Roberts R505 Vintage Radio - Damaged In Transit

eBay purchase. This radio arrived in a sorry state - courtesy of the courier.
The seller was good enough to refund without quibble. What can I do for him without quibble?
Pay it forward...

[@gerardcarson2779]

Nicely done. And very nice gesture in returning it to the seller. The world needs more gestures like this and I applaud you for it. 😇

[@Codeeze]

Hanks Gerard. It's good to pay things forward. I do it a lot (quietly). People are generous in sending me things on occasion, and it's my pleasure to make someone elses day by doing the same.

[@ad6073]

What a great transfornation, repairing the damage the carrier caused together with getting the radio up and running. A very kind act 👍

[@Codeeze]

Thanks! - I always enjoy fixing - but fixing tricky is a bigger thrill!

[@bluethunder6801]

These are great radios. So well made

[@michaelclutton8446]

Nice repair, our local Evri guy is great, when he was on holiday they never did collect my parcels. Even though I had paid for them

[@Codeeze]

Thanks Michael. To be fair, my local Evri / Hermes courier guy is great. It's the system itself that isn't fit for purpose.

[@fredflintstone8048]

I know how frustrating the damage can be. I bought a laptop recently and in the pictures it was in excellent shape. I got an offer from the eBay seller who had dropped the price quite a bit, so I bought it. It arrived very well wrapped with no signs of damage from shipping. The way it was wrapped and from the looks of the box nothing happened to it in the hands of the shipping company. After opening it up I found some damage on one of the corners of the top as if it had been dropped. I looked the photos over carefully again and verified from some small stains that it was in fact the same laptop, and that the damage wasn't there in the pictures. I was furious.. It was obviously dropped before it was packed up. I decided to give the seller NO rating at all as a result. It's not the kind of damage that can really be repaired very well.

[@Codeeze]

It is frustrating, seller descriptions and buyer expectations can vary wildly. But when something arrives damaged, it smarts a bit more. Sorry to hear of your experience. Thanks for watching Fred.

[@barryfleischer6553]

Chalk up another great Codeeze adventure! Looking forward to the next one.

[@Codeeze]

Thanks Barry, it was a good save!

[@raceingdemon6464]

Lovely Work Paul I Suspect One Or Both Of The Output Pair Has Developed Whiskers Causing it To Short To The Heatsink Thanks For The Upload Regards mike.

[@Codeeze]

Thanks! You are correct there Mike - Isolating the transistor casings from the chassis is akin to cutting the screen leads on an AF11X - it gets the job done and will likely work very well like that for years.

[@SweeneyTTodd]

You wealth of knowledge on this type of Roberts set is really cool Paul Great video thanks for sharing Best regards Shaun

[@barbsblogs1563]

Another great repair video Paul 👌

[@Codeeze]

Thanks for watching - part 2 of my latest is up now.

[@zx8401ztv]

Well done. alive and kicking again :-D What a shame it was damaged in transit :-( I might have used a mica washer or the blue rubbery sheet for the output transistors, but the outputs are not likely to get that hot. The broken perspex is a shame, hard to fix without the glue showing :-(

[@Codeeze]

Thanks Mr zx. These things happen... Thermal transfer tape is what I have an abundance of. The outputs do get warm to the touch, even too hot to touch when they are short. Broken perspex, the only thing to do, is change the dial face at the expense of a scrapper...

[@dougmcartin3881]

Some things really make you wonder when you open up a radio for the first time. I can't for the life of me figure out why somebody would go to the trouble of removing that radio from it's case and cut out two capacitors. Why ask why I guess. Anyway you get 10 radio rescue points for paying it forward. Well done you. ATB Doug.

[@Codeeze]

Thanks Doug. The seller bought two, which were do a when he got them, sent them away for repair, and got one back working, and this one not. I think someone tried to repair this one too, but gave up. After so many years doing this, I can't figure it either... Thanks for watching, Paul

[@harveysvintageaudio]

What a terrible shame, I really hate when that happens.

[@Codeeze]

I did an uncontrolled sigh after opening the parcel. Thankfully, I've saved this one. Thanks for watching Harvey 👍

[@harveysvintageaudio]

A few swear words would have been coming out of mine, lol.

[@Donno308]

Hi. Just discovered your channel and subscribed. It looks like you’ve got lots of interesting videos. I’m mainly into valve / tube radios myself but I’m developing an interest in transistors. Pity about this one being damaged - not to mention being messed with.

[@Codeeze]

Welcome aboard Don, I mainly concentrate my efforts on Roberts transistor sets, but can also be found with my head inside a valve set on occasion...

[@oldblokeh]

Excellent rescue, although why anyone would rescue a Roberts when there are needy Hackers out there is anybody's guess 😁 Just kidding --it deserved a chance and you did it proud.

[@Codeeze]

I rescue Roberts because on balance, they are most deserving of another chance... oh, and Roberts actually own the Hacker brand... 😜 Thanks for watching!

[@Steveuk405]

What do you expect from Herpes? Just glad you had a spare dial. Nice job.....

[@Codeeze]

I always know what to expect. It's just the severity that varies... Thanks for watching Steve

[@Andrewausfa]

What you need is to drop a lathe chuck on it. All the best radio repairers do that.....

[@Codeeze]

It's not so much the lathe-chuck, but rather how fast you throw it at the R707.... I know one guy.... 😉

[@Andrewausfa]

@@Codeeze Really? Someone threw a lathe chuck at an R707?!! What an idiot.

[@GeorgeChristofi]

Bwowken Bwind Woberts Wadio... fixdeded. what a randon, caps missing....

[@Codeeze]

I reckon Hermes nicked 'em... They'll have sold both C40 & C42 in a Birmingham auction... Not in the public interest to pursue due to wind-direction... Sound familiar? Thanks for watching George. Looking forward to your next one!

[@terryblackman6217]

Another successful repair. Just wondering what signal generator do you use ?

[@Codeeze]

Thanks Terry. I use a Leader LSG-17 www.radiomuseum.org/r/leader2_signal_generator_lsg_17ls.html

[@terryblackman6217]

@@Codeeze exactly the same one that I use, except my one is under the Altai name. 😆👍

[@Codeeze]

@@terryblackman6217 👌 They are a very dependable SG.

[@SoddingaboutSi]

How do you know it was transported in a transit?

[@Codeeze]

Because the Mercedes Sprinter was in the garage for a service...

[@SoddingaboutSi]

@@Codeeze ohhh

[@darrensmith6999]

EVRi or Hermes or Herpes as we call them here (:

[@Codeeze]

Ha! Same here Darren!

[@scot4u]

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