RESTORING A PHILCO CONSOLE RADIO
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2023
- Back to doing videos again after a bit of house remodeling. This session we restore a 1937 Philco console radio. It is completely dead, not a peep from the speaker. The cabinet is in very good condition so it is worth doing.
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I love watching these old restorations, when we were kids me and my brother would stare into the back of the radio to watch the glow of the tubes and the smell of the electrics warming up LOL God I miss those days, thanks glass slinger for the memories
Proprio come facevo io con un bel INCAR 8 VALVOLE E FINALE POSH POOL.
I did too, back in the early 80s
@@chrisingle5839.......io lo facevo, invece, 80 anni fa !!
Use to play with television with the back off. Miracle wasn't shocked.
As happy as I am to see you do a new resto- I'm equally happy to see a new frock. KEEP BEING YOU!
No, actually they are Ron's own distinctive work overalls, for Ron likes to show his legs off. So carry on, Ron, we like you as you are...a very-very clever man.
O my god!! Long time no see, Welcome back my friend!!
Thanks Ron, another lesson in how it should be done. Good to see you post another video. Best wishes from the UK
Most enjoyable 1 hour and 16 minute commercial free entertainment in months. Bravo!
Please do some more glass work videos. I just love your work making tubes!
Hope god will let you live forever sir, great work. Thanks for your efforts :-D
It’s amazing how you just know what all the components do on sight, in a radio. I love your videos.
Finally! Now I put down everything I was doing, grab my popcorn, and enjoy 1 hour of relaxation!
so good to see you back - had missed you and was getting concerned for your health
Always love to see you at work, not messing about and not being stupidly cautious about voltages, yet giving great tips and sharing experience. All the best from The Netherlands. Looking forward to the next one.
Great to see you. Lovely radio and a handsome helping cat. No TV for me this evening.
Thank you so much for the videos you make. You have a true talent and you are an absolute master at what you do. Not to mention your videos are both calming and funny. My husband and I love watching your videos and your kitties are so cute!
34:27 “I remember back in the ‘60s I was paying $25 a joint”. 😂
Good to see you back on here! Love these old radios.
Great outfit today. Love your work outstanding as always. Keep up great work.
I've never seen a rectifier valve mounted to the transformer before, what a cool design idea.
Looks great.
I've seen it on TVs
Philco was known to do that in chassis for quite a few years.
Nice to hear from you!! Hope you are well!!
I missed you! Glad to see you again Ron. Nice radio came out good! Love your cat.
Love this gentleman, he is very sweet and a beautiful person and I just love it, thank you my friend.
Glass linger your antique philco console tube shortwave radio is awesome my friend
Glad to see you back. Always look forward to your vids. Wishing you well, Ron: from another Ron in Liverpool uk.
Great to see you again :):):)
A shock a day keeps the doctor away. Another amazing restoration.
Yet another old set resuscitated and given a makeover! Good job you have a LOT of spare parts hidden away in that attic!
4:51 what did you just call that 😂 😂 😂 I appreciate your sense of humor
This is the first video where I heard someone pronounce it right!
Obviously has a different brand name over there.
Another great repair keep them coming Ron
Ron, you rock!
Haven't seen you here for a while. Glad you are doing ok,really enjoy your videos..
I saw Assholetone open for Dexy's Midnight Runners back in 85. 😅
I don’t have any problem with wearing a dress at all as a matter of fact I love it. It’s great to see. I was just wondering if there is a story behind it? Or maybe a video on it
Good to see you back Ron, always love your videos
The timing on this video being posted is wonderful! I just pulled this exact model out of storage and am looking into how to go about repairs, thanks for the upload, and rock on!
another nice restore and great video Ron. Enjoy all of your vids... Much appreciated and thanks...just be careful of those shocks...
Very nice to see you again. Transformer with octal socket. Cool. Love your work. ♥️🌹©️
Always good to see Ron at his bench, looking forwards to any new videos where Ron make new radio tubes.
great to see you back ron :)
Nice one Ron even made the balsa wood look good .
I need an autobiography video or something. I think you might have a very interesting life story.
Glass linger your utube videos are awesome my friend
You did a nice job, as always.
you are a true renaissance man
Great job Ron! I love that 30 Ma power supply and the other ones you've built. The Sprague .05 yellow cap is 1960's vintage. I have ones like it in my early 1963 Johnson Invader 2000.
Beware of that cap! They dry out inside and lose capacitance. They don't short out, just become useless over time.
I've replaced mine. I've heard the orange print ones last a lot longer, but I don't take chances as they're cheap to replace with modern components. Thanks for the warning.@@glasslinger
I bet ya Carlson would fiddly doodle around installing a fuse....Just kidding.. Love ya! Thanks for the vids!!
Just bent up a piece of thick copper wire from old electrical wire to use as a solder iron tip. Works ok but does not last long, but no cost.
Yes, I USED TO use pieces of #10 wire from romex. Now I'm old enough and have enough money to buy real tips! The money is rotting away fast so why not spend it on something useful while I still have some! :)
I totally agree with you. Thank you for your excellent videos.
I used to do that when I was a kid. One tip I sort of stumbled onto was that when it burned through, I would grab the two end with pliers and twist them together 3 or 5 turns and then snip the ends off making a sort of chisel end. They would last forever when I did that.
Glass linger you are good at restoring antique radios and alignment of antique radios my friend
Big Clive pioneered checking for stored charge on capacitors with the finger test.
Sending all the love Ron! What a sweet radio!
Well done fantastic restoration thanks for that video!
Geeat to see you still bringing these beauties back to life!
And i love electronics. I quite often are doing the same thing u r doing.
Sorry so late. Happy Christmas and New Year from England. I enjoy your rebuilds a lot, it's nice to see the past come alive. Keep up the good work. Best Regards.
Good job again. Love your work.
I've got 25 radios that need your help! LOL! just great work! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Hey, Ron, I was beginning to think you had retired! Glad to see another video.
I get a big kick out of your no nonsense approach to things, happy new year
Very cool 💯 😎
Looks very nice, Ron.
I dont know how i havnt seen your channel yet but im glad i found it. You are a master with this stuff. I just subscribed.
Hello 'Glasslinger' Thank you for the video! Nice one.
always learn something....thanks for the videos
Great video on this one Ron, keep em coming !👍
Cheers
Really enjoyed watching you work again . Haven't seen you here for a while. Nice radio. Surely worth more than 50. Here in the UK it would bring much more in that condition . Would need a transformer for 240 volts though. All the best Ron .
Nice job. I do the same with very old valve and early germanium transistor amplifiers. It's good fun and very rewarding to restore otherwise a scrap item.
Me encanta cuando sonríes porque eso indica que disfrutas restaurando radios antiguas. A mí me pasa también. Un saludo desde Alicante.
Made my day. Thanks Ron!
Mr glasslinger your vintage philco console tube radio has two bands brocast band shortwave band is awesome my friend 🎉🎉🎉
Great job as usual Ron
50 bucks. I'll send you money man that is so cool you teach me a lot of little tricks. And amen on the Weller guns my dad used em. I use them. Thank you for the lessen in older radio work ©️🌹♥️
Ron, please explain how you get the sand out of the tuning capacitor bearings and wipers, and from inside of the potentiometers. The last thing I want inside a radio is grinding grit. No, the tuning capacitor wipers ("fingers") only contact the rotor shaft to connect it to chassis/circuit ground in multiple places. The stators are fixed in place, they do not move, each being connected by wire to its individual stage, such as antenna, mixer and oscillator stages (this is for novices to know). The wipers DO need to be lubricated with a electrical grade grease (no lithium soap) for them to maintain low contacting resistance by remaining free of corrosion. A paper capacitor "over 20 megs is good"? No way! It better be over 500 megs if you want it to last. Remember, leakage increases with temperature exponentially. In the case of capacitors polarized with high DC voltages and the radio is nice and hot a 20 meg insulation resistance capacitor at room temperature would be down around 5 megs or lower at operating temperature. A high leakage current will also cause heating of the capacitor. The heat will cause further insulation deterioration by electro-chemical reaction. Eventually the capacitor will drop to such low resistance resistors will start burning and possible other damage will occur (for novices to know). Well, you're not a completely incompetent old far, Ron. You're just a rush-to-get-the-job-done old fart.
Sthap pleeeze
Welcome back. Missed your videos. Thanx Ken from gpt ms.
Happy to see you again, if I can restore radio and blow glass today is thanks to you Ron :)
Yes 🙌 another fine restoration by @glasslinger!!!
Great job on the Philco. The early designs are somewhat intimidating to me.. take care thanks for sharing
Oh! yeah glaslinger adorei ver a Restauração do rádio Philco, ficou lindo, & funcionando muito bem
Oh! yeah glasslinger loved seeing the Restoration of the Philco radio, it looks beautiful, & works great
Great video thank you.
so nice job
Muy bueno lo que hace maestro,excelente trabajo.que pase una feliz navidad y un prospero año nuevo.adrian de argentina.
Bellissima radio ed eccellente la riparazione. Complimenti egregia Signora. Un saluto❤
For Soldering gun tips I would use hard copper wire #12 or #10 purchased from the craft store (or ebay), bend it to shape and it made good cheap tips for the soldering gun. You could try Electrical wire but I thought it is too soft.
The Weller commercial tips are made with metal that does not dissolve in liquid solder as fast as bare wire. I have tried both and the tips win out every time.
I do my fuses the same way. I keep the end I'm slobbering down so the fuse doesn't melt. I have a 1930's slobbering iron I think it's about 200-300 watts that I absolutely love. Way better than my 250 Weller gun. However, you should try using 14 gauge solid house wire for your tips. You can bend them how you want and a LOT cheaper. I won't go back to buying tips. I even make my own slobbering iron tips. Right down to using a metric die to thread them for the iron. You can make them into different shapes for your own purposes and pry "guilt free" on components not having to worry about ruining the coating on the tip.
The only time I've seen UV glue is at the dentist. Nice to see it's available to the public.
To clean radio knobs of encrusted dirt, I use an old toothbrush and some liquid dishwashing soap. They look perfect after a little scrubbing.
Hello a very good video too❤😊
Ron I made your electronic circuit breaker, and it sure increased my bench capability. Would also be interested in the internals of your custom bin module for the Tek rack.
I friend of mine got one of these in 1994. He brought it up on a variac over nite and it worked fine.
Mr glasslinger you utube videos are awesome my friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great video as always,love watching them! For fifty bucks I'd definitely take the radio. Farm radios and these big ones are impossible to get here. !looking forward to seeing your next video
I restored a 1937 model of this set back during covid for a family member. Without having watched this through to the end I noticed it doesn't have that duel wire antenna these were known to have come with; they pivoted like those on Zenith sets 😊
29:45 "They're way the hell up there". 😂 I love all of your videos.
If i'm not mistaken, the model number has the first two digits is the year it was made. I have a 42-380 Philco. So it was made in 1942 .
You are correct!
Technically, your radio would be for the 1942 model year, meaning your radio could have come out in the last few months of 1941, just like the 2024 cars are out now even though it’s still 2023.
@THOMMGB it's a console my great aunt had for her family. The transformer was reached and I found a different chassis for it at a estate sale of an old tv tv shop in Marion ohio. She must have been looking over me on that one. I had it repaired. It's got the old fm band to 100 kc and shortwave and am with a reproduction escutcheon. Does that model make it worth more?
@@jockoharpo2622 It’s probably not worth any more. Usually, a complete all-original radio is what collectors look for. The important thing is, are you happy with it and do you enjoy it? It’s a part of your family history. Take care of it if you can.
Ron, on your Weller soldering iron: When I was a kid, my Dad bought me the 100/140 model and I kept wearing out the tips and he was getting tired of buying them. So one day, I was desperate and made one out of 14ga. house wiring and like it so much better that I've never bought a factory one since. Now the trick to making them last is to slightly crimp the two-lines where you actually solder, so that all of the current isn't in the hoop (this is where most people make the mistake). After that I made hot-knives and all manner of custom tips. For your 250W, I use 12ga. wire and it works out really well. You will find that these tips heat-up so much faster and you have to learn to throttle them a bit. And, they get really hot so soldering directly to a chassis is not a problem. I still have my 100/140 Weller and it has never failed me; even the light bulb still works after 60-years!
Great tip on determining which antenna port is for what band; very few people know that one so Bravo!
On using a scope for high-voltage: I made a divider out of an old highlighter barrel and use it to divide down by 10; you can calculate the divider network based upon your scope's input impedance, if you need it to be real accurate. I also made a 100:1 to be able to measure and look at the 2nd anodes of CRTs. It just scares me too much, knowing how those probes are built inside to trust my scope to them!
Anyway, you probably know about all this anyway, but great to see you in the shop.
Happy Halloween as I'm sure you'll be out Trick-or-Treating--LOL!!! 73...
Hi miss you you know how to fix any thing. I. Wish I could be with you in your shop and learn from you. When I was a kid I work on ,t,c. Radios. Slef taught. Yes I I bee tossed out from behind the TV, I was working on. After I learn what I could from reading books. I went to school for a wile. All they wanted. Was more money, to tell me what i already knew. We had CB' now I made friends with them he was like you ! I learned morn from him ,than school . Went in the army did a lot in their School. Now 78 it's my Hobby. Most radio. No fun with new ones, just new bord that plug in. This why I love watching you, you have fun with what ever you working on . Thank You for your time. ,this and law , I wanted to be morter officer ,.Dad said no. Cars. He knew even one badge #1. Thank You just keep making video s ,so I can learn and Remer. TAKE,CARE. HAVE A NICE. DAY. OLD DAN.
Nice work Ron. This one gave you a pretty good fight for no more than it was worth lol.
Radio restoration is a work of love: certainly no profit in it! :)
@@glasslinger I know that’s right lol
Hi Ron your friend Dave from up North and amazing video it was nice to see a professional restore that radio like your work I retir😂ed from it myself I was a radio TV man thank you for the video I enjoyed it very much may God bless you and keep you safe 1:16:29
Goeszonta lmao thank you for the smile. Love your channel.
Someone just gave that to you? I must go to all the wrong places 😂 I've been hoping you'd make a video again soon!
I enjoy your videos I think that’s great
Hi! I like how you video yourself working, you look like you have been doing this stuff a very long time. Take care Brendan
Wow Welcome back sweetheart? I'm Happy to see you back in a video! I see your beautiful kitty is still helping you. >>>> IF ANYONE that can post pictures on the channel I been trying for 7 months to send this beautiful Lady a picture of a BIG tube that she has NEVER seen like this one. If anyone could post a picture for me i would really really appreciate it..... Thank you all And Thank you sweetheart for another great video......
Sir i wish i could help you out. I hope someone will let you post your special tube. I would love to see it my self.
Excellent
its a delight to watch an Elmer work his magic. on that balsa patch. try 'poly shade' polyurethan with stain combined. it doesn't soak in like stain but instead tints the poly. basla is a sponge ,so controlling color is hard
Great smash and grab. 😮😊
Hello sweetheart? i just popped in to check on you, And i wanted to wish you a very Marry Christmas. I hope your year was a fulfilled one with all kinds of dreams answered for you. God Bless have a great week......