Our definition of a "brand new cord" is probably from the 1970s. And FWIW, I prefer your channel to Mr. Carlson. It's gritty and real and you show your errors and mistakes. Many channels just edit out all the mistakes and they end up looking like geniuses to people who now are left with a false impression of the messiness and reality of troubleshooting and repair.
I’m sure Paul would post up his errors if he ever made any. To me it seems he has an understanding of circuit knowledge few have. He’s developing tools for other techs to make to help with diagnostics and better repair. I can’t think of another person with that ability. I’ve built three of this tools, all of them extremely useful and he built up the courage in my to just go surface mount. I also like the fact that his videos are long, it’s one of the many reasons I love your videos glasslinger. Your videos are at least an hour in length usually. I get much more enjoyment from watching one of your or Paul’s videos than whatever new superhero flick is out at the time. I see a 2-3 hour video posted and I know I’ll have something fun to watch that night. Thank you for your contributions to the repair scene!!!
Speaker base likely is made from cellulose fibres, pulped and held together with a binder, probably based on casein glue, which is a feast for the roaches.
I actually like when I can go online for a current project and see more than one repair perspective. Every expert repair/restoration is full of other commentary about the device on the bench, and that expert commentary helps a novice like me learn the history of the device and it teaches me good skills. It's like the capability to be an apprentice to multiple masters. So please, dont ever let some other youtube personality decide which videos you want to make. We subscribe to you because we like to watch you.
I remember as a kid (I'm 52 now) going to garage sales with my grandparents. The market was absolutely flush with golden oldies like this one could pick up for $1 or less. Old tube radios and test equipment, military surplus electronics, etc. Big cardboard boxes of vintage components and vacuum tubes that people would practically GIVE you just to get rid of. Ahhh for the good ol' days...
I am from Germany; and in our electrical code it is strictly forbidden to tin stranded wires which are to be put in screw terminals. The solder takes the "springiness" of the wires away and the connection looses up with time. Then you have a fire hazard coming... But on low power stuff like a capacitor tester it doesn't matter that much, of course. Love your videos! Keep 'em coming!.
Tinning the wires is bad because the solder being so soft flows under the compression of the terminal and therefore the connection loosens over time. Notice though that Ron in his Great wisdom said, "Tin the ends" that's the secret. Tinning just the ends holds the strands together but the solder doesn't get under the terminal. Ron knows all the tricks.
@@peterjameson321 You are right about the solder making the stranded wire mush under compression. Much like aluminium. But if you look at the video you see that Ron indeed tinned all the stripped length not only the tip. But even the tinning making the strands plasticise is a problem that is not going to haunt him for decades.
@@Merlinkatamari du kriegst aber weder AEH noch Ringschuhe sauber in diesen Steckern untergebracht. Aber bevor ich mir über den Kaltfluss der verzinnten Adern nen Kopp mach, wunder ich mich lieber übers Fehlen jeglicher Abdeckung auf der Steckerunterseite. Gehört da nich ein Pappdeckel drauf? Und statt die Sicherung reinzulöten hätt ich nen fliegenden Halter genommen und den dort zwischen gehauen wo er die Netzleitung mit den alten Adern verbunden hat und nich unten am Schalter. Da lob ich mir unsere 5x20 Feinsicherungen über diese Ami Monstersicherungen
Golden rule when repairing something old like this, make sure you have a nice big mug of tea, well in the UK anyway...oh and replace the electrolytics!
I love your channel. I worked in a TV shop for three years while I was in college. I still restore, mostly 30's-40's radios, you're absolutely amazing with fabrication of parts, a talent beyond me. I'm quite relieved that I'm not the only aging relic that makes those mistakes. LoL
NOT a good day in the Glasslinger Lab! LOL - you broke your OWN rule about always replacing older electrolytics, and paid for it with frustration and some cursing. But it happens to the best of us, Ron!
Thanks for the nice video, Ron. How about some more glass blowing? There are never enough glass blowing videos, particularly with your high-level skill and teaching ability!
I have the same problem with absentmindedness as I grow older. Fortunately, it's normal for people our age to be a little forgetful. Now, we just need the wonderful young tech wizards to make a smart phone to help us remember things and give guidance as we lose our edge. Cause, it will be their turn eventually.
UK Real men get 245V right across the chest just for fun. Yes, I'm a stupid old wrinkly. Wife went through the roof. Don't watch TV and mess with electronics - it can HURT.
We had a gizmo like that in our mechanic's shop at the trade school I attended back in 1977 for testing the condensers in the ignition systems of the old coil type ignition systems. This was just on the brink of the computerized systems, so we were still working on old cars from the 50's forward. We used to use it to put a charge on the condenser then carefully remove it and call out another student's name, then toss them the condenser. Man they would jump, cuss and throw it back at you while all the rest of the class laughed for a bit. Used to piss off our instructor to no end.
Finally….someone that uses the word “shit” in its proper context, and as much as I do ! Love your videos. Instead of using the stock switch, how about a foot switch ?
For those interested, schematic and theory, check in archive.org for magazine Radio-Craft-1934-10 page n23 Excellent video... Love how it looks the checker. Thx for sharing.
Ron, how does this thing work? The tube is probably just a rectifier - but you said something like 0A1? That would be a regulator tube, without a filament - but this one clearly glows. I am confused. The electrolytic (which was bad) is the smoothing cap, right? Then you charge the DUT capacitor through the neon bulb. Maybe you parallel the neon bulb with the 1k - 10k - 25k resistors to compensate for leakage and make the device less sensitive? Any explanation or diagram you could give would be greatly appreciated! Greetings from Germany!
As expected that was a real treat to watch for an hour, You remind me of me ole pops... he never gave up ever with things that were problematic,, put it down,, pick it up again,, pop it down . look ,,,,, test,,,, try again, pick it up, test bits,, try it again.. Well done once again. Very entertaining while I,m repairing my own things. I wonder how many repairers of old things are watching across the whole world, in the remotest of places Learning new things with each new video. Anybody with such a wealth of skills and knowledge built up with a lifetime of real experience and learning,, should be able to share it so the new generation can watch ,learn, and be intrigued and inspired to want to try some new skills themselves., Thank you for taking the time to make the videos and letting the whole world into your own.
Moving wire that you soldering with bare hand is amazing . You did not even say ouch ! . Also suggestion , why don't you measure the voltages on good transformer and mark them on the transformer .This way it will be easy to replace one if ever goes bad .
Really nice job in paying homage to this old piece of history. I enjoy watching you work and I learn little tricks along the way. Thank you and stay safe.
When I was a kid I gobbled up every broken and old electronic device I could get my hands on. If I was unable to get one working I’d take it apart for later use. I taught myself how to repair these devices by trial and error at first and by reading later on. I have a talent for repair it turns out. I could almost just look at the guts of these old tube radios, tvs and record players and without knowing how, figure out how to repair them. I can’t explain this gift and my wife is always knocked out how I can practically by placing my hands on her devices, figure what’s wrong and repair them. If I had not been totally led away from any interest in repairs, I might have made it a career choice. I use to design and build my own transistor radios too. I had all sorts of bins with tubes, resistors, transistors variable resistors and capacitors. My father found my stash of these things and threw them away. I entered law and eventually became a Judge, having a terrific career. But I still like to see videos like yours, repairing items as I once did, many years ago. I wonder how close to my young interests were yours
That sounds exactly like me! A bit later tho as I was a kid in the 80s. And I got darn good at it, and I later did a career about it. Work with radio and transmitter repairs now, but have worked with television and audio repairs for many years prior. But I tell you there is a huge shortage among repair techs that can really repair and not just swap out boards, as they tend to do these day. At my work we have tried to find younger guys to continue the trade as we are not getting younger... And sadly we just don't find any, kids just don't do this anymore it seems like. The best techs I have meet are the ones with a keen interest and that basically started out messing with electronics at a young age aka learn by doing. Exactly like you describe and we did. This is in Sweden btw, but I suspect the problem is universal. And this throw away and buy new society we live in ain't helping. Thx for the comment, it really hit home with me.
Ron, I've been using that same reproduction line cord for some time now. While the glue will keep it from unraveling. I have found the hitting the end of the covering with a cigarette lighter, works very well and keeps it from fraying. Just a quick way of doing this!
Great stuff Ron, interesting project, the computer part was cool too - and thanks for the laughs along the way - - "piece of S_ _ t"!! It's like hanging out with ya as you do your projects.
These are great for testing ignition condensers. That's what I got mine for. I don't think mine has the jacks for leads, rather they are hard wired. I need to make up some new ones...
I love that soldering iron, had the same one when I was a kid. I learned to control temp with trigger pulls and used nails or wire for tips. It was fine for old tube sets and my simple creations. Got it for $1.50 at a Goodwill store and I used it for years.
An interesting device .. Antique .. could you attach a diagram to this device in the description under the video ?? Perhaps someone will be interested ..))
You could put a short (2mm) piece of clear shrink tube over the braid and shrink it. It will be hidden inside the plug and should contain the fraying. Nice work!
Do you think it would work just as well to cut either a transparency or a piece of acetate or something to place over top of the metal labels as opposed to lacquer? That would impart shine as well as protection without having to alter the metal labels. Because it seems to me that lacquer is going to come back and bite the next person who has this. If this lacquer does anything but lift away, especially if it turns color, there's no way to get rid of it without damaging the printing underneath it.
There are times I do just that but I try to keep old instruments as close to original as possible if it is reasonable to do. Another thing, the "lacquer" of today is not like the old stuff. This is a modern air dry polymer that is substantially more durable than the old stuff.
You do a fantastic job. Do you do that in addition to your normal work? 3 days ago I got a Digital Vacuum Tube Tester, Duovac. Do you know anything more about that device?
i fixed an old am tube radio awhile back, never got the tension system for the tuner working reliably but it was working electrically after i was done and held a station, stupid thing had an ancient multicap canister and a ton of wax capacitors that needed replacement, accidentally bought an engine starter because it had compatible specs for one of the components of the multicap, too bad it was ten times too big. at this point im painfully familiar with the ac buzz in analog equipment that means replace everything
When you use cloth braided covered wire, before you strip it, try using a couple of drops of supper glue before and after the to be stripped area. Much easier to work with and no unraveling over time.
You could instead adjust the colors using curves. That way you don't have to manually go through each area of the picture. I don't know exactly where it is in the software you're using, but it's usually something like Colors > Adjust > Curves, or Colors > Brightness and Contrast > Curves... or other such menu. You know you're in the right place if you see a histogram and a diagonal line over it. Just shape the diagonal line to an appropriate curve and you should get pretty good results.
I use paintshop pro 5. (very old win95 program) It has a super easy user interface but lacks some of the more advanced photo correction functions. I have version 14 but it is so difficult to use I don't bother. Too frustrating.
@@glasslinger I think I used to have paintshop pro 5 (or could have been 6). It indeed is a pretty old program, I guess it might not have had the curves tool. But you could save a lot of time if you invested some time learning about that particular tool - at least if you need to frequently restore same type of pictures. You could still do rest of the editing with the old version, so you would not need to bother with all of the bells and whistles of the new version. Of course it also depends on whether you feel the manual editing is tedious or relaxing ;) Thank you for the videos!
@@glasslinger I'd recommend trying paint.net if you haven't heard of it. It's a powerful image editing program that has a simple user interface, and it's free. www.getpaint.net There are so few applications these days that have a functional user design, it's all about the eye candy and how many buttons you can cram on the screen at once. I use a bunch of older software myself for the same reason, modern stuff is too needlessly complex.
Mr glasslinger, any chance you could repair a old gonset converter that use to go in car and trucks, it has 10 meter 20 75 and bc, and i would also need a power supply to hook it up in house. I'm disabled and the way our world is going when things hit the fan, I would like to know what's going in the world. thank you
