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Electronic Restoration Adventure-The Belmont 636 Radio Receiver! 

Mr Carlson's Lab
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Join Mr Carlson as he takes you step by step through an entire electronic restoration. Learn about RF alignment, IF alignment, oscillator alignment, electrical safety, and more. Sit back, grab your favorite snack, and enjoy! To learn more about electronics in a different and very effective way, and at the same time, support this channel, go to Mr Carlson's Patreon page, click here: / mrcarlsonslab

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@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 6 лет назад
To learn more about electronics in a different and very effective way, and at the same time support this channel, go to Mr Carlson's Patreon page, click here: www.patreon.com/MrCarlsonsLab
@richyrich1504
@richyrich1504 6 лет назад
How do I send you an email ? I have a question about something. I have asked the question on a couple videos but I think it's been missed. I'm sure it will be easy for you, just would appreciate your advice. Thanks Mr. Carlson.
@electron-1979
@electron-1979 6 лет назад
Good work pointing out GFI/RCD issues if you bridge earth and neutral.
@reidcircuits826
@reidcircuits826 6 лет назад
Oh, so I'm not the only one that says "Hake'o".
@manolisgledsodakis873
@manolisgledsodakis873 6 лет назад
I didn't see you resolder the I.F. cans.
@basinstreetdesign5206
@basinstreetdesign5206 5 лет назад
Hi Are you going to drop into at EPTECH in Mississauga this year? If so I'd like to shake your hand. I have no connection with the show except as visitor.
@Bunjamin27
@Bunjamin27 6 лет назад
The RU-vid algorithm gets one right every now and then! :) This channel is one of the best suggestions yet!
@OldePhart
@OldePhart 5 лет назад
Same here - no idea why the RU-vid Overlords thought I would like this based on my existing choices, but they were right.
@zacharystrong
@zacharystrong 4 года назад
I don’t know what it is about his videos, but I can watch them straight through for hours. I often watch them to go to bed to. The technical nature keeps my mind busy and from from obsessing about things that keep me up at night otherwise. I keep hoping if I listen to him enough his knowledge will be imparted upon me.
@ChiP2sumP
@ChiP2sumP 5 лет назад
I grew up with the knowledge that if you got shocked from an appliance you unplugged it and flipped the plug 180 degrees and plugged it back in...you probably would not get shocked again...lol. For the longest time, I hated the new plugs that would not fit into the house outlets... Then I finally got it, and actually that kind of started me on my electronics journey. I must tell you that my absolute awe of your knowledge of old radios and old electronics is truly astounding. I remember my first project in my electricity class..they did not call it electronics...was to build a one tube power supply, and then we built a one tube radio receiver powered by our previously built power supply...I did poorly in these classes in the lab part because I could not find things like a cigar box nor the fine wire required for wrapping around an oatmeal box. Still, I managed to pass because I got a basic understanding. And, I found my hobby that is still fun for me today. I am now unable to fix or tinker with radios or computers any more due to my bad eyes and shaky hands...but that does not mean that I have lost any of my enthusiasm for the hobby. This is why I enjoy your videos so much. Keep up the great work and know that there is at least one old guy out there that really appreciates what you are doing.
@billwilson8962
@billwilson8962 5 лет назад
I used to build Heathkits with my grandfather. He was very patient and kind, and a great teacher, too....much like you. Thanks so much for sharing your passion and knowledge with the world. We are better off for having seen these videos.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
You're welcome Bill!
@wollaminfaetter
@wollaminfaetter 5 лет назад
I have absolutely no idea what you are doing, i just enjoy to see a serious guy doing what he does best. These videos are amazing :)
@BruceNitroxpro
@BruceNitroxpro 3 года назад
Ole Kristensen , Once you have Ohm's Law under your bonnet, you can move on to Mr Carlson's Lab series in good order. You will understand what happens when the dust is blown away and the eye can pick up the stuff he talks about so fervently.
@nyckhampson792
@nyckhampson792 4 месяца назад
Yup , he's amazing ....and same here , but learning re capacitors turning bad , replacement of , transistor values, which most capacitors were ,and the tubes are awesome....
@ianbutler1983
@ianbutler1983 6 лет назад
Paul's videos are some of the very few on YT where I can always say "the longer, the better." I love these 2 hour marathons. Thanks Paul, I know that producing a 2 hour video, especially one of your quality, is time-consuming.
@bostedtap8399
@bostedtap8399 6 лет назад
An absolute brilliant electronic and mechanical restoration Mr Carlson. I doubt many others can achieve your experience, technical expertise and demonstration techniques. Sincere regards from the UK.
@superpeluso1
@superpeluso1 5 лет назад
Bosted Tap quit brown nosing
@bostedtap8399
@bostedtap8399 5 лет назад
@@superpeluso1 most interesting comment.
@TehWever
@TehWever 5 лет назад
curiousMarc channel shows some real knowledge and experience too. check it out
@bostedtap8399
@bostedtap8399 5 лет назад
Thanks for the recommendation, it looks quite good.
@matthewjackson9615
@matthewjackson9615 4 года назад
I was impressed also, that was some pretty nasty looking wiring and circuitry he had to sort out , diagnose and fix.
@ricknelson947
@ricknelson947 5 лет назад
As an old Motorola bench tech, I spent over 15 years working on old tube sets not just Motorola’s. Old Bakelite receivers were my junk food. Then in the early 90,s they (tube sets) just stopped coming in and I moved to international field tech support. I really miss working on them. Your description as you progressed, brought back that familiar burnt dust smell for a couple of hours that all old tube sets just have. Thank you for that Sir. I might add that I have over the years worked with some of the best in the industry. I would have no problem setting your workmanship right next th theirs.
@fardellp
@fardellp 6 лет назад
A magnificent restoration. I remember my Grandad loved to repair (really) old radios. I saw him once wind a new coil with Litz wire as one of the "pancakes" on a little regeneration receiver he made, where the two "pancake coils" could be rotated together or apart from one another to get the best sensitivity. He had a curious tool to wind the coil - it looked like a sock darning "mushroom" made of wood but had two series of short metal spikes around the circumference. He would wind the wire around and in an out of these spikes to gradually build up a "high Q" coil (which latter meant nothing to me at the time). I'm so glad that you are keeping this tradition alive. I still have that coil winding tool as a treasured posession.
@BruceNitroxpro
@BruceNitroxpro 5 лет назад
diymostthings, You might consider making a video about your winding tool and how it is used. This would be a valuable tool to the people here! de KQ2E
@truefilm6991
@truefilm6991 2 года назад
Just love late 1930s American Art Deco design. Looks like a prop straight out of a 1940s film noir, with Humphrey Bogart and Edward. G. Robinson. This needs a Western Electric Model 302 telephone right beside it. Wonderful restauration and, as always, an excellent walk through! Thanks for doing this!
@itsasecrettoeverybody
@itsasecrettoeverybody 2 года назад
For some reason youtube recommended this video to me, 4 years after it was released... Well, beautiful restoration of an old electronic piece of art, will definitely watch more.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 2 года назад
Glad you enjoyed David!
@itsasecrettoeverybody
@itsasecrettoeverybody 2 года назад
@@MrCarlsonsLab I'm already a sub and I'm watching more videos. Great content, very professional. You put a great amount of dedication in your projects and it shows on the videos and in the final results.
@tracylemme1375
@tracylemme1375 4 года назад
In the early 1960s I made a 5 tube superhet radio in hi school electronics class. Such a clever concept. Simple but very effective. From the 1930s into the late 1960s these radios ruled. How many viewers remember the vacuum tube checkers in the supermarkets
@Wizardofgosz
@Wizardofgosz 3 года назад
I do.
@matthewjackson9615
@matthewjackson9615 4 года назад
I didn't even come to understand why this particular video had such an appeal for so many viewers including myself. I had to think it through and then it finally came to me. This wasn't just a restoration, it was resurrection. There is something deep in the human psyche concerning resurrections. You took something old and dead and brought it back to life. When you finally fired up the radio and the tubes began to glow , it was almost spiritual. You must have known this in advance because this was , in my opinion, your greatest video ever. Plus, I just loved the way you had to work with all those waxy electrical components and that gnarly wiring. It was like watching a highly skilled surgeon at work performing a transplant.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 4 года назад
Thanks for your kind comment Matthew!
@paradust
@paradust 5 лет назад
It's Friday evening. I am drinking wine and watching Mr Carlson's Lab. Life is good.
@RuneTheFirst
@RuneTheFirst 6 лет назад
These were also sold in great numbers between 1946-49 under a variety of brands and cabinets. Belmont made them for Wards, Speigle, and other house brands. There were even wood cabinets. I think they kept the same design throughout, just using more modern resistors. IIRC they also kept the same (octal) tube lineup. You got really lucky finding one of the early ones. I'm glad someone who respects it got it.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 6 лет назад
Thanks for your comment Ray!
5 лет назад
Fine fine fine. Few things in life I enjoy more than seeing old machines...whatever they may be...that have been bodged by a succession of ham-handed "repairers" brought back to life by someone who's truly competent, and understands what he's doing. This was one of the best things I've watched in ages.
@tinydancer7426
@tinydancer7426 4 года назад
Watching as you worked on this radio brought back memories. My dad was self employed with a TV, radio, etc. repair business. Most repairs were able to be done in the customer's home. He had a shop where he would take and work on the really involved repairs, but many times customers would bring small items (radios and portable record players and small easily portable TV's) to our house. I loved hanging out at the dining room table where he would work on them and, completely fascinated, watched as he would take the items apart and put them back together. To me, he was working magic.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 4 года назад
Thanks for taking the time to share your story!
@tinydancer7426
@tinydancer7426 4 года назад
@@MrCarlsonsLab When we were cleaning out my grandma's farm house (the house my mom grew up in) we found a variety of old radios in a cupboard. The one I snagged had a very much art deco veneered case ...... and had been powered by a battery ...... a very large battery. Don't remember much about the "guts" of the battery, but I had it for years, trying to find someone who could/would (if possible) convert it to run off house power. Could not find anyone who even wanted to investigate for me if it would have been possible. All I heard from them was, "you won't be satisfied with the sound even IF I can/could be able to do it." Alas, I shall never know. I donated it to a shop (they accepted it knowing it needed a ton of work) and hopefully someone else is loving it. I too wanted to be able to listen to AM programs, particularly at Xmas time, or even listen to a baseball game, in the evening, enjoying the ambience if the amber glowing from the dial. I subscribed to your channel. I thoroughly enjoy these "fix'em up" youtubes. I love seeing old quality build abandoned items brought back to life. What becomes of the radios that you repair?
@kaylarosa4252
@kaylarosa4252 4 года назад
I haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about but your voice is so soothing and relaxing I love watching your videos to wind down or go to sleep... you are great at what you do and I can tell you love it I hear the joy in your voice... just wonderful! Thank you
@zacharystrong
@zacharystrong 4 года назад
Currently in bed watching drifting to sleep. 3-4 nights a week... it’s like a noise maker that entertains you until you’re ready to sleep
@mathewmcgill6266
@mathewmcgill6266 5 лет назад
I was an Air Force metrology technician during the 70s. I used and repaired most of the equipment seen in the opening scene. I grew up when tubes were being phased out and transistors were coming in. This brings back a lot. I use to repair quite a number of those old radios, as they were either being thrown away or held onto. It was a great time to get into the field.
@JerryEricsson
@JerryEricsson 5 лет назад
Yes indeed, I was in the Army at that time, we were always getting TV's and radios from the officers, who were convinced that anyone in communications knew how to repair them. I still have scars where I discharged the wrong cap with the wrong part of my body.
@Funkylogic
@Funkylogic 5 лет назад
Such a beautiful piece of history restored by a true craftsman. Most people would not see beyond the Bakelite. Thanks for being the Mr Carlson that is the patient bloke that identifies gems like these and gives them justice. You give the magnificent gift of delivering the verisimilitude of the engineering prowess that has long passed away from the older generation of blokes I had the privilege to work with when I was very young. You place these things in a real temporal manifold for people, because you bother to explain the history. You blow the doors off what most people think a university lecturer is meant to be. By doing the rebuilds the way you do, you really take people back in time again. Thanks so much for these they are wonderful.
@clasmir5281
@clasmir5281 4 года назад
Boy this bring back memories. Back in 1975 I restored a short wave radio with tubes that are much older design than these. Luckily the unit only needed minor repair compared to this unit. Thank you for this video.
@sitandfish
@sitandfish 6 лет назад
Mr Carlson, you posted a 2 hour video covering a subject that I have zero understanding of. And, I watched EVERY second.
@1959Berre
@1959Berre 6 лет назад
He sure knows how to bring it.
@Shim267
@Shim267 5 лет назад
You're like the Bob Ross of electronics.
@TheRealSmithFamily
@TheRealSmithFamily 5 лет назад
But Canadian! ;)
@Richard31406
@Richard31406 5 лет назад
haha I was about to post that same thing lol!
@scubaman2546
@scubaman2546 5 лет назад
@@TheRealSmithFamily ...in Vancouver, British Columbia.
@RoughJustice2k18
@RoughJustice2k18 4 года назад
He would be like the Bob Andersen of vintage electronic restorers.
@patrickpoer4643
@patrickpoer4643 4 года назад
I know what you mean he is very soothing.
@pietersleght8235
@pietersleght8235 5 лет назад
beautiful! my Dad built a radio with tubes during WW2....a couple of them fell out many years ago but i still have it and love it..
@JerryEricsson
@JerryEricsson 5 лет назад
I remember my Great Uncle owned one of those radio's, he had it setting on his kitchen table. Living atop a hill, in a small one room shanty, the radio easily filled the whole house with music, and he did love his music. I used to walk to his house every morning before school, empty his slop pail, and carry in coal for his coal stove, and take out the ash from the night before. In the days when there was no school, this would be followed by several games of rummy, that radio playing it's warm toned music in the background. Funny how just seeing another radio like his sort of brings him back, at least in my memory, he died in 1969, the year I married my sweetheart.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
Thanks for sharing your story Jerry!
@willierants5880
@willierants5880 6 лет назад
So glad I got to sit right next to you in the lab Mr. Carlson. You have the best seats in the house. This was a real treat. Also give your wife a shout out for her awesome stills. Always an inspiration.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 6 лет назад
Thanks Willie, she will appreciate the compliment!
@tarstakars
@tarstakars 5 лет назад
I really appreciate the fact that you restored this vintage radio. I like to see people keep equipment like this alive and I have a lot of respect for you sir. I also really appreciate it the way you praised the people of the past for their attention to detail and the quality of the construction. Keep up the good work you are one of my favorite RU-vid channels.
@nicholasperrin1097
@nicholasperrin1097 2 года назад
Had flash backs to my time in the Navy when you showed which resistors you decided to use as replacements and then again when you whipped out that Tektronics scope. Transported me almost 2 decades back to my shop on the ship.
@macelius
@macelius 2 года назад
I love how these were built on a solid chassis and placed inside whatever case, in stead of everything being attached to the plastic inside.
@bergarteric5713
@bergarteric5713 5 лет назад
Mister in my contry ( France ) we have a word for your job : " en etat de l'art " state of the art !!! brief beautiful job with love for the machine and a perfect mind for the restoration I have 59 years ols and with you i take a lesson ... i love that please continue your video and thanks for the share .... Eric from france
@hadireg
@hadireg 4 года назад
That warm backlight and the presets buttons system makes me time travel to those old days :) RESPECT! thanks Paul for all this knowledge shared! I feel sorry for ppl who cannot feel how much of mind beauty there is inside a bakelite box like this!
@mleeriley3977
@mleeriley3977 5 лет назад
Mr Carlson, I really enjoy watching your videos. I am an IT tech ( have been for 40 years). I like your manner of protocol when repairing these radios. You also have a great voice for videos! Thanks for your serious efforts!
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
You're very welcome!
@andrzejtomaszewski5357
@andrzejtomaszewski5357 4 года назад
WITAM. GRATULUJE WIELKIEJ WIEDZY , ZNAJOMOSCI TEMATU, OD EPOKI LAMPY ELEKTRONOWEJ, DO CZASU W KTORYM TERAZ ZYJEMY. POZDRAWIAM Z HOLANDII ANDRZEJ.
@YanickT
@YanickT 6 лет назад
I learned a lot on old electronic with your restoration videos. I just fixed an old luxman lv-105 (1984) last week. A hybrid amplifier of my friend. The local shop here said to him:" the tubes are gone need replacement and 400$". I said:" bring it to me please!!!" I re-watched you tube video and a i was full trianed :) Diode bridge was open so the heater tube was not heating. Replacing a bunch of old electrolytic capacitors, find a short between 2 solder on a transistor. And that's it. Tubes was good and the sound of this amp is very good. 35$ :) Thank you Paul :) Take care!
@ChozoSR388
@ChozoSR388 5 лет назад
I have to say, when I saw that this video was close to 2 hours, I got _REALLY_ excited! Far too many videos about old radio restoration are far too short, far too often. Settling in with a cup of coffee for this one :D
@Al-Fiallos
@Al-Fiallos 5 лет назад
You captivated me for the entire video from start to finish. It called to mind the times when I was growing up that when the TV went on the fritz I would pull all the tubes out, take them to the drug store, use the vacuum tube tester and buy the replacement for the defective tube. You are a true teacher.
@denniscook1422
@denniscook1422 4 года назад
Many years ago I collected antique radios. At one point I had 150 of them. I sold them just before the bottom dropped out of the market for them. The proceeds bought us a house. I repaired many of those radios with no more training than a couple of small books. I enjoyed the hobby very much. I enjoyed your video a lot. Wish it had been around in the mid 80s. I never got zapped from a radio. But did with antique telephones.
@armandcorpolongo
@armandcorpolongo 6 лет назад
Outstanding video and so helpful for both experienced and amateur radio restoration fans. Excellent choice of radios - love the looks and performance. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
@bearbon2
@bearbon2 5 лет назад
I'm an old radar tech and I love to hear you use the term cycles instead of hz. just the way I learned it in tech school back in the 1960s. You're a brilliant engineer and I just discovered your channel and subscribed. I was never a top electronics whiz but I know enough to enjoy your videos.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
Thanks for your kind comment!
@abelincoln7473
@abelincoln7473 4 года назад
Ya know thats a funny kinda thing... I'm not old school trained, we were very much taught to use hertz. But anytime it was radio related it was just easier to describe it as cycles.
@raymondheath7668
@raymondheath7668 5 лет назад
IF alignment was always a bugaboo for me back in the 70's, but you make it look so easy
@chriscimino7854
@chriscimino7854 2 года назад
I am impressed how good you are with your hands and it takes a lot to get me impressed. I've been working as a TV repairman for 35 years and I got really good at what I like doing and I would not have attempted to remove the dial paper I probably would have damaged it but I can say you're the better man. Thumbs up👍
@abc-ni9uw
@abc-ni9uw 6 лет назад
I get home from a long boring hard days work to find out my good friend Paul has uploaded a video. No matter What it is. I put my headphones on and that's my night improved :) Thanks Paul but i seriously want you to restore my pioneer sa-9800 dual mono block stereo amplifier.
@Foozlebop
@Foozlebop 6 лет назад
The power amp and power supply of the 8800 is a piece of cake. Tone section and preamp not so much. I imagine the 9800 has a similar layout. Also the 8800 had a noisy diff pair.
@abc-ni9uw
@abc-ni9uw 6 лет назад
@@FoozlebopI want a total over haul
@heru-deshet359
@heru-deshet359 5 лет назад
Beautiful. There is a m agical feeling to me about working on vintage radios and listening to them after. Like working with a time machine.
@edwardquaranta6903
@edwardquaranta6903 3 года назад
Mr Carlson, you are an electronics genius. Thank you.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 3 года назад
Thanks for your kind comment Edward!
@EternityofNight
@EternityofNight 6 лет назад
This was a fascinating journey, steady and methodical problem solving won the day.
@inductorbackemf7204
@inductorbackemf7204 6 лет назад
Looks like i have the next 2 hours to sit back and relax,Paul thanks so much for the time you put into these videos i understand how long it can take. Alex.
@zetacon4
@zetacon4 5 лет назад
This video was my favorite so far. I plan on watching many more of your restoration themed videos. Love all the technical details. I grew up learning all this theory and put it into practice on old radios and TVs of the 50s. I even found good methods to repair the speaker cone paper so the sound would be normal again. There was so much to learn working with these oldies. Talk about nostalgia! That is another huge plus for enjoyment watching your restoration videos. Thank you so much.
@DrNoahBoddy004
@DrNoahBoddy004 4 года назад
Your gift, in my small, but wondrous mind, can't begin to be quantified Mr .Carlson. I have several components in need of restoration and I would only entrust them to you. Your deep esteem of this science is not once missed by this viewer. Please continue your treasured work. -Scott Strother
@blackpoolbarmpot
@blackpoolbarmpot 6 лет назад
I stayed 'glued' to this Video and got (probably) as much of a thrill out of seeing this lovely Radio properly restored, as 'Mr Carson' did. I know from personal experience that it is very gratifying to get a Radio (or any other piece of electrical or electronic equipment) working so well, after many hours of work put into restoration. I have a 1936 Radiogram and a 1934 Radio - all fully restored by me, in my 'Lounge'. (I still have loads of Shellac 78 rpm records to play on the 'radiogram') !
@harrystevens3885
@harrystevens3885 6 лет назад
Notified after two minutes and then find 2 hours of electronic joy to watch later on my new 43 inch smart TV.......Oh the joy!!
@rimmersbryggeri
@rimmersbryggeri 6 лет назад
Only 43? Was this video posted on patreon in 2013? LOL
@benbaselet2026
@benbaselet2026 6 лет назад
That would be pretty modern compared to the gear usually present in the videos.
@abc-ni9uw
@abc-ni9uw 6 лет назад
Try it on my 72 inch bang and olufsen
@rimmersbryggeri
@rimmersbryggeri 6 лет назад
The information is no less redundant because the number is larger.
@harrystevens3885
@harrystevens3885 6 лет назад
rimmersbryggeri Now why would I want a huge TV in a small room unless it was to brag about ........
@paladin0654
@paladin0654 5 лет назад
Marvelous video. You're lost in time sir. I have a 1936 Zenith console that I got from my folks. Hitler, Churchill and Roosevelt have come through that thing.
@BruceNitroxpro
@BruceNitroxpro 5 лет назад
Paladin 06, I like the way you think! Nicely said.
@Charlie_Crown
@Charlie_Crown 5 лет назад
@@BruceNitroxpro Also thinking the same thing, all the history that passed through it 👌
@sgit1
@sgit1 Год назад
That cabinet is an art-deco beauty.
@davem147
@davem147 5 лет назад
Hi, Mr. Carlson....I've restored a few old radios myself, and I have great admiration for your expertise - and your patience! I have a couple of tips for you, based on my own experience. Once the chassis has been removed from the cabinet, tape a piece of stiff cardboard over the speaker - when the chassis is upside down, it's very easy to accidentally poke a hole in the cone with a screwdriver - or your thumb! Also, I always turn the tuning capacitor so that the plates are fully meshed while working on the underside. If the plates get accidentally bent, it can be a headache to get them straight again. Enjoyed your video and your narration - beautifully done!!
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
Thanks for your input Dave!
@redemptusrenatus5336
@redemptusrenatus5336 6 лет назад
SEALDTITE.... to keep the leakage IN! .. That never ceases to make me burst out loud with laughter. Love watching these :D
@truck9moon100
@truck9moon100 6 лет назад
You are a very special and gifted person. Thank-You.
@bobyk87
@bobyk87 5 лет назад
Outstanding work. I've been slowly (11 years) restoring an old Bush british radio and you quite inspired me go on and finish it. It is working though no decent IF RF etc alignments done. It was a rat's nest in an old shed, then brought it to a repair guy which refused to work on it. Started myself. Loudspeaker was reconditioned, bad wires replaced, electrolytics all exchanged, chassis and air tuning condenser cleaned. Still have not changed those old paper wax caps that you recommend to trash. Both IF transformer's ferrite cores were broken (scary repair), one I could glue and went nice, the other had a quarter of the ferrite crumbled into a soft putty, had its total length shortened. With some basic alignment it is tuning stations not bad. Aesthetically it's ugly since the pulley-cable-needle display mechanism is broken and missing parts and the overall wooden body needs heavy work. Thank you for presenting such rich technical content and for inspiring people like me.
@davekimball3610
@davekimball3610 6 лет назад
Oh happy day, another video from Mr Carlson!
@Stuartrusty
@Stuartrusty 6 лет назад
As always, a beautifully well restored piece. Invaluable experience and knowledge brought to great use. Thank you for making these restoration videos, and I hope you will enjoy listening to Christmas Carols on this fine machine.
@djhaloeight
@djhaloeight 6 лет назад
Stuart Russell That’s the best thing to listen to on one of these old beauties.
@nbaua3454
@nbaua3454 5 лет назад
I'm not into electrical components or electronics, radios etc, I just wanted to know how much effort in restoring such classic piece took. I must say you're a real pro and sure with a lot of patience. I must say watching the entire video wasn't planned however I can't stop it. It was worth watching. Please wear some rubber gloves to play safe with electricity when you're working on live equipment.
@jamesjacocks6221
@jamesjacocks6221 4 года назад
It's a great escape to see Mr. Carlson bring back a classic radio but the real therapy is in the monologue: his Canadian pronunciation is refreshing to these jaded American ears. My. mom used to voice her L's so distinctly that I would shudder as a child hoping not to be taken as foreign. Of course that was useless and the foreign property was a feature of the mind.
@kane100574
@kane100574 6 лет назад
Fantastic! beautiful radio! I truly appreciate your dedication to detail as well as your Patreon content! One of the best channels on RU-vid.
@frankpitochelli6786
@frankpitochelli6786 5 лет назад
Paul, why are you not teaching or passing your extensive knowledge to these newer generations, I've been in the electronics service for 40 yrs, and you are an absolute crackerjack (as we would say back in my day)...... You have a perfect demeanor and skill of projecting knowledge. Great video as usual. I would've loved to have met you when I was in my hayday in the TV and appliance service business.... Man, I could've picked your brain something fierce...😀..!
@BruceNitroxpro
@BruceNitroxpro 5 лет назад
Frankie Pitochelli, Ah, but he IS teaching the NEW restorers right here, right now. And doing a heck of a good job at it.
@elvisburgerking8675
@elvisburgerking8675 5 лет назад
@@BruceNitroxpro the new gen. mainly doomed has attention span of closer to 2 minutes rather than the required 2 hours
@boulder89984
@boulder89984 4 года назад
My truck radio gets 2 AM stations in the day and 7 at night. So much for modern electronics I remember getting AM from 500 to 700 miles away at night in 1974. Nothing like a WLS boogie check!
@mikus4242
@mikus4242 6 лет назад
Thanks, I really enjoy your videos and that you don't rush the video and cut it down.
@Bass.Player
@Bass.Player 6 лет назад
When I was a kid in the 50's I got shocked all the time by everything, no one thought anything about it, it was normal. I love these old radios especially the old wood ones. K5AZE... ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀█▓▒░A░W░E░S░O░M░E░░▒▓█▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄
@1959Berre
@1959Berre 6 лет назад
I guess I must have been about 14 or 15 years old when I 'disassembled' a vintage Grundig on tubes back in the early seventies. I had no clue I was dealing with high voltage. I still don't understand how I was not fried while poking around in that unit.
@tailsdollblack9340
@tailsdollblack9340 6 лет назад
been there. got the shock of my life testing wires on radios such as my radio project i mentioned above . i thought the speaker was 12 volts not 60! XD no need for coffee that day. already had a buzz
@jagardina
@jagardina 6 лет назад
One summer we set up the garage as a den (there was no air con and it was cooler). There was an area rug but if you weren't standing on the rug you would get a pretty stout tingle when changing the channel on the TV. I measured 90 volts AC. We were teens back in the early 70s and loved giving a jolt to unsuspecting friends by standing on the concrete and touching them while they changed the channel. Really stupid in retrospect. I did electronics and should have known better.
@Geopholus
@Geopholus 5 лет назад
Unfortunately for Keith Relf of the Yardbirds it wasn't normal, it was the end of his life , when touching a microphone that was cross grounded (through a PA) with his guitar (amp), and I believe it was through electronic equipment that was transformer isolated but had "hum balancing" switchable through a capacitor (a capacitor connected to one side or the other of the AC line coming in.). That is why they are called "death caps". Although I believe this was in the UK, with 220 V 'mains', AC supply,.. the charge carried by a .01 cap (due to its reactance at 50 Hz is as miniscule part of the duty cycle. RESPONSIBLE TECH'S PLEASE REMOVE DEATH CAPS !!!! I've been doing repairs for 50 years , and shocked many times near the beginning of my career, actually had no shocks for about 25 years straight however,... please always check the unit being serviced is unplugged , and main filter caps are discharged before servicing. I nailed myself a few months ago because "I thought I unplugged that".... thinking isn't the same as doing,... and Tesla's one hand rule is excellent!
@Bass.Player
@Bass.Player 5 лет назад
Almost as bad as getting a mustache hair stuck in the microphone grill and when you jerk back the mic comes out of the stand and hangs by your lip, this activity will even make King Kong's eyes water!
@jacksat2252
@jacksat2252 6 лет назад
Woho !!! Full movie lenght. Nice.
@electron-1979
@electron-1979 6 лет назад
Awesome! Much better than the live streams other RU-vidrs are doing!
@BobPegram
@BobPegram 5 лет назад
They (You Tube people) say that 20-30 minute videos are the best to catch and hold an audience. Have they never paused watching a Mr. Carlson video to finish it a day or two later?
@BobPegram
@BobPegram 5 лет назад
Mr Carlson, you are one of the people helping me to finally learn things that I dimly remember from college and things I was never taught (tubes and their circuits).
@electron-1979
@electron-1979 5 лет назад
I had no choice, but to do so!
@woodywoodlstein9519
@woodywoodlstein9519 5 лет назад
It’s so great. When others would be long done , because they don’t have much to say. Paul packs it all in giving full respect to his viewers / his customers , and the machine itself.
@billville111
@billville111 4 года назад
Antique radio restoration from the space station. Only on RU-vid. Fantastic!
@Lee-NN7X
@Lee-NN7X 6 лет назад
That extra bulb really made a difference...Very nice Paul...thanks
@royelectrotechnic8711
@royelectrotechnic8711 6 лет назад
It's really fantastic radio restoration 👍👍I really enjoyed and I learned more technic in this video, great job. You Know sir Paul I love your channel it's because of lots of real information, and your line of thinking and thought is absolutely great. More of inspiration, incouragement, and I have found only here how to read a bad resistor that I never knew before. Not all bad resistor is faulty Lol. Thank you so much mr Paul for this restoration and the radio now back to its own case and good as brand new, you did well.
@billmoran3812
@billmoran3812 6 лет назад
Beautiful radio! I need to work through my stock of radios to be restored this winter.
@BruceNitroxpro
@BruceNitroxpro 5 лет назад
Bill Moran, Hope you make "Carlson quality" restorations and POST YOUR VIDEOS on Patreon, too!
@stewatson3922
@stewatson3922 3 года назад
Due to my great age I can remember using a product here in the UK called Vim. It was an abrasive cleaning powder which came in a cardboard cylinder (similar to the Pringles containers of today) but with a metal top too. To open it you would peel back a sticky label to reveal a series of holes and shake the contents out as required. Complete with a pine fresh smell Vim (and a competitive brand called Ajax) worked wonders on pots, pans and even linoleum floors so if Paul's Vim is the same it is no wonder it does a great job on radio chassis and IF transformer cases. OK, time for me to return to my ancient lethargic vegetative senile state now my daily ration of awareness has been used up but before vacancy returns I've just enough focus left to thank Mr Carlson for yet another entertaining, informative and enjoyable video. 73's De M0OMO
@tunafish3216
@tunafish3216 6 лет назад
Now that radio is worth a lot of change. Very cool for me to watch the whole video. Thanks
@erbro
@erbro 6 лет назад
This is exactly the love for electronics I was taught. 50 years ago Lol
@stuthomson
@stuthomson 6 лет назад
Your BEST radio restoration vid yet. Really enjoyed it. Perhaps you could restore an old TV?
@BobPegram
@BobPegram 5 лет назад
Give the young 'uns a chance to see real B&W TV! "No, there's no way to see it in color, not even on the packed up color TV in the attic!" "These programs (from You Tube) were made in black and white!" Later on, you get to tell them: "On this TV, even color programs come out black and white."
@edwardbyard6540
@edwardbyard6540 5 лет назад
Bob Pegram Believe it or not, here in the UK, some people still have B&W TVs. As you need a licence for your TV by law (big fine and possible jail time if you don’t have one!) black and white TVs are used by the blind or partially sighted. A B&W licence is half the cost of a colour licence. There are about 3000 B&W licence holders left. Crazy but true!
@stevenstewart5980
@stevenstewart5980 5 лет назад
What a treat to watch you bring this 1930's beauty back to like-new condition! I just love watching and learning from you Mr. C.!
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
Thanks Steven, I'm glad you enjoyed!
@neil6958
@neil6958 6 лет назад
This Belmont 636 Radio seems to be receiving more stations than even transistorized radios. Such smoothness, you can hear everything in between. I remember tube radios being this way. Smooth and rounded out tuning. Let's you hear an entire world of radio.
@perryb3263
@perryb3263 3 года назад
2 years later, still pretty much the only transistor radios that can equal or exceed that radio in receiving are the ones made by C Crane, I can walk outside with my pocket C Crane radio on AM band at night in North Carolina, and assuming no electric interference, and no unusual atmosphere conditions, on a clear night can pick up loud and clear, all the New York city clear channel frequency stations, and hear in background of 570 stations and WSB 750, the Cuba and Venezuela stations each on those frequencies
@neil6958
@neil6958 3 года назад
@@perryb3263 Can you post a link to this C Crane Radio? I am interested.
@ao2528
@ao2528 5 лет назад
Your restoration style is exceptional, I lost my interest to watch others for very clear and many reasons, so perfect at any level, no one even can come close to, countless thanks for your excellent informative works.
@5cloudwalker
@5cloudwalker 5 лет назад
I randomly came upon this...what a treat, you have opened up a whole new universe with your expertise...your words and knowledge are quite beyond me but I can appreciate what you are doing and with each episode my understanding of electronics opens up a little each time...its both intimidating and satisfying to watch a teal master at work. bravo
@johnvaldez8830
@johnvaldez8830 4 года назад
It's so awesome how you talk about the individual circuits from the b power side to IF, detector and RF and go through the full adjustment procedures. What I also like is the way you get all the details of the experience into the video so that someone working on a restoration for himself could know what to expect. You have some really great tips for safety and I really did appreciate the demonstration on the IF cans where you showed the live 70v against the chassis; I really think that was important. .
@Geopholus
@Geopholus 5 лет назад
I am totally amazed to find someone probably in their 40's? or maybe 50. who knows about all this old electronics lore. Explaining the foil end of capacitors is great,... Would be nice to show what they look like by unrolling them , and showing on a high impedance tube circuit input how easily fingers near the foil will easily pick up the stray hum field. And also a lot of people don't know what the "low impedance" side of the circuit means. I E. Close to ground, or B+ plate output portion of a tube. I think I was about 20 years into electronics before I figured out how that worked, and how B+ could behave like ground in terms of shielding. I have great admiration for Your enthusiasm in restoring this old radio. One can appreciate the Aesthetics of these old phenolics, but for me having grown up when these things were still in use, and when there was still some worthwhile programing on AM radio,.. I must admit these broken cast - offs were a dime a dozen, and the amount of work necessary to restore this rat's nest, and rewiring things would never tempt me today. I took bunches of these things apart as a child to scavenge for parts.I am guessing this is from the late 1940's or early 1950s. I'm going to have to post some video's and show some additional techniques for such things as repairing speakers like that one (in ten minutes) so that they work fine.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 5 лет назад
Thanks for sharing your story!
@Geopholus
@Geopholus 5 лет назад
Mr, Carlson, Such an EXCELLENT body of work, in Your uploads,.. with material presented clearly, and in an engaging style that can be appreciated and accessible, no matter the level of experience. Love the foil side identifier device you invented. I couldn't contain my enthusiasm, and made my comment about 1/2 way through this video, without having realized You had created such a wonderful thing !
@psionl0
@psionl0 6 лет назад
Cool! Vintage Mr Carlson. I love watching videos like this.
@glenngoodale1709
@glenngoodale1709 6 лет назад
I look forward to watching each and everyone of your video's!!! Makes my day
@KLCKLC-vi6fd
@KLCKLC-vi6fd 2 года назад
You're off to the races with this one The Bell Mount track that's for sure a nice looker man! Great buy, Mr. Carlson!
@MusicalBox
@MusicalBox 6 лет назад
Such a satisfying video to watch. This gem from the past couldn't ask for better hands to restore it. Thanks for sharing.
@ridakr9473
@ridakr9473 6 лет назад
Thank you mr carlson for this video of restorstion ,you are really a really electronic info treasure ,i am following you from algeria and your chanel very useful and cool thank you for your professional work and explanes
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab 6 лет назад
Thank you for your kind comment Rida!
@user-mc5mu1xl4w
@user-mc5mu1xl4w 5 лет назад
Ooooh. It looks like hell from the inside. A hell for electronics restorators Man, you did a great job!
@heisrisen6898
@heisrisen6898 Год назад
These videos just bring back memories as to when I was a kid opening tvs 📺 & radio receivers 📻 I remember they had a unique old vintage smell to them man time has gone by. About to reach my forty’s 😳
@FelicianaDelacruz
@FelicianaDelacruz 3 года назад
It's a real testament not only to Mr. Carlson's repair and restoration, but also to the designers, manufacturer that this radio was so well designed and built. Everyone once in awhile RU-vid's suggestions are right on the money and this channel is really a gem. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and advice to the the electronics and restoration community. Keep the great videos coming, they are really enjoyable and informative.
@robyoung9463
@robyoung9463 6 лет назад
incredible Craftspersonship the DUAL LAMPS Outstanding : )
@NebukedNezzer
@NebukedNezzer 6 лет назад
nice radio restoration.
@andrewpike2924
@andrewpike2924 6 лет назад
I watched this video from start to finish, what an enjoyment it was. You did an excellent job of cleaning the chassis and you new wiring was very neat and tidy. After the alignment it worked really well, as you said "just like it came out of the factory". I was however somewhat disappointed that you did not remove the guts from the old paper capacitors and re-stuffed them with the new capacitors. It just seemed to be a really good thing to do as you put so much effort into the restoration. Putting that aside, you are really an expert and you deserve credit for your very good and informative videos. Keep up the good work Paul.
@obnox7601
@obnox7601 5 лет назад
Awesome video, thank you! I used to listen to "The Shadow Knows" as a kid on radios like this. Next time I see an old radio in an antique shop I'll buy it! And I'll not fear trying to restore it!
@macro820
@macro820 6 лет назад
Those caps look like old greasy sticks of TNT lol
@spades898
@spades898 5 лет назад
Bumble bee capacitors age over time since they are made from plastic :P
@JerryEricsson
@JerryEricsson 5 лет назад
I used to find old radio chases out at the local Dump ground when I was a kid, I loved taking those caps out and cutting them open, lots of foil and wax paper inside. I see there are still folks making large caps using rolls of each.
@HighestRank
@HighestRank 4 года назад
Jerry Ericsson there are people hiding modern caps inside the old paper shells, also.
@BruceNitroxpro
@BruceNitroxpro 3 года назад
@@HighestRank , Dumb move as they are often missed or screwed up eventually because of it.
@jamesconner8275
@jamesconner8275 6 лет назад
Jewelers have special miniature priers to remove hands from watch faces. You might want to invest in a pair if you remove a lot of dial hands.
@nickblackburn1903
@nickblackburn1903 6 лет назад
Doh, I just got rid (sold) of my British 1950's bakelite valve radio as I didnt know how to fix it and now you post a video with a very similar radio....ah well. great video as always. Thanks :)
@Singlepole
@Singlepole 5 лет назад
You should have noted that up until the 50's electrical systems were ungrounded so using the chassis as a connection point was fairly safe. Awesome video!
@DJTony993
@DJTony993 4 года назад
This guy's commitment to pronouncing the "L" in "solder" is stronger than any promise I've ever made...
@CraigMacdonaldAeon
@CraigMacdonaldAeon 4 года назад
98% of the English speaking world prounounces it. It sounds irritating and a bit dirty when I hear an American talking about 'soddering' stuff.
@MrHarveyluke
@MrHarveyluke 6 лет назад
Another great restoration video, Paul. Not really anything cosmetically to fix, but oh those capacitors and reistors! Hope you get your video up quick on making the home made transmitter to transmit your own programming. It's just a shame to listen to Katy Perry or Madonna on a 1940's radio when Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby, or Fibber McGee and Molly should be coming out of the speaker! 73, Harvey KM4JA
@nyckhampson792
@nyckhampson792 4 месяца назад
What a lovely radio , it had that flame burst pattern on the cabinet opon seeing initial picture , but must have dulled over time ... What a beauty ... Thanks for sharing this Mr Carlson Sir , again you"re capability makes good.
@okayestguitar66
@okayestguitar66 Год назад
The before and after on the chassis was the most impressive part of this restoration. Simply amazing.
@MrCarlsonsLab
@MrCarlsonsLab Год назад
Thanks! If you liked the before and after, this restoration was pretty extreme: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DzaiZtRoqs8.html
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