old electronics even germanium transistors. Ahhhhhh, the modern world of disposable everything.

[@DavidTipton101]

So true. I get frustrated when I can't find a schematic for an old radio, a bit spoiled I guess. They don't make things to be repaired now, hence no backup. Thanks Ellesmere 🙂

[@martinbrooks1562]

Always a great watch David,

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Martin 🙂

[@handsomemann1]

Great Video. I think before you made the tuning, it sounded much better. However , it is as good as one can get repaired. Enjoy watching your videos. Thank you !

[@DavidTipton101]

I sounded very good once it was finished, I had to check it after I replaced the FM limiting capacitor. Thanks 🙂

[@handsomemann1]

@@DavidTipton101 That is true! Otherwise you would have left it alone. Thanks for the reply!

[@genewilson2705]

Thanks Dave, I've never seen a function. Kind of a base boost but controllable.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Gene, I think that's what it is 👍🙂

[@tonip...tarraco]

Buen trabajo Dave ! ... Te ha quedado espectacular... Un saludo desde Tarragona ( Spain )... Gracias por compartir... Un saludo...

[@DavidTipton101]

Saludo @tonip desde Tarragona Gracias, me alegro de que lo hayas disfrutado. ¡Salud! 👍🙂

[@brianyoung9014]

GDay David, Very nice job on the FM and the radio really looks great.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Brian 👍🙂

[@stephenmalone1673]

Very enjoyable, thank you, Dave.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Stephen 🙂

[@seanobrien7169]

It was a very good video. Nice job, I wouldn't mind having that one myself.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Sean. I have another for myself 😃

[@haythamchannel3553]

Hi David. Thanks for your amazing work

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Haytham channel 👍🙂

[@navypti]

Thanks Dave. Always informative as per usual. You mightn't think it was much of a video, but I reckon there's a lot to like about these standard repair/refurbishment jobs. Loving your camera set ups. Angles & close ups are great. I feel like I'm almost in the case with the electronics (thank God I'm NOT ha ha). Cheers!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Geoff, thank you. I try to make it as clear as possible. Thanks for noticing 😃

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice job Dave I like using that howards on sets like that that just need a little TLC but don't need refinished.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Richard. It came up better than I expected 🙂

[@michvod]

Great restoration Dave. The ratio detector alignment won't get upset with a new capacitor. I've had radios that had completely open ratio detector capacitor, and no matter what I put in (3.3, 4.7, 10uF), the S-curve on the scope remained the same :) Otherwise nice job. Those Phillips smoothing cans were usually still perfect 10-15 years ago, but I am seeing more and more of them having decreased capacitance

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks @michvod. Yeah... I do wonder that but not sure. The capacitor needs to be near correct value as it's working with the resistor to get the correct filtering. I will try and check before and after next opportunity. thanks for the thought bubble 👍😃

[@michvod]

@@DavidTipton101 It has to have certain capacitance to do the AM rejection. In theory the capacitor should be as large as possible, but then you have a problem with cap discharging and charging while changing stations. I worked on a set that someone put a 47uF cap there (instead of 5uF), that worked perfectly, but the tuning was "laggy", the magic eye opening/closing and station strength was delayed as the cap needed much more time to charge/discharge. So perhaps you can experiment next time by putting a larger (or smaller - like 1uF) value capacitors in there. Some sets even had 2.2uF or 3.3uF caps in there...

[@highpath4776]

@@michvod would multi capacitors in series or parallel charge differently ? (in theory not any more or less than a single large ones)

[@DavidTipton101]

@@michvod Thank you for that information @michvod. I will take it onboard. Thank you 👍👍😃😃

[@1962speiche]

Philips-Kugelblitz! brennt zu Sylvester besonders gut!

[@DavidTipton101]

Macht es?

[@sefarkas0]

Interesting way to adjust the ratio detector. The method I've alway used is to tune the radio to a place where there is no station, then adjust the detector for 0 Volts.

[@DavidTipton101]

That's what I did 🙂

[@AMStationEngineer]

Sounds great, nice job on that multi-section capacitor, and the wire-wound resistor mods! IMHO, Dutch and German electronics of that era take a special skills set to accomplish repairs to circuitry requiring calibration, maybe it's the difference in capacitance values, transformer physics and anatomy, or the higher mains voltage, but I always had to spend almost twice the estimated time getting things 'dialed in' versus North American and U.K. "fare". (working for Smiths Aerospace all those years, and tutorials from Alasdair, a fellow engineer helped when anything "Roberts", "Bush", or "HMV" appeared at my Motorola dealership.) Hope this finds you well, Dave, only the best, and CHEERS! Tim

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Tim, I couldn't agree more, German and European radios in general take much more effort than others. I dare say due to the increased complexity. Once going they are very good to use and listen too. Thanks Tim, I'm good thanks, I hope it's the same for you. 🙂

[@tompsheridantsheridant7354]

​@@DavidTipton101What is the most complicated radio repair you did?

[@DavidTipton101]

@@tompsheridantsheridant7354 I think the STC 830, it is a complex radio and very old and in very poor condition. Any of the German sets are difficult to work on, the switch mechanism is fault prone ad impossible to get to in most cases. There is also lot of tone shaping circuits and has at least 2 to 3 AM bands plus FM.

[@juanmiguelcarballo3200]

Excelente! Saludos desde Cuba.👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Juan 🙂

[@terryblackman6217]

Another very enjoyable and entertaining video. I carefully use a needle file to open up the aluminium case of a capacitor. It works for me. Looking forward to your next installment.

[@DavidTipton101]

Yep, whatever works Terry. I avoid putting crimp marks in the aluminium that can be seen when the capacitor is mounted 👍🙂

[@terryblackman6217]

@@DavidTipton101 I do have a lathe but the chuck will not open enough. 👍😊

[@JensGrigull-ij6fd]

In Germany the Philettas were a popular family of radios. AC DC sets often used on ships (easy adapted to many voltages), hotels, departments and of course the number one gift to confirmations and marriages. Phillips in the Netherlands was a worlwide top brand. The best engineers and research and development department. They had production methods not known in the US and Germany back in the day. Parts is radios to high standards and tolerances My first radio in Germany was a Philetta radio. Economic, reliable and compact. Also known for many parts in a small case and not easy to repair often electronic parts in many layers. I know Phillips has also a history in Australia. Please see my information as complimentary to the history you know in Australia. In the 60th and 70th all the radio users knew about AC DC sets. Today many young people are interested in valve radios but don't have the knowledge.

[@DavidTipton101]

Oh yeah, Philips were a huge company, some unorthodox thinking sometimes but usually worked very well. Thanks Jen 🙂

[@nathkrupa3463]

Good job sir well done.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Nath 🙂

[@elc.eng.ihsanalmutari9298]

I have the honor of being the first fan before watching the video, because I am confident that you are creative, sir

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you 😃

[@astrogerard]

Great video. I have exactly the same radio and might restore it in the same way you did. Thanks for sharing.

[@DavidTipton101]

It's a nice radio and still looks good in a contemporary home. Good luck with your restore astrogerard 🙂👍

[@tyronevanleyen9880]

I know, it's not your radio, and you would like to have gone all the way with the cloth and the eye. But I,m glad you said it anyways. It's still a very nice radio!

[@DavidTipton101]

A new cloth would make a huge difference. Thanks Tyrone 👍🙂

[@RegiPavan]

Very nice David

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Regi 🙂

[@mohinderkaur6671]

Great work!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Mohinder 🙂

[@radiomaster5152]

Great job!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you radiomaster 👍🙂

[@mattvoce1091]

I loved the video Dave Now I want the same radio !

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Matt, I have a spare which I will make up one day. A good performer this one. Thanks 🙂

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Very enjoyable as always Dave. I liked the relatively simple, yet very effective restoration on the case - it came up really nicely!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Chris 👍🙂

[@haraldlonn898]

Thanks for a nice video.

[@DavidTipton101]

My pleasure Harald 👍🙂

[@LarryDeSilva64]

How's the weather in Queensland? Tomorrow and into Monday our temps will be from 100 to 108 F. That is a very nice looking radio and as always you did a great job getting it to work really well. For a 60 year old radio it looks very good for its age obviously the owner has taken good care of it. Thanks for sharing Dave.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Larry, it's 23C (73F) today... and every day really this time of year. 108F is getting up there 🙂 The radio must have spent it's final days inside which makes a nice change. My pleasure Larry, thanks 👍🙂

[@tarstarkusz]

Looks great. If it were mine, I would try to fit a larger speaker in it.

[@DavidTipton101]

It would be a bit tight getting a larger speaker in there. It will take an external speaker however 👍🙂

[@jamesbruno5896]

Great restoration Dave, very entertaining, thanks for sharing! Take care!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks James. Take care 👍🙂

[@amaraltimimi4106]

Great jop Dived keep going 👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you @amaraltimimi4106 🙂

[@owwcam]

Thanks Dave, nice to see the modern valves in this set! Keep up the good work.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks owwcam 👍🙂

[@Ragnar8504]

It's about the most predictable set of valves for a 1950s/early 60s European radio, isn't it? Good to see the EZ80 rectifier, probably outlasts any selenium smoke bomb.

[@1974UTuber]

Nice little radio that one Dave. It's hard to find an FM tube radio in Australia. And if you you do find one for sale, you need to sell your first born to pay for it. I haven't struck a deal on one yet, but I told my daughter to pack her bags in preparation 😂

[@DavidTipton101]

I have a few FM sets, usually brought over by immigrants I think and I didn't pay much either. Marketplace seems to be a good place to look. Thanks @1974UTuber 🙂

[@rciancia]

Great job Dave. Those magic eye deals usually have a few buried resistors that prevent closure. I know you changed the one on the tube (R9 looks like a good suspect).... probably a tolerance thing... Great beautiful job

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ron. I tried a work out magic eye and it worked more as I expected but was too dull to fit to the radio. Thanks Ron 👍🙂