Just recently got this same set , found the same defective components you listed . Replaced the components .Works very good , by far the nicest set out of all my other German radios.
Nice video! I wounder that these radios are also sold in Canada. I have also a SABA Freiburg 14 Automatic radio (similar to your radio) and it works fine. The Freiburg 14 has the station names like Beromünster (Switzerland), AFN Frankfurt, Deutschlandfunk or RIAS Berlin on the AM (BC) dial. But you can only receive AM station at night in Germany (the public broadcasting services has switched off all the AM towers, but the private broadcasters send at these AM frequencies). In Canada it's another thing (for example Radio NL CHNL 610AM from Kamloops). Please don't throw it away (keep it running), these radios are sold very expensivly on ebay (around 250€ on ebay Germany) and they are very rare (because of the good stereo sound and the SABA Automatic). I was a few times in BC and it's very nice.
This would be the second former CERN physicist I know of on UA-cam...the other is Dr. Arnold Neracher who worked in the laser physics department and earned several important patents in the development of MOPAs and gas lasers.
I have the same radio that would need some restoration. The ON-OFF switch relay doesn't work, the auto-tuning works only in one direction (won't stop on any station in the other direction!) and the sound muting is always on (you can hear sound for about a second after you press on the muting button and release it). The tuning eyes for both the radio and the stereo decoder don't work either and I don't think the FM MPX works! Your video makes me want to learn how to repair these!
Another late answer: The restoration report is at www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_Saba_410US.htm. Your story is very typical for Saba radios . The symptoms for automatic tuning point to the "Steuerfilter", that has to be aligned with the help of an oscilloscope. There is a very helpful forum for Saba radios: saba.magnetofon.de/.
+Phil Racicot je pense pouvoir etre capable de te donner un coup de main car j'en ai un pareil et j'ai aussi le remote flambant neuf. J'en ai réparé plusieurs Saba et j'en repare encore. J'ai 70 ans et c'a fait depuis l'age de 14 ans que je connais les Saba en autre. Je demeure a Montreal. %14 257-8066
Thankyou for the video. I have a Saba console system, radio plus turntable. I would dearly love to have it in running order but cannot find anyone to work on it here on the east coast of Canada. I bought it from a airforce pilot who had been stationed in Germany in the early sixties. The turntable works fairly well but not the radio. Any thoughts on who would still have the knowlege to fix one?
That really is an amazing Radio! I'm from Germany and I also collect these nice things. I didn't know that the export Version says "HiFi-Stereo" on it. Are there actually many export Radios from germany in the USA? Are there american Tube Radios with a compareable quality in America?
A late answer: No, there are not a lot of German export radios here in North America. Even less than original (domestic) sets here in Canada. These have been brought to Canada by emigrants, and often are not even switched to 110Volt. Especially expensive and heavy radios are hard to find. Concerning quality I use to answer: you get a lot more radio for your money when buying an European radio, compared to the mostly 5-tube AA5's.
+MrComputerfan Over the years I've collected 7 SABA Radios and 1 SABA chassis from a console along with one Telefunken console complete with it's matching 2 watt amp and sat. speakers.Three were exports the rest were shipped when their owners moved here to the USA From Germany. They are such a pleasure to listen to.
KD5VSV Nice! I also have a big SABA Console since a few Moths. It is a Württemberg 9 from 1958. A huge 141Kg Radio/TV/Phono (and optional Reel to Reel) Combination. The Radio is so far working again, the Rest needs still work. I'm still looking out for a Telefunken, besides the big SABA Console. I have another Nordmende Stereo Console from 1966 and another Grundig Stereo Console from 1959. Two Console TVs as well, a 1962 Loewe Opta and a 1965 Emud, that I found at work. It would already be recycled if I didn't got it.
My father bought a tube radio with Philips record players in 1963. The top deck can be open at 45 degree with support from a beautiful hinge. The push button are PHONO LW MW KWI KWII and KWIII. Long time ago was told by my father it was a telefunken radio, have been looking at ebay etc but never one appear for sale. Did any one know what brand and model is this radio? It is interesting to note the Telefunken name not appeared on the front cabinet and it is with a horizontal signal bar instead magic eye, mahogany color. Thanks,
Just recently got this same set , found the same defective components you listed . Replaced the components .Works very good , by far the nicest set out of all my other German radios.
Nice video! I wounder that these radios are also sold in Canada. I have also a SABA Freiburg 14 Automatic radio (similar to your radio) and it works fine. The Freiburg 14 has the station names like Beromünster (Switzerland), AFN Frankfurt, Deutschlandfunk or RIAS Berlin on the AM (BC) dial. But you can only receive AM station at night in Germany (the public broadcasting services has switched off all the AM towers, but the private broadcasters send at these AM frequencies). In Canada it's another thing (for example Radio NL CHNL 610AM from Kamloops). Please don't throw it away (keep it running), these radios are sold very expensivly on ebay (around 250€ on ebay Germany) and they are very rare (because of the good stereo sound and the SABA Automatic). I was a few times in BC and it's very nice.
This would be the second former CERN physicist I know of on UA-cam...the other is Dr. Arnold Neracher who worked in the laser physics department and earned several important patents in the development of MOPAs and gas lasers.
Nice one... just the RS125 cable remote control missing. Don´t know if the export model has the large connector on the right side of back panel....
I have the same radio that would need some restoration. The ON-OFF switch relay doesn't work, the auto-tuning works only in one direction (won't stop on any station in the other direction!) and the sound muting is always on (you can hear sound for about a second after you press on the muting button and release it). The tuning eyes for both the radio and the stereo decoder don't work either and I don't think the FM MPX works! Your video makes me want to learn how to repair these!
Another late answer: The restoration report is at www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_Saba_410US.htm.
Your story is very typical for Saba radios . The symptoms for automatic tuning point to the "Steuerfilter", that has to be aligned with the help of an oscilloscope. There is a very helpful forum for Saba radios: saba.magnetofon.de/.
+Phil Racicot je pense pouvoir etre capable de te donner un coup de main car j'en ai un pareil et j'ai aussi le remote flambant neuf. J'en ai réparé plusieurs Saba et j'en repare encore. J'ai 70 ans et c'a fait depuis l'age de 14 ans que je connais les Saba en autre. Je demeure a Montreal. %14 257-8066
Thankyou for the video. I have a Saba console system, radio plus turntable. I would dearly love to have it in running order but cannot find anyone to work on it here on the east coast of Canada. I bought it from a airforce pilot who had been stationed in Germany in the early sixties. The turntable works fairly well but not the radio. Any thoughts on who would still have the knowlege to fix one?
That really is an amazing Radio! I'm from Germany and I also collect these nice things. I didn't know that the export Version says "HiFi-Stereo" on it. Are there actually many export Radios from germany in the USA? Are there american Tube Radios with a compareable quality in America?
A late answer: No, there are not a lot of German export radios here in North America. Even less than original (domestic) sets here in Canada. These have been brought to Canada by emigrants, and often are not even switched to 110Volt. Especially expensive and heavy radios are hard to find. Concerning quality I use to answer: you get a lot more radio for your money when buying an European radio, compared to the mostly 5-tube AA5's.
+MrComputerfan Over the years I've collected 7 SABA Radios and 1 SABA chassis from a console along with one Telefunken console complete with it's matching 2 watt amp and sat. speakers.Three were exports the rest were shipped when their owners moved here to the USA From Germany. They are such a pleasure to listen to.
KD5VSV
Nice! I also have a big SABA Console since a few Moths. It is a Württemberg 9 from 1958. A huge 141Kg Radio/TV/Phono (and optional Reel to Reel) Combination. The Radio is so far working again, the Rest needs still work.
I'm still looking out for a Telefunken, besides the big SABA Console. I have another Nordmende Stereo Console from 1966 and another Grundig Stereo Console from 1959. Two Console TVs as well, a 1962 Loewe Opta and a 1965 Emud, that I found at work. It would already be recycled if I didn't got it.
My father bought a tube radio with Philips record players in 1963. The top deck can be open at 45 degree with support from a beautiful hinge. The push button are PHONO LW MW KWI KWII and KWIII. Long time ago was told by my father it was a telefunken radio, have been looking at ebay etc but never one appear for sale. Did any one know what brand and model is this radio? It is interesting to note the Telefunken name not appeared on the front cabinet and it is with a horizontal signal bar instead magic eye, mahogany color. Thanks,
To much!