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Retro Tech Restorations
Belgium
Приєднався 21 вер 2020
Hi! My name is Kristof. I restore & repair vintage electronics and other equipment as a hobby.
You can currently find restoration videos of tube and transistor radios and other types of vintage audio & test equipment on my channel. In the future I plan to expand the content to analog photography gear, arcade gaming and other thrift store finds. I hope you enjoy my videos. All feedback is greatly appreciated, but please keep things civil in the comment section.
Because I personally dislike mid-roll advertisements at lot, I limit these on my channel. I only put at maximum one mid-roll every 15-20 minutes. Videos which are shorter than 30 minutes are always mid-rolls free.
Should you wish to support the channel directly, you can always buy me a coffee (see link below).
You can currently find restoration videos of tube and transistor radios and other types of vintage audio & test equipment on my channel. In the future I plan to expand the content to analog photography gear, arcade gaming and other thrift store finds. I hope you enjoy my videos. All feedback is greatly appreciated, but please keep things civil in the comment section.
Because I personally dislike mid-roll advertisements at lot, I limit these on my channel. I only put at maximum one mid-roll every 15-20 minutes. Videos which are shorter than 30 minutes are always mid-rolls free.
Should you wish to support the channel directly, you can always buy me a coffee (see link below).
This tube radio is a total hack job - Siera SA4311A
This is the Siera-badged version of the Philips 22RB382, a very late tube radio (from the late 60's) and most like the last tube radio sold by Philips.
I wanted to restore this one, because I thought it was going to be a quick and easy project. Well, that turned out differently...
WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing.
If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coffee:
www.buymeacoffee.com/retrotech
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Noise video footage by Milan Matos
Electrocution logo by Nesdon Booth, The Noun Project
I wanted to restore this one, because I thought it was going to be a quick and easy project. Well, that turned out differently...
WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing.
If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coffee:
www.buymeacoffee.com/retrotech
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Noise video footage by Milan Matos
Electrocution logo by Nesdon Booth, The Noun Project
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Restoring the electronics of a vintage shoebox cassette recorder - ITT SL54 Automatic - Part 2
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Second (and final) video on the restoration of this mid-70s vintage shoebox cassette recorder. 00:00 Introduction 02:45 Electronics overview & first test 13:32 Schematic overview 23:23 Swapping capacitors 32:11 Installing new belts 36:11 Testing & troubleshooting 44:51 Alignments 52:02 Further testing 1:01:32 Outro WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what yo...
Restoring a vintage shoebox cassette recorder - ITT SL54 Automatic - Part 1
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Follow along while I restore this very vintage cassette recorder from the mid 70s. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes content, consider joining Club RTR: www.youtube.com/@retro_tech/join If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/retrotech Music by Karl Ca...
This 55-year old tape recorder looks amazing when restored! - Philips N4308 - Part 4
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And we're FINALLY done! What I thought was going to be a "simple restore" took quite a lot longer than expected (don't they always). But once I got the mechanics working, the only big challenge left was aligning the tape head and then suddenly all fell in to place. Even though it's not a hi-fi recorder, it does sound an looks great! WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you ...
Resurrecting the tape recorder after many decades without use - Philips N4308 - Part 3
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Finally I'm able to start working on the electronics of this reel-to-reel tape recorder. And we already have a nice result, even without doing a lot of work on it! WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes content, consider joining Club RTR: www.youtube.com/@retro_tech/join If you enjoy my cont...
Finishing up the mechanical restoration - Philips N4308 - Part 2
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This was a lot more work than expected. In this video I continue the disassembly, cleaning, lubricating, greasing and reassembly of most mechanical parts of this vintage Philips tape recorder. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes content, consider joining Club RTR: www.youtube.com/@retro_t...
Working on a reel-to-reel machine for the first time ever - Philips N4308 - Part 1
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Follow along while I work on a reel-to-reel machine for the first time in my life. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes content, consider joining Club RTR: www.youtube.com/@retro_tech/join If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/retrotech Music by Karl Ca...
Philips 22GR814 record player / cassette recorder repair - Part 2
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In this second part about the very retro looking Philips 22GR814, I service the cassette deck. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes content, consider joining Club RTR: www.youtube.com/@retro_tech/join If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/retrotech Musi...
Philips 22GR814 record player / cassette recorder repair - Part 1
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On the bench today I have nice and very retro looking Philips 22GR814 record player & cassette recorder combination unit with a built in amplifier. In this first part we'll try to get it going again. I service the amplifier and the turntable. The cassette deck will be serviced in part 2 WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go ge...
The little rusty boy is alive! - SBR R1 - Part 2
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I managed to get this nice and small Belgian tube radio working again. I required quite a bit of work on the chassis and the cabinet. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes content, consider joining Club RTR: www.youtube.com/@retro_tech/join If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coff...
Is this simple radio worth the huge effort it needs? - SBR R1 - Part 1
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A new patient on the bench, but this time one in near-terminal condition: an SBR R1, a small and simple tube radio, using only 3 tubes. The big elephant in the room however is the sad state it's in. A huge crack in the cabinet and a ton of rust and dirt on the chassis. Is it even worth still trying to fix this radio? Let me know what you think... WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equ...
Fixing a completely dead Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth speaker
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Something unusually young on my workbench: this Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth speaker from 2014 is completely dead. In this video I'm going to rebuild the problematic section of the power supply. I found 3 forum threads in total discussing several technical issues and repairs related to this device: 1) Badcaps.net (English): www.badcaps.net/forum/troubleshooting-hardware-devices-and-electronics-t...
How to identify unmarked vacuum tubes (European)
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If you pick up batches of used vacuum tubes from time to time, you probably end up with quite a collection of vacuum tubes with unreadable or missing markings. Over time I've developed some methods to identify these tubes with a fairly high success rate. Note: I mainly focus on European tubes in this video 00:00 Introduction 03:08 Using the type code 21:40 Identifying internal tube elements 33:...
Quick service of a 1992 Pioneer A-119 amplifier
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This nice and simple Pioneer amplifier from the beginning of the 90s is on the bench for a regular service. It's still working fine, but the controls are scratchy. We're also going to use this occasion to check the capacitors and measure the distortion. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you want go get access to more behind the scenes...
Time to wrap it up - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 5
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Time to wrap it up - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 5
Let's put it to the test! - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 4
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Let's put it to the test! - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 4
Rebuilt the amp, set the bias and heated my coffee on the Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 3
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Rebuilt the amp, set the bias and heated my coffee on the Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 3
Let's get this gem up & running again - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 2
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Let's get this gem up & running again - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 2
Building a frequency counter kit from AliExpress in real time while having a beer.
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Building a frequency counter kit from AliExpress in real time while having a beer.
A classic piece of vintage audio on my workbench - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 1
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A classic piece of vintage audio on my workbench - Siera 5521 / Philips 22RH521 - Part 1
Repairing (and upgrading) a simple radio from 1983 - Grundig RF100
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Repairing (and upgrading) a simple radio from 1983 - Grundig RF100
Taking BigClive's advice and salvaging lithium cells of the street
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Taking BigClive's advice and salvaging lithium cells of the street
Time to dust off my limited woodworking skills - R.R. Radio Type 568 - Part 10
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Time to dust off my limited woodworking skills - R.R. Radio Type 568 - Part 10
Servicing a simple sine & square wave generator from the 1970s - MBLE (Polykit) BEM014
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Servicing a simple sine & square wave generator from the 1970s - MBLE (Polykit) BEM014
Building an LED Christmas tree kit - Christmas special 2023
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Building an LED Christmas tree kit - Christmas special 2023
Finally got this one working properly again! - Lenco A50 - Part 4
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Finally got this one working properly again! - Lenco A50 - Part 4
I experienced total blowout of one channel live on video... but why? - Lenco A50 - Part 3
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I experienced total blowout of one channel live on video... but why? - Lenco A50 - Part 3
Fixing this amp and then totally screwing things up again - Lenco A50 - Part 2
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Fixing this amp and then totally screwing things up again - Lenco A50 - Part 2
Diagnosing a Lenco amplifier with a blown channel - Part 1
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Diagnosing a Lenco amplifier with a blown channel - Part 1
Let me show you what I bought on a local radio fair
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Let me show you what I bought on a local radio fair