REPAIRING OLD 60'S ADMIRAL TV

This session we repair an old Admiral black and white TV from the early 1960's. This set is totally conventional design using a magnetic deflection picture tube.

[@xnavynuc]

Ron is an absolute gem! I have a 1949 Hallicrafters receiver that he helped me fix via email over the course of a couple months. I sent him the schematic and pictures and asked if he could help. He noticed in one of the pictures that I had an oscilloscope and a signal generator, so he was willing to try to help me. He, very patiently, walked me through troubleshooting step by step. The radio now works great again! I know a lot of you wonder about his abilities, but Ron has been doing circuit design for many decades and is competent in everything from tubes to microprocessors (he just prefers old tube stuff now that he’s retired). His priority is almost always in just getting the equipment working again and not in making it pristine, so there’s no need for NASA-spec solder joints or pretty component layouts inside where nobody will see it. As anyone who’s watched more than a couple of his videos knows, Ron is *always* entertaining and you just might learn something too!

[@Joetechlincolns]

I think it's great to be able to watch all the different tech channels on YT and see each person's different diagnostic and repair techniques. Ron being one of them.

[@RobertTKlaus]

I agree, there is a big difference between doing something for yourself for fun and hobby, or fast and cheap that works and won't be seen vs. something like avionics or medical that lives depend on, etc.

[@Hiphopasaurus]

I mean, I wouldn't hire Ron to be my brain surgeon, though there's no doubt that his talents, knowledge and experience is second to none! I mean.. who makes their own vacuum tubes? Incredible! There's literally nothing he couldn't fix in an hour or less!

[@icondonnied]

Love Ron's giggle when the magic smoke escaped!

[@FindLiberty]

At 19:36 That 22/450 capacitor may have contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) that's now been filtered and collected in your lungs. lol PCBs are bad for fish; ironic that Sony started putting fish oil in their 1980's capacitors that give off a different smell. Meh.

[@WhileTrueCode]

the TV must have heard him fart, and wanted to do one better

[@michvod]

@@FindLiberty No PCBs in electrolytic caps, so no worries. PCBs were in oil filled caps, like a motor run caps at that era

[@marcse7en]

I love Ron's giggle when his "magic fart" escaped! 😂😂😂

[@KK-pq6lu]

Giggle: Priceless! Brings back memory, as a kid, using an older admiral and retuning channel 13 to the 220MHz ham band.

[@blitzroehre1807]

Love it how Mr Glasslinger cackles away when something goes belly up. You dont see that style of entertainment with Mr Carlson :-D

[@rustymotor]

Love your videos! You and SHANGO are very entertaining and full of good old technical expertise with the old electronic steam powered devices, love it when magic smoke is released, these things are to be expected when working on old gear. Certainly makes me feel a bit better when I make blunders around high voltage circuits!

[@osliverpool]

"It sure as hell had the shit blown out of it" - you're right, you just don't get that kind of entertainment with Mr Carlson 😀

[@martinda7446]

😹😹😹

[@suzakule]

I'm very sure that Mr Carlson has had shit blow up on him many times as well, he just does not show you it happening like Ron does. This kind of reminds of the fun we used to have in my HS electronics lab days, when we deliberately blew up electrolytic capacitors, often taped to the backs of other student's chairs, back then is was still easy to find ones that WERE NOT vented, and they would explode like firecrackers, we ruined MANY caps in that class!

[@marcse7en]

I love a bit of "colourful language!" Some people are too easily offended by it!

[@suzakule]

@@marcse7en after you have been working on TVs for a long time and have been hit by HV a few times, and even the B+ 300 and over a few times, you use that "colorful language" a lot! :)

[@marcse7en]

@@suzakule Don't worry, I've had my share of shocks! As I said, I like a bit of colourful language! Ron's a real character!

[@whatleyglen7148]

I love it when things would blow up or smoke out like that! I love tapping tubes and having them arc inside since I was a young kid! I owned a musician's electronic equipment shop in Denver about 10yrs ago called Mars Amp Repair. I hired a friend tech I had trained on VCR's back in the 80's to work for me. I showed him how to always tap test the power tubes in guitar amps. Since he never worked around lethal voltages, it just freaked him out when things would arc. Just used to CRACK ME UP watching him tap the tubes like the whole thing was going to blow up in his face. We were really good friends, so it was all in fun.

[@marcse7en]

It's not just the electrolytics that are ready to explode! 💥 ...... Farting, and then blaming the cat? That's mean! 😂😂😂

[@rfburns5601]

I wonder if smoke came out @15:55?

[@marcse7en]

@@rfburns5601 Well, something certainly "came out!" ...... I heard it! 😂😂😂

[@MxArgent]

This is one of the most powerful things i have ever seen. I hope to have even the eighth of the confidence and know-how you do someday. The way you effortlessly move from component to component with the utmost sureness and knowhow is admirable beyond anything else I could possibly call admirable

[@priestblood]

Hey Ron thank you.Your videos are always entertaining cheers I will look forward to your next video .stay healthy

[@johnsampson1096]

Young folks pay attention, Ron's knowledge is priceless. If you listen and pay attention he's always showing his wisdom and not afraid to share it. This set would have been good to repair on July 4th! Hope the cat survived the explosion!

[@deanrubine2955]

"Carlson does everything perfect every time so he doesn't have any smoke to show off. [Laughs] Oh, oh, oh, I didn't plug the speaker in, no wonder ..." Awesome.

[@encorespod2135]

Carlson doesn't have any fun, and turn the damn bass down on your mic track Carlson, also dress more interesting! A Hawaiian shirt or something wouldn't hurt Carlson! That guy so boring, this guy have fun letting the smoke out.

[@douro20]

@@encorespod2135 He runs a business. He's very professional for a good reason.

[@MrPhantomFury]

@@encorespod2135 Everybody's different. Summin' that's boring 2 u may not b boring 2 sum1 else. Like I've never found any of Mr. Carlson's vids 2 b " boring " !

[@MichaelOfRohan]

@@douro20 and Ron isnt? What makes Carlson a professional? The fact that hes a great salesman? Or the fact that hes an over compulsive editor. He does EVERYTHING twice. Once you protect his ego and once for the camera. Its agonizing to watch because I learn NOTHING useful. Just masterclass bullshit.

[@FoxintoshPlus]

I swear when the TV went up in smoke and how you just giggled about it that made my day, I loved the video bud!

[@monteceitomoocher]

Great video Ron, ahh! the magic smoke, i could almost smell it!.

[@rfburns5601]

Thank goodness we didn't smell what happened @15:55! Ha!

[@TheGuitologist]

I love those moments after an electronic scare…you’re almost embarrassed it makes you jump. I was right there with you. :)

[@greggaieck4119]

WHAT A. kOOL. OLD ADMIRAL TV fROM THE 60S

[@jontpt]

The TV is from 1949. Miniature tubes have been around since the late '40s

[@stanleygerrick6053]

Great video Ron! It's the greatest pick me up since the pandemic started! It gives me a good idea though on one way to trouble shoot a piece of electronic equipment. Just turn it on and wait for it to heat up and begin to smoke. Then quickly find the faulty component with a smoke alarm! Works faster and easier than using a VOM or oscilloscope! Not only are your videos informative but they are humorous and very human. Keep the videos coming as we are all waiting for them! 🚒🚒🚒 PS: Miss the cat!

[@GESSO217]

I do love the Aesthetics of these older TVs.

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

I thought Shango66 was the dare devil but Ron takes the biscuit

[@kamalkhairy3165]

This woman is great devil 😈

[@ronalddaub9740]

Yeah Shango got nothing on Ron

[@timmack2415]

Ron, you're real and make mistakes like we all do. I appreciate that you never edit them out! I think mistakes are how we learn and it delights me that I'm not the only who screws up lol. And keep your videos very interesting and entertaining. I am always delighted to see that you have a new video.

[@bobbyvarnell9350]

I really like Mr. C’s channel too, and he is quite the perfectionist, but how many times have y’all seen Mr. C make his own friggen vacuum tubes?

[@TheGuitologist]

Editing out all mistakes to stick to a script gives a false impression of practical electronics.

[@bobbyvarnell9350]

@@TheGuitologist Agreed, I like to see the mistakes and accidents, (Btw, I really enjoy your channel too)

[@TrakThora]

@@bobbyvarnell9350 Yeah. I hate scripts. Let it burn and smoke professionally.

[@rfburns5601]

@@TheGuitologist Not to mention the fart @15:55!

[@gordonwelcher9598]

@@rfburns5601 And the cat

[@stevo57sp50]

Reminds me when i first started to fix tv's in the 70s this can happen to the best of us great video Ron

[@JessHull]

This was an entertaining resurrection indeed.

[@chrisschanneloftechnology4743]

That set is much older than 1960s. The CRT still uses an ION trap on the neck. By the 60s the Ion traps were no longer used. There are more tell-tail signs its from the 40s or 50s.

[@bandersentv]

You are correct Chris. It is from 1949.

[@darrenbird124]

OMG Ron, i actually jumped away my self when that TV hissed at you. your so entertaining and helpful with your videos please keep them coming.

[@Hiphopasaurus]

Cool! Though that's a 20X1 chassis, dates from about 1949 (not 1960's).

[@boredwithusernames]

Awesome smoke show @ 19:35, laughed right along with you. These things happen when fixing tube sets, thanks for not cutting it from the video ;)

[@martinda7446]

This is the best thing I've watched since Dr Zhivago in 1965.

[@joanfrellburg4901]

I really wasn't expecting this to be as funny as it was informative. I'll be sure to check all the boxes when the algorithm asks.❤ Our first TV as an Admiral, lasted for years, and then the parents went out and got a Zenith portable, which was like going from a dial phone to an iphone back then.

[@Krisrmd]

I like your (cotton) dresses - less flammable! Denim is good for lathe work,..we won't mention open toed heels. ;-)

[@NathanOkun]

The first color TVs came out in the mid-1950s. My dad won a huge console 1956 RCA color TV. There was only one channel (NBC Channel 4 -- "Peacock") in LA, CA, and it only had one show, The 6-O'clock Nightly News, in color. It had all sorts of adjustable screen, color, and tint controls on the front and I experimented as a young boy to see what they did -- the first color Xerox machines later also had such controls. It also had all sorts of problems and had to be fixed several times within its first year. Watching the TV repairman fix this huge console TV was fascinating to me.

[@cyndicorinne]

You and Carlson are both doing well and I enjoy watching!

[@moristo]

My heart beats fast watching you work sir, especially when that smoke comes out, but I always try to calm my feelings by believing you are a person with a lot of experiences.

[@leeselectronicwidgets]

Really interesting, thanks Ron. I wasn’t expecting you to pull out the thermal camera given your usual old time expert techniques!

[@glasslinger]

I bought it a few months ago and this is the first bona fide use for it!

[@SirenaWF1]

When I saw that big puff of smoke, it reminded me of a certain umm thing I did in secondary school. I was telling the screen "exhaust fan mate, exhaust fan!"

[@dimitridekoning]

You are the best Ron, love watching your video's 🍀😉

[@thomasbaldwin1558]

I Love Your Videos. I Worked On Vacuum Tube T.Vs And Radios Back In The Day As They Say. Late 60s And 70s. By Then Solid State Had Caught Up. I Truly Enjoy Watching Your Videos. Keep Safe And Keep Them Videos Coming.

[@ladamurni]

Part 2 please, I would really like to see the set in its former glory!

[@MrGreenBentley]

Ron in all the years I ve been watching and following you on the channel I ve been waiting for that ,, dam that made me laugh with you,, not at you.. We all make mistakes hey.. After the dreary day I ve had that made me smile !! And your reaction was priceless!!! knowing you it,ll still be sorted and perfect again I,m certain . Brilliant restorations you do. Thank you for sharing them with us .

[@ludmilascoles1195]

Mr C cuts the good parts out.

[@EgonSorensen]

Congratulations on the FLIR camera! Fun to watch such high tech being used to repair such an old piece. Great job, perhaps the next project is to use a VHF-UHF modulator from an old VCR to generate your own 'tv station' *with* audio :ø)

[@DK640OBrianYT]

Watching from Denmark, Scandinavia, Ron. Always a pleasure.

[@chriskwakernaat2328]

"I don't smoke , my machines do!" Gotta love tech. the old because it lasts , the new because it's so friggin handy! (like the flr)

[@goldenboy5500]

RCA announced in "Electronics" magazine, new miniature tubes, which proved reliable. The first ones, such as the 6J6 ECC91 VHF dual triode, were introduced in 1939 that tv is much older than 1960 by that time the only round tubes were on color TV sets I would say 1949-1950 I still admire your knowledge and when it comes to 1920-1930 radios you are the absolute authority on thoses

[@markpirateuk]

I agree, it is a late 40's set, seen enough of bob Anderson's Admiral restorations!

[@JPRD2379]

Uh , yeah I would agree, late 40’s / early 50, I feel sorry for the poor old Admiral-

[@DrewskisBrews]

Yeah i have an old Motorola TV from the 40's that has them.

[@jasonkortink4785]

I'm constantly in awe of your amazeing tech knowledge!I'm a car mechanic by trade but love old vintage gear .I have utmost respect for you Ron !love your interesting vids

[@ronalddaub9740]

Yeah he's good I was brought up in this industry and the automobile industry, I like both .but this dude smart I learn a lot from him.

[@Ricko65]

LOL - I read the comments first and it still got me!!!! Love the videos!!!! Great work!!!!

[@moonscape40]

I love it, LOLOL You are one of a kind made laugh when i was down THANK YOU

[@majordisappointment8692]

It's about time somebody let out that magic smoke at least it was a capacitor and not a selenium rectifier. Thanks i enjoyed the video a lot.

[@scottthemediahoarder]

I'm three minutes in. I've never seen this gentleman's videos before. I'm excited about this television. He's better on the sewing machine than I am, that's clear so far. Looking forward to figuring out what this is all about and watching the repair.

[@zognaldblormpf5127]

I'm three minutes in and feeling revulsion, disgust, and the urge to barf.

[@scottthemediahoarder]

@@zognaldblormpf5127 I know, those tubes are a mess. It upset me too.

[@cambridgemart2075]

@@zognaldblormpf5127 What, in particular, was so bad with the TV set that makes you feel so unwell?

[@KE8UYV]

I had a good laugh when you let the smoke out!

[@andershammer9307]

Lots of TVs from the 50's had miniature tubes. I have some.

[@paulmathison2906]

Very enjoyable to watch, and glad you shared what you found at the end. Thanks for sharing with us Ron.

[@pafoofnic]

It was explained to me; All electronic parts have smoke inside, once you let it out you have to change the part as there is no way to put the smoke back in. Thanks for a great video... B.T.W. I believe that set is circa 1948...

[@martinda7446]

😸 yeah and B9a valves were common from the 40s onward.

[@dass1333]

It's magic smoke. A little genie paints a pictures on the glass extra fast.

[@BrumAdam]

That was brilliant! You (sorry I mean the cat) vented before the capacitor did......

[@tedcowart3647]

Great tv and an even better video! Thanks!

[@MrPhantomFury]

That is like, THE most dramatic magic smoke I've ever seen haha XD Quite a lot of it too LOL XD

[@fredfabris7187]

Tubeslinger vs Carlson…… hmmm apples and oranges but but both awesome!😂🤣 I am so glad you didn’t edit that out!!

[@gordonwelcher9598]

I like both of them Carlson is very through and detailed and good at explaining. Glassslinger is knowledgeable about many things he can make vacuum tubes. Both of them should be commended for sharing their knowledge.

[@Draugluin999]

another cool set love the tv repairs especially!

[@kevintewell6004]

I love that you didn’t cut it out. Shoes even the best make mistakes. 😀

[@bojacque6474]

Another awesome, funny video and beyond informative! Thank you!

[@Daaremikkel]

To each their own, but to me a Weller solder gun is kind of heavy and unwieldy for the kind of work shown. Glasslinger sure makes that Weller perform though.

[@glasslinger]

When soldering the big connections on these old radios a LOT of heat is needed quick to efficiently do the job. It would take a 100 watt iron, which is fairly large and cannot equal the heat input of a 120 watt Weller. The 120 watt gun is not that unwieldy, really!

[@douro20]

I once repaired an old kit-built strobe light- a Radio Shack "Psychostrobe"- which ended up partially submerged. It was actually in better shape than I had expected; I only found one bad circuit trace. A bit of cleaning and some new capacitors and it's working like new. You can still buy new tubes and trigger transformers for it from the original Japanese manufacturer. I have a big 120w soldering iron in storage which I use for chassis soldering. I rarely use a soldering gun. The key is to have something with a very large thermal mass.

[@martinda7446]

Mr Carlson doesn't have smoke.. Or wear nice frocks either!

[@johnishikawa2200]

There's something about those old discrete component sets that I love. I remember when hybrid tube/solid state sets were a big deal. Then slowly chips started appearing in the circuitry. The best bench tech that I ever ran into was a scrawny woman from India who would tell me in her accent to make sure that the set had a good black and white picture before I start tinkering around with the color circuits. Man I miss those days!

[@sheep1ewe]

Thank You for making those videos Ron, they are both actualy useful and entertaining!

[@kano8474]

Wow your a fellow Houstonian!! Awesome!! Me to, love your videos and amazed with your craftsmanship.

[@007007niki]

Lol you get more of a kick out of making smoke and getting shocked than anybody I know 😜😊

[@qzorn4440]

thanks 19:35 i needed that...🤣 reminds me of the radio/tv school tube days, 1968 omg... the cat ran for the hills... just another day in the shop for kitty...:] you made a cap tester

[@whatleyglen7148]

As a young kid, circa 10yrs old, I obtained an Admiral console TV from a friend. It had a turntable and radio, too. The picture tube was flat so I really couldn't do anything with it. There as a little independent TV repair shop in the town center (Morris Plains, NJ) where I used to go thru their trash & pull all the old tubes out of. One day I was walking by there was a 12" rectangular CRT in the trash that I grabbed & took home. The CRT in the TV was as I recall a 10BP4 and the rectangular tube was a 12BP4 (if memory serves). Seemed to me a no-duh that other than being rectangular, it should work. Keep in mind, I really knew nothing about TV's! I had te chassis on top of the set & klooged in the tube, and Voila...it worked! I considered myself a freakin' genius (:- )

[@BroWCarey]

Almost needed CPR when that capacitor blew! Interesting that you mentioned Hurricane Alicia. I was living in Houston (Montrose) during that one. As always, enjoyed this. I wish I had a fraction of your knowledge!

[@sonovoxx]

I'm in in the middle of putting a new shop together, and for absolute sure it will now have a kitchen 'island' with all the components boxes under it. What a cool idea. Cheers Ron!

[@dr.zarkhov9753]

Damn that's an awesome looking vintage case. 😀

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

Fixing these old TV's reminds me of working on my dad's Studebaker.

[@Darylvb]

That's the fun part of electronics at 19:39!!! LOL

[@a1wireless1964]

That sets definitely from the late 1940s the Double D Style on the mask also would put it at about 1949 or 1950 after that the Double D mask was gone... TV manufacturers started using the miniature tubes right after the war, because of the space-saving and because of all the vast surplus of the miniature tubes, that were about to go mainstream.

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Really fun video Ron, I love watching you work through these old sets! When it let out the heavy smoke I was like whoa, it's toast, but no you just laughed it off. You got it going which is so cool. You are so great at this and make it look so easy, but we all know it is not, unless you possess the knowledge and knack, which you do. Awesome video!

[@carlyonbay45]

15:50 you farted and blamed the cat 😂😂

[@josephconsoli4128]

That's actually a 1949 model. It's basically the top half of the classic mini 1949 Admiral 10" bakelite console. It's actually harder to find than the console model. Beyond knowing that fact, whenever you see a roundie 7"/10"/12" CRT TV with a deco-ish bakelite cabinet, you can bet it's pre-1951. Exciting show! I never had a component smoke that much! What an awful stink it is.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Your comment should be PINNED - definitely looks like a late 1940's model TV for sure.

[@eDoc2020]

Not only is it a round CRT but it's a non-aluminized 10BP4. Getting into the fifties I would expect to see a 10FP4 on remaining roundie 10 inchers.

[@newtronix]

Would have been good to see it all finished and a polished case! Worth watching for the condenser explosion though!

[@ricardosalesdemello4130]

Oh yeah glaslinger eu gostei, a TV voltou a funcionar, gostei muito meu amigo Oh yeah Glaslinger I liked it, the TV is working again, I really liked it my friend

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Many , many years ago you could buy the Aquadag paint and re paint the conductive coating onto the back of a CRT .

[@glasslinger]

Still available but a lot of work to strip the old coating and repaint. Best to use the capacitor.

[@ronalddaub9740]

I always thought the word aquadag was cool along with the part it's named for.

[@qzorn4440]

very nice logical repair... interesting tv 😎 thanks

[@malekdavarpanah4925]

Thank for another great video. It was Fun to watch the Capacitor smokes. Great good old days. Thank you again 73 Mal KI7DYM

[@longview1967]

great video!

[@tonylenzi166]

The tv farted back at you lolol

[@Electroantiguedades]

Spectacular, very funny, especially when the thermal bed tells you that it is very hot but you still touch it with your finger. 😂😂

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

i was going to upgrade the processor in my PC tonight, it arrived today, sadly I'm to much of a nervous wreck after watching this to do it tonight. You never disappoint Ron, you got guts I've had to many bad experiences over the years with old CRT's. Take care and thanks.

[@snogcel1]

I'm going to guess that set to be from about 1950, give or take a year or so. They quit using round crts in 51 or 52, so it can't be any newer than that. Great resurrection in any case!

[@petercool]

hello mr GLASSLINGER i injoy watching you restore old radios and tv,s your knowledge of Electronic,s is outstanding keep up the good work sir iam watching you from Australia

[@colinsmith6280]

great watching this video and the added special effects you do a great job and you are a master of your craft great to watch .

[@TrakThora]

Great find Ron. Its more a safe than a chassis 😃

[@sonovoxx]

Great stuff. Still at work here in Ireland, but will save this to watch later. Many thanks Ron.

[@TheBypasser]

A great fix! Also pretty mindblowing to see a BnW CRT TV showing "no signal" and digital artifacts whenever the signal gets lost :)

[@andershammer9307]

Looks like a 50's TV. I have an Admiral like that but a bit newer and its a 50's set.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Looks more like a late 1940's model. I'd guess maybe 1948/49.

[@markpompi6349]

I love your Channel. I love this episode I have never seen a television from the 1960s with a field coil in the speaker and getting the high-voltage from the RF. I really enjoy your channel a lot. This was a fun episode to watch. I'm ready to finish watching it now. I think you're awesome

[@v12alpine]

15:53 haha on the left side I call them california barking spiders.

[@radiorexandy]

We had a 1953 17" RCA that had beacoup miniature tubes (7&9 pin) in it as well as the octal ones. And, yes, it was a transformer-powered "beast" (heavy) as well!

[@ohger1]

Yep. Miniature tubes were invented during the war and became available in consumer products in the late 40s.

[@davidstacy8314]

Hi Ron your tech friend Dave here I enjoyed your video very much I always do the old sets can be very hard to work on it's nice watching a pro at work I worked on an old zenith myself you're very good at what you do looking forward to your next video may God bless you and keep you always

[@leewright555]

"Smoke is good". Shango.

[@priestblood]

Omg I jumped the dog jumped, I threw my cup of tea all over the place and the wife sat there laughing at me.Thanks Ron that made me laugh. Best wishes and stay healthy.

[@pauljames5914]

Plugging it in with a probable shorted filter cap and demolishing the 5u4 is a good way to wreck the power transformer. Use the dim bulb in series or a variac.