In Missouri we call them Mud Daubers. They're very common here and are more closely related to a Wasp than a Hornet. Mud Daubers usually don't sting and aren't aggressive. Wasps and Hornets make paper nests, are aggressive, will attack en masse and will tear you up. Mud Daubers love to build their nests in stuff like this.
This video is very interesting to me, because my mother had a 1949 Silvertone AM/FM set that looked very similar to the AM only set that you repaired in this video. The exception was that the chassis fed in through the bottom of the bakalite cabinet instead of having a removable back. Also, it used miniature tubes as opposed to octal, and also use a 12AT7 as a ratio detector if i recall correctly. I wish I knew what happened to that radio. It's been 50 years since I saw it.
This radio was actually made for the Canadian Market that is the reason for those screws on the bottom that are not standard Philips or regular screws. Most Canadian radios of that era had those type of screws FYI
Great repair Jordan :-D, i think it was well worth your time. I expected the underside to be really bad but i was surprised how clean it looked, also the parts looked original. No nasty hacking by anyone :-D A smashing chocolate radio, you won't get fat consuming it's sweet sound lol.
Very good schematic in Rider's for the Silvertone 9000. Lots of critters lived in it! Interesting that it has both octal and miniature tubes ( 12BE6 and 12BA6). Roomy enough in the chassis for a Bluetooth capability, which could be done later. Great job on it's restore Jordan.
Even more interesting is that it uses only one IF can, with the usual 12BA6 IF amplifier moved to an RC-coupled RF stage in front of the 12BE6 osc/mixer. Thus both tubes are "flipped" with respect to the standard AA5!
I see a cap there made by Aerovox... After i got out of the army in 1980 i worked there for 5 years. My aunts and uncles retired there after 30 years. This was in New Bedford Ma
I found this same radio at a yard sale for $5. It's a creme color and complete, but has a crack in the cabinet, hopefully repairable. Haven't dived into it yet, but has same filter hum.
Unusual AA5 where the usual 12BA6 IF amplifier was moved to an RF stage in front of the 12BE6, the last feeding directly the 12SQ7 detector via the single IF can.
Sometimes I put a polarized plug and neutral goes to b minus and hot to the rectifier but the switch only opens the heater ground on the last tube and since the neutral is always at b minus its a bit safer as long as the outlet is wired correctly if not it's still isolated by a b minus to chassis capacitor at on or off. As you know the radio powers down slowly when the tubes cool and no it won't cause cathode stripping since its not a 100 watt audio output. The neutral goes to the switch and b minus and will not introduce hum near the volume control and will have a little hum when the heater circuit is opened by the switch in the off position and fades away
There should really be a grommet in the hole the line cord comes in through. Sure, I'm being a bit of a sperg on this, but metal is known to cut through plastic lines.
Another turd , oops, I meant tube radio brought back from the ibis:) cute little Bakelite radio, should look great on your shelf to years to come. I’m thinking about getting a couple of those old gems but using my own local am transmitter with internet connection to pipe in the appropriate music and even period commercials. Problem is, I’m in love with my I Pad which can play anything I want right into a set of headphones that keep me out of trouble from playing the music too loud. Thanks for the share.
I like to take small medicine bottles to house new electrolytics and insulate the leads of couse and wrap it with paper masking tape to resemble a paper electrolytic hahahaha and write the values on the paper
That bakelite looks like it has a lot of shiny left to it. Nice job. It is your radio, do what you like. I have seen some go overboard on sleeving in my opinion, but that is just a matter of judgement.
So the fluke meter was acting like a antenna. At the car dealer I work at, it's a quick way to diagnose reception problems. Found a lot of bad coax cables this way.
Greetings: First time I have seen the IF amp tube repurposed as an RF amp ahead of the converter. The schematic also indicates the usual antenna grid input as 455kc (IF), but that freq. is only produced within that tube!? Misidentified? I wonder if this has better sensitivity or did the mfr. just save $ by leaving out the second IF transformer? @JPD Please just swap the 12BE6 and the 12BA6 in their sockets and see if the radio still works; the tube wiring is almost the same! The common portion of the tuning condenser (both ant & osc sections) are connected to the AVC line. The AVC delay resistor and the volume control (total 6.7meg) are inserted between the AVC line and B-, and 330K above chassis. There are also two .05 uf caps in series between AVC and chassis.
Probably was done simply to save a few cents. The sensitivity should be about the same, but the selectivity will be somewhat less, which is not necessarily a bad thing, especially when receiving local stations, as they will sound less muffled.
Do you have/use a isolation transformer. Is there a way to make something that does the same thing for a radio or tube Amp could be permanently mounted inside ? Enjoyed the video. I have old a few AM raduos and some cool old tube intercoms.
If youre talking monetary value then yes thr majority are not worth what you put in. Yes some parts are hard to come by, so you get creative and keep them going. Keeps Your head sharp as well as your technical skills. 😏
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I love seeing tube radios brought back to life. ❤
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In Missouri we call them Mud Daubers. They're very common here and are more closely related to a Wasp than a Hornet. Mud Daubers usually don't sting and aren't aggressive. Wasps and Hornets make paper nests, are aggressive, will attack en masse and will tear you up. Mud Daubers love to build their nests in stuff like this.
They also cause problems for pilots when they nest in the tubes used to get outside air to measure air speed!
This video is very interesting to me, because my mother had a 1949 Silvertone AM/FM set that looked very similar to the AM only set that you repaired in this video. The exception was that the chassis fed in through the bottom of the bakalite cabinet instead of having a removable back. Also, it used miniature tubes as opposed to octal, and also use a 12AT7 as a ratio detector if i recall correctly. I wish I knew what happened to that radio. It's been 50 years since I saw it.
Beautiful restoration work - plain and simple. What a pleasure to watch you work - and a great result!
Jordan pier the vintage AM radio that you restored is good for Dxing the AM band at night and day that is awesome my friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Always enjoy your videos. Those are in fact dirt daubers. We see them a lot here in Florida. Thanks again for the great content. Happy new year.
Great tip on the isolation mounts Jordan, have been looking for this as a replacement.
Nice work on this one! Can't wait for more.
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This radio was actually made for the Canadian Market that is the reason for those screws on the bottom that are not standard Philips or regular screws. Most Canadian radios of that era had those type of screws FYI
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Nice job on the restoration. A nice looking Bakelite radio.
Great repair Jordan :-D, i think it was well worth your time.
I expected the underside to be really bad but i was
surprised how clean it looked, also the parts looked original.
No nasty hacking by anyone :-D
A smashing chocolate radio, you won't get fat consuming
it's sweet sound lol.
Very good schematic in Rider's for the Silvertone 9000. Lots of critters lived in it! Interesting that it has both octal and miniature tubes ( 12BE6 and 12BA6). Roomy enough in the chassis for a Bluetooth capability, which could be done later. Great job on it's restore Jordan.
Even more interesting is that it uses only one IF can, with the usual 12BA6 IF amplifier moved to an RC-coupled RF stage in front of the 12BE6 osc/mixer. Thus both tubes are "flipped" with respect to the standard AA5!
I see a cap there made by Aerovox... After i got out of the army in 1980 i worked there for 5 years. My aunts and uncles retired there after 30 years. This was in New Bedford Ma
Nice little fixer upper and it's a collectable unit and works very nicely now!
I found this same radio at a yard sale for $5. It's a creme color and complete, but has a crack in the cabinet, hopefully repairable. Haven't dived into it yet, but has same filter hum.
Ficou muito bom o trabalho...!!!!
I have the same model. My mother bought it to replace the '34 Philco console that went up in smoke.
I had one of those, love the art deco styling. Weird radio though in that it only uses one I.F. transformer
Unusual AA5 where the usual 12BA6 IF amplifier was moved to an RF stage in front of the 12BE6, the last feeding directly the 12SQ7 detector via the single IF can.
@@Crosley-1520 Is the radio better for the tube repurpose or not?
@@jamesmdeluca As someone that's had one, I can tell you it is not. Sensitivity is not as good as if it had an amplified IF stage
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Sometimes I put a polarized plug and neutral goes to b minus and hot to the rectifier but the switch only opens the heater ground on the last tube and since the neutral is always at b minus its a bit safer as long as the outlet is wired correctly if not it's still isolated by a b minus to chassis capacitor at on or off. As you know the radio powers down slowly when the tubes cool and no it won't cause cathode stripping since its not a 100 watt audio output. The neutral goes to the switch and b minus and will not introduce hum near the volume control and will have a little hum when the heater circuit is opened by the switch in the off position and fades away
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There should really be a grommet in the hole the line cord comes in through. Sure, I'm being a bit of a sperg on this, but metal is known to cut through plastic lines.
They have it radiused in such a way that it is not a sharp point for the cord.
Another turd , oops, I meant tube radio brought back from the ibis:) cute little Bakelite radio, should look great on your shelf to years to come. I’m thinking about getting a couple of those old gems but using my own local am transmitter with internet connection to pipe in the appropriate music and even period commercials. Problem is, I’m in love with my I Pad which can play anything I want right into a set of headphones that keep me out of trouble from playing the music too loud. Thanks for the share.
Thanks. Caps and Things is closed, but Tubes Knobs and Beyond is still in business.
Campbell TV Service of Shreveport is out of business. I worked for them for 17 years. I'm 59 and will retire at 62
I like to take small medicine bottles to house new electrolytics and insulate the leads of couse and wrap it with paper masking tape to resemble a paper electrolytic hahahaha and write the values on the paper
That bakelite looks like it has a lot of shiny left to it. Nice job.
It is your radio, do what you like. I have seen some go overboard on sleeving in my opinion, but that is just a matter of judgement.
Here in Europe we do not have polarised cords, never did. Well, UK does but the rest of europe no. "Schuko" is the type of outlets and plugs we use
Have Fun Replacing Those Old Tubes
Easy peasy, and cheap too!
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Mud daubers like to nest in the same place over time.
I have one of these!!!
So the fluke meter was acting like a antenna. At the car dealer I work at, it's a quick way to diagnose reception problems. Found a lot of bad coax cables this way.
Greetings:
First time I have seen the IF amp tube repurposed as an RF amp ahead of the converter. The schematic also indicates the usual antenna grid input as 455kc (IF), but that freq. is only produced within that tube!? Misidentified?
I wonder if this has better sensitivity or did the mfr. just save $ by leaving out the second IF transformer?
@JPD Please just swap the 12BE6 and the 12BA6 in their sockets and see if the radio still works; the tube wiring is almost the same!
The common portion of the tuning condenser (both ant & osc sections) are connected to the AVC line. The AVC delay resistor and the volume control (total 6.7meg) are inserted between the AVC line and B-, and 330K above chassis. There are also two .05 uf caps in series between AVC and chassis.
Probably was done simply to save a few cents. The sensitivity should be about the same, but the selectivity will be somewhat less, which is not necessarily a bad thing, especially when receiving local stations, as they will sound less muffled.
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Do you have/use a isolation transformer. Is there a way to make something that does the same thing for a radio or tube Amp could be permanently mounted inside ? Enjoyed the video. I have old a few AM raduos and some cool old tube intercoms.
I do have one. If there is room inside you could install a permanent one, but most of the time there's not
@@JordanPier I didn't know those 300 ohm to 75 ohm were small ones.
@@flhusa1 yes impedence matching transformer for an antenna input
This radio sold for $15.95 from the 1949 Sears Spring/Summer catalog, page 631. $194.56 in 2022 dollars.
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Half That Old Stuff Isn't Worth
Fixing. Cause Those Old
Parts Are Hard To Comeby.
If youre talking monetary value then yes thr majority are not worth what you put in.
Yes some parts are hard to come by, so you get creative and keep them going.
Keeps Your head sharp as well as your technical skills. 😏
Hey Jordan, good stuff! Does your dim-bulb device have a recitifier? Was ist das?
I have the rectifier on there downstream from the bulb as a way to test capacitors for leakage.
@@JordanPier Do you measure current as I would not try to measure ohms with power on. I assume downstream means in the neutral side of mains.
@@jamesmdeluca yep measuring current from the load side of the bulb (after). I call it downstream.
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