This video is the restoration of an old Zenith table radio from the early 1930's. Someone already had re-capped the radio so it only needed a bit of tweaking to get it working, but the cabinet had to be refinished.
Hey glasslinger, I tried that scrape method you demonstrated on the Crossly video and I tried that on a Zenith 9S244 and it worked great! Thanks, and God bless.
I had a good go at point to point wiring back in the days of valves and over the last 3 years with nasty little things wiv legs and flimsy tracks of copper on some sort of plastic. The old way was so much easier to find a mistake and much more fun. In the good old days 'magic smoke' meant something - like open the window. There is no doubt that watching you wield a REAL soldering iron, laugh at the very few mistakes you make, your wonderful knowledge and being told and see what bit does what makes this channel special - and you.
Another good vid. In terms of replacing the asbestos, I've used plumbers heatproof soldering mats as suitable replacements. They work great in protecting the wood from heat damage.
Again nice work Ron I have several 60s and 70s jukebox’s but I’m not capable of restoring the amplifiers, any chance you may one day show us how it’s done ....... here’s hoping 🤞 Matt from the UK .
Me encanta los radios antiguos, y tu haces un trabajo impecable al restaurarlos, hace poco me encontre con un televisor de 1973 pero le quitaron varios componentes y no pude restaurarlo aunque lo tengo bien guardado por si consigo los componentes necesarios para restaurarlo.
Hi there great video and you are very watchable and funny too. I noticed you used contact cement to paint the speaker. Do you think that might be useful to paint old kodak folding camera bellows? To seal in light leaks? Sorry for the odd question. Keep up the great videos. Thanks.
Totally agree with you about the asbestos. But it was there for a reason; if the radio was on for long periods, the wood would eventually get damaged. Since asbestos is pretty hard to come by these days (maybe you could get it where they sell that nasty lead solder), what could be used in place of it?
I would like to do some type of electrical work on radios,or tvs,,,i have depression and anxiety and thought it may help I find this facinating!! .Do you ever do a video for beginners? Something like putting together a simple radio,or a something about capacitors,transistors,and how to tell when a componant is gone with a simple tester..etc? Thanks for your vids!!
I have not done a video like that because there are so many other video already on youtube of that nature. "Mr. Carlson's lab" is a good channel to watch. He goes into sickening detail on how stuff is tested and how it works.
Hi Dear Sir, Your restoration job of old radios is a amazing job and no words about it to describe. Dear sir I need some suggestions and guidance from your side regarding restoration of my old BUSH EMS 83M, AC/DC Radio. I did not find replacement detail for the valve UCL 82, it is possible to suggest the replacement tube for UCL 82. BHARATH FROM INDIA. THANK YOU
Hi Ron, I enjoy your videos and also agree with everybody here that you are a master at your craft. I don't know how to repair old radios, but I have an old cathedral battery run farm radio from the early 30s that needs to be repaired, and was wondering if you would take on the project to fix it for me. I would pay you for your services. I had this guy look at it and he did get it to turn on and get a signal, but it's unreliable to get him to help me again. Could you help me?
I like your videos, but I feel that you seem to "cut" too many corners in your haste to finish. Part of the enjoyment of restoring these old sets is taking the time to clean out areas such as: tuning cap and tube pin holes. I even lightly buff the corrosion off of my tube pins and grid caps....
Each person has their level of restoration they like. I am satisfied with a bit of 70 year old dirt here and there. The Atwater Kent breadboard restore coming up soon I did a lot more buffing and polishing.
Hey Ron, let me propose something: when coating the speaker cone with rubber zement, just stick a piece of tape on the backside of the crack. This way it should line up the crack. Should look and perform much better than with the quick and dirty method you show here. I also have to say that i'm no big fan of sandblasting a chassis that has the speaker etc. mounted. Of course, it is fast. But you'll never reach all the small spots and corners with sand and lacquer. I found that cleaning the chassis (using compressed air and hand disinfectant solution) and appliying a very slight coat of oil afterwards does enough to keep a chassis from corroding. Are these old American chassis zinc galvanized? Mine are all German models from the mid to end 50s, maybe there's a difference.
I have never had any problem simply painting the glue onto the cone. Even with fairly badly damaged cones where I had to piece it together. For sandblasting, you can lightly blast if you only want to remove surface grime or really let it have it if you want to remove heavy rust. Oil on the chassis will collect dirt and dust in a few years making it a sludgy mess.
I recently needed to coat a brittle speaker cone in an old admiral. I didn't have any rubber cement but had some liquid electrical tape. I thinned some down with acetone and WOW it worked great. So I guess that is a similar method to what glasslinger does. thanks for the great videos.
First, check the speaker field coil and the audio transformer with an ohmmeter. Burned out and you will have to find replacements. If OK, then replace the line cord putting a 3/4 amp fuse in series. Replace the capacitors. (all of them) Try the radio. Probably will work. If not, email me.
@@glasslinger Thanks Ron for answering. In your previous video I told you that the radio works but only receives local AM stations. is very modified and the previous owner even changed the IF cans. I will attached the comment I made in your previous video. Thanks! "Hi Ron. I have been following your channel for many years and have been gathering courage to try to restore a radio. I do not know the year of manufacture and the model. I know that it is a series string filament set and that it has the following vacuum tubes. 2 x 43, 1 x 36, 1 x 6b7, 1 x 6sa7 and one that is unable to identify but only the filament is connected. Could you help me try to improve this radio? since it is very modified and when it is just on it has good reception in a small portion of the dial after when it works a few minutes the sensitivity low it only tunes to the nearest stations. IF cans are from another radio since they are very small and I can see that they were replaced. Thanks Ron!"
I must have missed this one when you posted it... great video as always, and such a beautiful kitty... my cat was mesmerized when yours hopped up and looked into the camera. And my sentiments are the very same as yours on asbestos, and its toxicity compared to some philosophies... my sentiments exactly! Best wishes always!
@@michaelsimpson5417 I doubt running a sand blaster and soda blaster and a paint/finishing booth on a card table in my kitchen is a good idea. Also I have a collection of old tube volt meters, scopes, frequency generators, and a tube tester (all Heathkit) which needs their own workbench. Oh, and I started building my shop today. Framed some walls until I had a heat stroke which forced me to stop.
@@michaelsimpson5417 But yeah, I really do need to address my issue with procrastination. I finally took the clean dishes out of my dishwasher. They were washed in the 1st week of June and were sitting in there since
@@jburr36 Haha, no you do that stuff outside. If it's a plastic or Bakelite radio all you need in some cases is some polish and a rag. Get it? "In some cases."
@@michaelsimpson5417 I'm doing a full restore. I'm stripping the wood and the Crosley needs some repair as the lamination separated. I'm building a workbench to rebuild the electronics and recone the speaker. I'm building an area to do glass work as well. I'm not doing this in my house. I'm building a shop with plenty of ventilation because I want to do it right. Besides the radios are not the only thing I am going to restore. A dedicated shop is what I want.
Glasslinger oi Boa noite! olha o Radio zenith ficou joia!! gostei de ver, ah glasslinger adorei ver também a carinha do gatinho 🐱 olhando na câmera eh eh eh adoro seus vídeos meu amigo abraços
Dear Glasslinger, Perhaps, if'en you have enough time for your computer to load a Facebook page, could you take a glance at this possible cathedral radio part. I made the post public so anyone with or with out a Facebook account can see it. facebook.com/jack.walters.564/posts/30382297630 68031 I found this while metal detecting an empty lot where a house burned down 16 years ago. If it was any like the other houses in the area, it would have dated to the early 1900's. It very much reminds me of the metal part that would frame the dial numbers of a cathedral radio. After google image searching many pages of cathedral radios I have yet to find and example of it in place. I thought your encyclopedia of tube radio knowledge would quickly be able to give it a yea or nay . No big emergency, I would not be devastated if I leave this mortal coil with out ever knowing what it went to. The other items I found in the lot were old as well, the back of a silver plated brass pocket watch, a sink stopper made of lead with a brass ring to tie the cord to, a band hand made out of three copper wires and hammered flat that is the perfect diameter to sit on the lid of a mason jar to act as a marker of which one you opened, and what I highly suspect is an iron ball used in an anti personnel cannon shot. The city was a Confederate strong hold during the Civil War and only fell four months before the end of the war and the Union had to completely level the city to do it .
Always loved your videos! Now more so with your comparison with asbestos and a certain political party. So true!!! Nothing better than starting off a Monday morning with a good laugh. Thanks!!
When we were kids playing in building basements we use the asbestos pipe coverings as swords and battle each other. You could see the dust as the sun came through the windows nobody died we’re all still here we got some paper cuts though😱
6:07 ACE Hardware Stores carry small soldering irons with temps of 900F! 1:50 "The asbestos will not do you as much as damage as the Democrats will" - - Glasslinger, who would've thought you a Conservative :-)
@paul austin : Now do you want to have a nice interaction or are you going to be an immature name caller. Democraps? What is wrong with you people are you still 10 years old? For the most part in most peoples eyes Democraps are more accepting and mature. By the way It is not you against me or Republican vs Democrats. If this country fails we all fail. So grew up and be an Americans.
I am a staunch Republican. I watch all the videos that get posted on this channel, I find Ron's choice of attire a bit strange, but honestly I wouldn't care if he worked naked with a red clown nose and pancake makeup. The point is the message, not the messenger. Now what???
It seems like you're the one with hurt feelings Paul. We're just trying to have a discussion here. Name calling isn't helpful, nor does it reflect well on the caller.
I love the comment that you made about the asbestos not being anywhere as near as bad as the Democrats you tell him glass Slinger they want us to be communist what is going on I voted for Trump and I'll be there again in 2020
@Creamapera not at all, i very much enjoy the videos and the no nonsense presentation. I also very much dislike american politics and your type of individual that seeks to label others when you don't even know them. So sad.
Thank a Republican for giving us the great depression and all the cool 30's radios! P.S. My kitty was listening to my 51 Super Triumph in garage with me just before watching!
