Went through a few of these Pocket Transistor Radio's as a kid from about 1967-77, Used to tape them to the Handlebars of my Bike when I rode, Then at home I would connect a bigger Speaker through the Earphone Jack!, Had the Speaker mounted in a old Shoebox!😂
I hope you do repair the equipment abandoned to your shop and upload the videos of the repairs. Plus, you can always sell the repaired radios to your fans as a way of additional support. It would be a much better deal for the supporter to actually get a physical thing from you. I posted something similar an hour or so ago, but I don't know if you or youtube deleted it. If it was you, sorry about that.
I keep batteries in some of my radios for use in an emergency. I use the blue carbon zinc Panasonic batteries. Eneloop rechargable batteries are also great never leak and don't self-discharge much. But a 9v eneloop, if they even make them, probably exceeds the value of the radio. I have found many devices with these Panasonic blue batteries in them and never once have I found one that leaks. What I generally find them in is the worst case scenario of a device that puts a constant very small drain on the batteries, old LCD handheld games (this causes virtually all alkaline batteries to leak.) The batteries are always dead, but never leaking. I've seen many of these machines get destroyed by alkaline batteries of every imaginable brand. I've also had dollar tree carbon zinc batteries leak, which is why I don't use them.. I've been doing it a long time. I had a TV/radio combo packed away in the mid 90s with 8 D cell blue Panasonic CZ batteries in it. When I took it out of storage a couple years ago, they hadn't leaked either.
Well done jordan :-D That wire just didn't want to stay put, if you didn't give a dam it would stay soldered. Also putting screws back into a device always forces you to remove them later. A spare screw will also appear after a job is done.
There was a green foam block missing from the insides to keep the 9 Volt battery from moving around. Very similar to the foam over the speaker back. What is the old adage , I love my job so much I do it twice!
Hi Jordan I am a newbie to electronics repair and really enjoy your videos and your vast knowledge. I have some radios I would like to discuss getting repaired by you if that is possibility, how may I contact you?
Jordan i appreciate your videos can you tell me what causes the stations not to track on the dial the stations are way out of alignment and adjusting the screws on the tuning capacitor does not work am fm transistor radio
Almost always oscillator problem or front end problem. Tweaking on rf trimmers will almost always make it worse. .you must know what components have failed, whats to be replaced and equipment to properly align the set when fixed. Otherwise you will make the problems worse
I left a comment recently about my stereo with a turntable that needs a new idler wheel and dual cassette decks that both need repair. How can I send it to you, and can you give me an estimate? Nothing has been done on it yet, and I really want to get it working again.
Shipping one of those almost guarantees it will get damaged in shipping. Unless you can drive to san Diego with it I would strongly suggest finding someone local
Went through a few of these Pocket Transistor Radio's as a kid from about 1967-77, Used to tape them to the Handlebars of my Bike when I rode, Then at home I would connect a bigger Speaker through the Earphone Jack!, Had the Speaker mounted in a old Shoebox!😂
I like watching videos on little radios like this one
Your meter's continuity alert sounds like a cicada.
Yep. Gets your attention
I hope you do repair the equipment abandoned to your shop and upload the videos of the repairs.
Plus, you can always sell the repaired radios to your fans as a way of additional support. It would be a much better deal for the supporter to actually get a physical thing from you.
I posted something similar an hour or so ago, but I don't know if you or youtube deleted it. If it was you, sorry about that.
I keep batteries in some of my radios for use in an emergency. I use the blue carbon zinc Panasonic batteries. Eneloop rechargable batteries are also great never leak and don't self-discharge much. But a 9v eneloop, if they even make them, probably exceeds the value of the radio.
I have found many devices with these Panasonic blue batteries in them and never once have I found one that leaks. What I generally find them in is the worst case scenario of a device that puts a constant very small drain on the batteries, old LCD handheld games (this causes virtually all alkaline batteries to leak.) The batteries are always dead, but never leaking. I've seen many of these machines get destroyed by alkaline batteries of every imaginable brand. I've also had dollar tree carbon zinc batteries leak, which is why I don't use them..
I've been doing it a long time. I had a TV/radio combo packed away in the mid 90s with 8 D cell blue Panasonic CZ batteries in it. When I took it out of storage a couple years ago, they hadn't leaked either.
Good tip. Thanks
Another good video. Anything you want to make a video of repairing would be great. No matter if it's junk or top shelf.
Well done jordan :-D
That wire just didn't want to stay put, if you didn't give a dam it would stay soldered.
Also putting screws back into a device always forces you to remove them later.
A spare screw will also appear after a job is done.
I remember when the 690 station out of Tijuana was called "The Mighty 690" and they mostly played pop and rock. Those were the good old days.
There was a green foam block missing from the insides to keep the 9 Volt battery from moving around. Very similar to the foam over the speaker back. What is the old adage , I love my job so much I do it twice!
Yep!
Using Ohm's law with a 1 Ω load, this should give us: V = I/R. I = 9 V * 1 Ω Current = 9 Amps
I have plenty of stuff for you to fix, but the shipping makes that impractical. That does not look right.
9Volt Alkaline battery will do about 2 to 3 amps for a little bit, enough to heat up the wires going to the battery clip.
As always, another fantastic video from you.
Hi Jordan
I am a newbie to electronics repair and really enjoy your videos and your vast knowledge. I have some radios I would like to discuss getting repaired by you if that is possibility, how may I contact you?
Inbox me vintageavrepair at gmail dot com
Jordan i appreciate your videos can you tell me what causes the stations not to track on the dial the stations are way out of alignment and adjusting the screws on the tuning capacitor does not work am fm transistor radio
Almost always oscillator problem or front end problem. Tweaking on rf trimmers will almost always make it worse.
.you must know what components have failed, whats to be replaced and equipment to properly align the set when fixed. Otherwise you will make the problems worse
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Micronta (radio shack) not micronita
Yeah, it always goes through my mind incorrectly
I left a comment recently about my stereo with a turntable that needs a new idler wheel and dual cassette decks that both need repair. How can I send it to you, and can you give me an estimate? Nothing has been done on it yet, and I really want to get it working again.
Shipping one of those almost guarantees it will get damaged in shipping. Unless you can drive to san Diego with it I would strongly suggest finding someone local
@@JordanPier Okay, thank you!
Thanks Jordan! I always appreciate the tips, and your efforts putting it all together!
You need a camera mount for XMAS 🙂
Soon as i find a tripod that i like for my new camera, Ill start using that. Better, bigger optics.
@@JordanPier Plus it will be better for you, it will make it easier to do your work. 👍
Yes it would be super cool to fix stuff. I'd like to see that