RCA record player repair

Brief project, while I wait on some parts to come in for other things.

[@grahamamorrisonsr1135]

Hi! I am pleased to be following you. I am 69, retired, and trying to learn again what I once studied in high school electronics class. I enjoy your videos, and your sense of humor, very much. I also enjoy hearing from a fellow Southerner. Those other guys who pronounce the L in solder just sound ignorant to me 🤣 Do try to keep things in focus to improve our experience, but I will keep watching nonetheless. Keep up the good work, people my age are not too old to learn. Thanks for your good work!

[@vtjmproductionsusa2390]

WOW That's awesome. Sounds so good. To think that crystal cartridge is still alive. Great video and Great content 👍. Thank you, I learned so much about DC rectifiers and DC B+ power. You are the BEST teacher. 👍

[@carlburgess9635]

Thanks again for your very good videos. Please keep giving your troubleshooting technique, it will help some of the newer radio hobbyist get a grasp on what they are doing. Never boring watching you troubleshoot no matter how miner the job is. Thanks again. Carl

[@gmcnewlook]

Even in its “sick” state it’s still better than a “crosley” 😂

[@justsumguy2u]

Absolutely----when the amp in a Crosley goes bad, that's the end of the road for the entire record player.

[@cowtippingrocks]

aint that the truth

[@Synthematix]

m8 listening to music through a tea strainer is better than a crossley, its not hard to be better than a crossley is it, ive built better out of scrap parts.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Anything is better than a Crosley.

[@seatboi]

MUST be a shorted SEEEEasonal Rectum-fire and/or a crappt out cap! Resistor's fried: there's a short inside! @ 5:11...looks like Cassey got ahold of your screwdriver handle! That's AMAZING that the ol' crystal cart is still good! I find one every once-in-a-while, but not too often!

[@fredroper398]

like the speen indicator the way nuber presses out of sheet metal another classic

[@YouAllKnowBob]

Great to see another repair video. I really enjoy watching you troubleshoot! 👍👍

[@craignehring]

Great repair video, I forward this to a good friend that is getting back into vintage electronics

[@ricknelsonm]

Great video as always, good to seeyou continuing to post, I highly regard your postings. Thank you!!

[@hestheMaster]

Awesome repair!

[@cristianquiros7704]

Lovely repair

[@niedaugusto1735]

Very good repair video, enjoyed it!

[@umajunkcollector]

Another job well done by a pro. Not many pro's left that can do tube stuff.

[@jimmyday9536]

Another great job! Just my two cents if I may, as an old-time tech I'd bet dollars to donuts that selenium rectifier was still good.....the shorted filter smoked that resistor. Measuring the output of the rectifier with no filer connected, as you did, will show AC voltage because the meter is actually seeing the half-wave pulses unsmoothed.

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Enjoyable. I hope Record players never go away. Not everything is available digitally.

[@jasonthejawman5442]

I did get something out of this capacitors don't slove the issues what caused it short in the first place i learn a lot form diagnoses its helpful I like basic trouble shooting steeps it teaches me so much thank you

[@RODALCO2007]

Great repair video and fault finding analyses. Keep up the great work.

[@williamsquires3070]

At least the selenium rectifier didn’t go up in smoke, or that thing would stink to high hell!

[@larryshaver3568]

i agree that replacing capacitors isn't always the magic bullet

[@patricknesbitt4003]

MMMM, toasty resistor, aaaaah.....Also, looks like mice mistook your screwdriver handle for cheese.

[@milliewidener2078]

That is the exact record player I received in high school mid 50s) Have you done a video of how to replace the needle. Mine has a pinhole where the needle should be but nothing there. Thank you Millie (Model 6 EMP 2 B)

[@arthureverett8220]

Surprised the selenium rectifier didn’t stink up the place like ripe farts when it shorted

[@cttv90108]

How about another video eoling that shorted capacitor across the a.c. line.

[@stevexray6253]

It looks like you had a puppy get a hold of your screwdriver! 👍 😆

[@THOMMGB]

Thanks for showing how to troubleshoot and repair this RCA. It's a video I'll save for reference later when I get stuck. It's interesting that everything in the record player seemed to be failing, but the crystal cartridge was still good. What was the needle doing that let you know it was bad? Regards, Tom

[@danielthomas791]

AMAZING!!!....back from the dead....call that little unit Lazarus!!.........

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Next to classroom record players, this RCA stacks up pretty well in terms of serviceability. A real collector's item. What year is this unit from?

[@ricknelsonm]

RoughJustice 1955 rca

[@morse.500thomas6]

Hey TV phone or not I sure do miss your videos I've been having problem with life here but AI can still watch it now I'm glad to see you're making new videos

[@macgvrs]

I appreciate your helpful videos and your guidance on troubleshooting. I am truly amazed at the output of that single tube amp. Curious, would it be helpful to test the selenium rectifier with the diode setting on the meter? I really did like the way you tested since it did make it very clear where the problem was. Also, the fact that you need to look beyond the immediate failure to see what else may have gone south. I would like to think I would have done that but this is a good reminder. I did recently change a selenium rectifier because the output was too low but I never checked it with the diode setting on my meter. I guess it wasn't needed, I knew it was bad but now I am curious.

[@Justplast]

good job

[@justsumguy2u]

For some reason, RCA electrolytics are more short-prone than any other manufacturer I can think of. Sometimes the unit won't even have a hum, but the can will get nice and toasty, sometimes so toasty you can't even touch it. That was a nice power supply rebuild you did there, and I'm glad to see the crystal cartridge is still working

[@SweeneyTTodd]

Hi , another brilliant video Do you check on the new non polarised capacitors which end is shielded or do you think it's not needed to be done

[@TerryMcKean]

That's interesting about that selenium... it reads very high DC-resistance both ways, and normally 120 volts AC cannot pass enough current through all that resistance and cremate that resistor like that... but in this situation, with the AC through it in it's foobar condition, the selenium's chemicals and other stuff inside instantly react and make it conduct and nuke the replacement resistor if the short farther down the bus was still inline .... fascinating... :-)

[@TerryMcKean]

Wow!... that still-working crystal cartridge is a rare one, indeed.. that definitely wow'ed me..lol :-D I love seeing this old gear again.... thanks for sharing :-)

[@JorgeCastillo-ie2zt]

Hello I have a rca that the selenium rectifier defective blew out resistor which product did you use to replace the older SR? Can u give me item/part# thanks.

[@larryshaver3568]

will you use a 1N4002 diode or a couple of them

[@charlesw318]

As usal great work thank you for the video .

[@AiMR]

Bryan, I understand those seleniums make a God awful smell when they go bad. Did you do a sniff test? My question is if it is possible for those to go bad without the terrible odor.

[@VintageRadioAndTvLover]

Pretty cute record player luv it I seen the stuff u sell on eBay that’s pretty neat and it’s really clean to

[@markanderson350]

Great job. Never know how to test selenium

[@martinhightower9801]

Great as usual!

[@MsCori76]

Wow, where do you manage to score all these cool record players?

[@radiotvphononut]

Flea markets, junk stores, Ebay, and some were gifts from people who knew I like old stuff.

[@MsCori76]

radiotvphononut - Cool. Our junk stores here have nothing like this.

[@MrArfisher]

Corinna T Roberts76 We have a buy and sell on line called 'Usedvictoria.com' that keeps me in good supply of vintage record players and tube radios for arround $40.

[@MsCori76]

arthur fisher - Thanks, I’ll have a look.

[@Xplasma1]

1:02 Ya know I think that resistor may be open...

[@kareno8634]

The NEED to Know - replace all Never leads to the answer. Something about the sound of 78's ~ : } Thanks!

[@cicibradley2809]

Are old console record players ('50's/'60's) fire hazards?

[@forjimmykimmel9269]

What is song at 16:58

[@arthureverett8220]

They smell like poop when they go bad

[@SkazaTV]

You must replace each and every capacitor! Lol joke ...