Vintage 1950s Battery Charger Restoration

This battery charger is from the 1950's and I picked it up at an Auto Jumble. I decided to restore it and also fitted new terminals as the old ones were broken. I've ordered a new set of leads for it but they didn't arrive in time for the video. It does work but will probably never be used again and will be put on display. Hope you enjoy the restoration. Please consider subscribing if you enjoy my videos.
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[@quantumleap359]

nice job, good for another 60+ years!

[@alanhodgson5975]

Yet another unbelievable top quality work unbelievable attention to detail top job as always Martin 👍👍👍

[@frick566]

Museum quality!..nice job!

[@NokneesLooney]

Very nice job. I see the Minions, myself. Lol. Greetings from Michigan, USA.

[@davidmackenzie1952]

Well done Martin brilliant job,!

[@xcyz4793]

Fantastic work on restoring!

[@jimwright5492]

Absolutely brilliant Martin, top class work mate

[@rtesimpson]

Superb job Martin!

[@guataco]

Very good resto and useful also.

[@tommoston3176]

Amazing transformation, I could watch sand blasting all day.

[@billywhizz98]

An excellent restoration

[@chrishoughton510]

What a brilliant yellow MASTERPIECE!!👍👍

[@1954BJohn]

Nice work Martin.

[@BensWorkshop]

Nice work Martin, looks fantastic. I see the screws in the handle put up a bit of a fight.

[@fynbo1007]

Very beautiful restoration. Why get new one, when the old one looks better and works better. Thank you for sharing your amazing story. God bless you and your family

[@rla26368]

Never saw a pretty battery charger before. Thank you! It looks wonderful Sir!

[@buckneighkidd419]

What a great job! Functional man cave toy, nice to see old tools given a new life! 👍🛠️⚙️

[@randomscience4k]

That was a really awesome restoration. The charger looks great!!👍🏻

[@RetroHax]

Thank you very much!

[@jupekai4601]

Great job! Always enjoy your videos.

[@valborchardt3596]

Very nice Martin, well done

[@jimtrimble3040]

Unbelievable again.....it's like a broken record, I say it every time. You do such awesome and complete work. One of the most satisfying attributes is the attention to detail that you display. It is inspiring and soooo much fun to watch!!!! Thanks again Martin

[@EasternNCSportbikes]

Nice video great restoration.

[@johnnewton2949]

Lovely jubbly. What a cracking bit of kit. From when we used to make things - lots of things.

[@lv_woodturner3899]

Very nice job on the restoration. Looked like someone had done some work inside before based on some modern looking wiring. The new red and black posts for the leads look very good. I did enjoy seeing some old electrical components. Dave.

[@jusb1066]

Yep no doubt someone at least put a new mains cable in it, the rubber original would have gone bad, easco was liquidated in feb1963 so it's been around

[@kevin46942]

This should be in a museum.for all to enjoy.!!

[@tombob671]

Very good job, greetings from Oklahoma

[@claudedagenais2669]

As always from the scrap heap to the brand new. Outstanding workmanship.

[@paulorth2251]

Curious how simply made the device was made. Nice work, and with new leads will be a good tool. Thanks for sharing this video

[@airaction2257]

Fantastic Job Martin : )

[@user-vt9gj1rf3v]

Master the 👍💯 Very good job!

[@jefferyshelley6480]

Looks good

[@georgelequin5070]

Good job !!!

[@notxarb21]

Beautiful job! Well done, Martin! Thanks for posting!

[@jasoncdebussy]

Lovely restoration 👍 but does it work? Of course it does! 😊

[@TheFlyingBusman]

Top job that man 👍

[@pigpen3499]

Your videos do wonders for my anxiety. I love your work, your attention to detail and I always get excited when I see you new vids posted. Thanks!

[@jamesmoates932]

looks like your working on SpongeBob Squarepants head

[@barbarawiddowson635]

Lovely job Martin and it's a bright cheery colour. The work you did on the sand blasting cabinet gives good results, very clear view now.

[@doktoruzo]

Fabulous again Martin. I didn't think you could salvage the electricals inside this...that power supply looked fooked. Looks great.

[@mikeopenshaw9128]

Looks bloomin' luvverly - great job - thank you for sharing!

[@1973luisinho]

Top job as ever, mate! Another thing come back to life thanks to you!

[@binnawan]

Good job

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

That paintwork is spot on! 👍

[@sheep1ewe]

Awsome! I realy love those old electric equipments!

[@philgoben19]

Fantastic job as always, wish I could get my sand blasting working like yours

[@davidvickers9029]

Amazing looks brand new

[@Jimmiburn]

Absolutely cracking job👌🏼

[@jrand2631]

Again a great job Martin, and nice to see something different once in a while. 👍👍👍

[@trainout2grass1]

A wonderful job again Martin. You really do inspire me to try new things. I'm not sure if I could get those wires back in the right order. Knowing my luck I would make the whole box live. Well done.

[@buddybruce2906]

Nice!

[@nickev96]

I was like is that a homemade Spongebob? Cool!

[@barneykennett9282]

Looks fantastic...👍

[@Cavalier_Steve]

Looks striking Martin, better than the rubbish that you can buy now.

[@davidyoung6608]

Awesome job restoring the vintage battery charger. Love the music at the end.

[@LZDEN]

what a great job,excellent work Martin.

[@paulsullivan6392]

Very nicely done. Be prepared...when that selenium rectifier decides to give up the ghost the odor it gives off as it smokes is absolutely awful. They rarely break out in flames but they overheat....destroy themselves and stink big time. Lots of solid state rectifier's available at a variety of amperage levels to repair the charger if/when that happens. I like the added touch of the fuse in the power plug. Good safety feature.

[@jupekai4601]

Fused plugs are required in the UK per safety laws.

[@randomscience4k]

I had an old Bosch charger with Selenium rectifier give its magic smoke. It’s pretty nasty. But one of the problems I faced was the that these high current selenium rectifiers are hard to find and quite expensive. Silicon rectifiers are easy to find and cheap. But their forward voltage drop is low when compared to higher voltage drop of selenium. Because of this these older transformers output 14VAC for 12V setting and 9VAC for the 6V setting. If you replaced with just a silicone bridge rectifier the output DC will be quite high.

[@davesempire8287]

Looks great. I like the yellow.

[@adeh503]

Bloody hell Martin that's awesome, I love vintage electrical items like that, excellent work my friend it looks brilliant 📸

[@ibrahimfanon2839]

Bravo Monsieur 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Dobbo2958]

Lovely

[@garymucher9590]

WOW that is an old charger for sure. A bridge selenium rectifier setup, can't get much older then that. And you also can't get any better then powder coating either. And that is a huge current transformer as well. Looks like you could also adjust the voltage output via that wire-wound power resister if need be. Nice project Martin. Thumbs Up!

[@nimam7986]

Another top artwork. Thanks for sharing this video with us. I comprehend it's very hard work need to prepare the video.👍👍👍👍

[@juliebaker6969]

That thing looks for all that world like it should be a character in the cartoon movie: Robots. With the little red light right between it's "eyes" I see this new character as east Indian.

[@persioboni9373]

Parabéns muito bom !

[@loonygirl4047]

Amazing as usual! You are a true artist, Martin!

[@wireworks616]

Great job, but why didnt you replaced the selenium rectifier with a modern full wave bridge module. Those old selenium rectifiers are faulty and put out a poisonous gas when they burn out.

[@RetroHax]

It retains its original parts as it won't be used and is a display item now.

[@raziel3726]

Craftsman!!

[@cabdriveruk]

Great video Martin, another amazing resto with a great finish. Cheers, Jeff.

[@dodgydruid]

Masterful work, maybe you should get to know a props chap for the telly as they love to get their hands on really good period pieces like with Life on Mars there was a massive call out for 70's stuff and sometimes they just hire the bits for show so you prob could start a props business of your own :D

[@RetroHax]

I did think of that

[@colinsharp1314]

A lovely job martin top work mate

[@SuperMaico250]

Very nice job there Martin looking forward to seeing your next project I’m glad you like my fridge contents lol I never watch your live stream but been watching the video of it Hope you have a great weekend bud

[@davidbrown6227]

Great job Martin 👍🚗

[@robertedward9456]

It looked like it had a smile on its face when you were done

[@newtronix]

It's definitely got more of a smiley face now!

[@foo2hp]

as always as good restoration. thank for sharing :)

[@mikehors7351]

Great job looks good would love to see it work with the new leads.

[@RetroHax]

You don't see anything when it is working

[@waynehewitt7782]

Another great video and fantastic restoration

[@Yrouel86]

This is an excellent restoration as usual. If you plan to actually use it for something you should bypass the selenium rectifier with modern diodes since they tend to heat up and go up in flames unpredictably

[@RetroHax]

It will not be used

[@jusb1066]

No,it will raise the output voltage and overcharge worse

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Hi Retro Hax 👋👋👋 good to see you 🤝🤝🤝 very good restoration battery charger 👍👍👍

[@Jackielightning]

A-1 Job Congratulations 👍

[@guinnessdublin4669]

Another amazing Top Job done Martin, Love It keep it up please! 👍🏻

[@pupi149]

Muy bien Martin, muy fiel al original.👍

[@homeyshlitz]

Looks like the screws on the backplate may have been replaced at some point. It probably has had some repairs done to it in the past.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

That is a wonderful restoration, the powder coating, decal reproduction, etc. You must have done it over several evenings. I have a 1960's 6 and 12 volt battery charger, its in good condition, I think it was hardly used and stayed in the box till I bought it. The clips are exactly similar to yours, with a black neg and red pos color inside a rectangle. Wonder if its the same make.

[@reggie3395]

Another fantastic vid as always

[@davidbray6515]

i can see a tv programme coming soon mint job as always martin 🔧🔧🔧🔧

[@jusb1066]

I too have an old charger, it's really just a garage ornament, can't use on modern batteries, but they work forever

[@CarlosHenriqueNoronhadeAguiar]

Why?

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Jusb, is there a reason you can't use old chargers on newer batteries? (I have an old one here somewhere) Thanks

[@nimam7986]

They used a transformer to convert the voltage so they almost work for so many years. Nowadays, companies use junk SMPS power supply instead which work for a couple of days.

[@jusb1066]

@@Everythings_Adjustable old chargers keep rising the voltage, modern batteries are sealed, it raises too much and bubbles the battery and vents, some batteries are AGM and damaged beyond 15v

[@NOWThatsRichy]

@@jusb1066 Years ago, when charging the older type lead acid batteries, my old man used to say it was good for the battery to let it bubble while charging! I don't remember having any problems with them.

[@andrewturnbull5897]

Gorgeous job! Truly makes a machine beautiful! I also think I am speaking for everyone in thanking you for saving Spongebob’s life.

[@truthfilterforyoutube8218]

So this would be a 6 Volt charger ? You could have bought the original " Bolt on rubber feet" through a musical instrument store. They are still used by many amplifier manufacturers

[@NOWThatsRichy]

A very in depth restoration of 'spongebob' there! Was there any manufacturering dates inside? That a 'selenium' rectifier used in there, a type used before the modern silicone diode ones were invented.

[@lesabre9848]

If only you would have known, you should've did the SpongeBob theme song at the end lol, I can't believe how much it looks like it though, great job!

[@MrBarrymiles]

It reminds me of one my dad had years ago he nicknamed it smiley Yet again another great video

[@garyclifton2180]

Super

[@nickslayer4368]

Maybe give your screwdrivers a restoration next

[@garethprice8818]

Brilliant work as usual! You found a therapist yet for your hoarder problem yet? 😂 😂

[@maxboonkittypoison]

100% perfect restoration. Greetings,, Kitty.

[@RetroHax]

Thanks Kitty

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

I really like it! It kinda has a "face" look to it. Great job as always!

[@wokohedgehogs]

Really nice restoration and a useful piece of equipment if you wanted to do some rust removal using electrolysis. Well done 👍

[@FairlaneFox]

something you can try to mitigate that "pixilated" appearance when your printing out decals, try printing in "photo-mode" if your printer has that option. tends to give it a higher level of detail. ive seen Marty from marty's matchbox makeovers revert to that for waterslides for small fine-print decals on his cars. still a really neat resto on this. your videos have really been tempting me to look into getting a powder coating setup.

[@joieholguin6827]

Ex excellent