Philips RF8 Radiogram Two Chassis Restore - 1965
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- I was handed two radio chassis that had been butchered by a previous repairer, "can you fix these Dave?" the owner says as he plonks down what's left of two chassis and a boxes of parts. The owner had driven for 12 hours and 1000km to get them to me, I could hardly say no. Repairing the chassis was the first hurdle, finding all the built in faults from the previous repairer was the real challenge.
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Great Job Dave, always enjoyable!
Hi Paul, thank you. I'm halfway through your Dwell /Tacho video, very impressive so far 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Thanks Dave!
So now the owner has the original chassis and a perfect spare. He must be delighted! Nice bit of gear, excellent work as always.
Hi Paul, the second chassis will be handy if the original develops a fault, hopefully not for a long while though. Thanks Paul 🙂
You're a good man to help that guy out and we all appreciate your skill and resourcefulness. Excellent entertainment, as usual. Thank you.
DAVID TIPTON A KOOL PHILPS RF 8 RADIOGRAM AND TEX ME ON MY CELL WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME
DAVID TIPTON WHEAR IS QUEENSLAND TEX ME ON MY CELL WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME
Thank you Hamish. There is almost nowhere to get these repaired these days, luckily there are a few hobbyists around willing to help 🙂
Why no FM Stereo (?) Or is this a monaural set so it's only AM 😏
A great back story Dave and another demonstration of your calm, methodical approach. I think we all enjoyed it as much as you did. BR Mark
Thank you Mark, I might be like a duck, calm on top but going like mad below 😄
That soldering by the other fellow was truly atrocious! Great work Dave!
Thanks John, agreed 😀
"Just to recap" groan. I guess you couldn't resist!
I recap everything that moves 984francis 😄
David Tipton what a cool RADIOGRAm from 1965
Indeed Greg, these are great and becoming more popular too 🙂
Well done mate. I know the feeling when it all comes together and sometimes when it comes together unexpectedly well.
I recently finished a restoration on a set of instruments out of a 1924 Studebaker. It was an enormous effort that challenged every skill I could muster and took me over a year because I kept walking away from the project disheartened.
A few weeks ago I finally finished them and the feeling of accomplishment was only something another restorer could understand.
Got some dust in my eye too when we saw the stereogram at the end all put together and running.
In part that's why my favorite part of your videos is the cabinet restoration, once the internals are in you don't see anything anymore but the cabinet is what you always see.
No one will ever see the restored internals of the Studebaker instruments all anyone will see is the dials and the shiny new bezels.
It's a shame that these skills are slowly disappearing in this disposable world. There aren't too many people out there repairing electronics anymore.
Loved it mate.
Hi Ellesmere. Well done on the car instruments and it's true, sometimes you need to walk away and re-think. The corner electronics repair store is long gone but times change. Thanks Ellesmere 🙂
It takes a 'special' owner, who appreciates the scarcity of a GEM like this, and is willing to spend what it takes to make it both function, and maintain the originality of what's inside. Most of these 1960's classics, are being converted to accept Mp3 players, and made to be 'Bluetooth ready'. On the more 'common' classic electronic items, that's okay, as it will no doubt save them from eating French Fries - fed to them by seagulls at the landfill. (Some years back, I performed a repair estimate on a McMurdo Silver chassis which actually was rescued from a landfill, by a dump truck driver, that had 'fries' stuck to the underside of the chassis)
It also takes a repair/restoration tech, who's 'half nutz', and willing to spend 'hours-on-end', chasing after a $1.00 component, which is just off-tolerance enough, to not allow oscillation to take place. She's a BUTE, Dave, which luckily fell into your hands!!
Hi Tim, The owner is very fond of his radiogram and desperate to have it working again. This model has the 'Music Studio' panel which will take an MP3 player without interfering with the set, he also has the Akai tape deck which would be fantastic to play a tape with friends over for dinner. Good on the driver for rescuing the McMurdo from the gulls. Thanks Tim, take care 😀
Always an adventure going in after somebody who has failed to rectify an issue. Glad you had fun doing it. Absolutely fantastic job!
Thanks Tim. It was fun, maybe more of a challenge but very easy to work on and they worked so well when finished.
Two more rescue jobs! That must make you feel good when you have preserved another radio even for future generations. Imagine being the guy working on these in the 'olden' days and getting paid for it? Talk about a dream job :)
This was a very rewarding job The Ol' Outlaw, they were good to work on and the owner was ecstatic having them working again. Haha... it does sound like a dream job 😀 Thanks.
I congratulate you on your great restoration work, nowadays technicians no longer want to bother repairing a transistorized device because they have become accustomed as in computers to only change cards, and one of valves for many people is only garbage.
Too true Eduardo. Thanks 😀
Many years ago I worked in the electronics shop in a large hospital. My job was supposed to be taking care of the telephone system. They had one guy "repairing" patient television sets. If he couldn't fix it by swapping modules, it was piled away in a storeroom. I had some free time so I offered to take a look at them as I had been working on electronics since I was a teen.
Long story short, I went through the pile of about 30 sets over the next week or so and repaired every one of them. It was good to get them back into service and cleaned out the storeroom which was where I kept my supplies for the phone system.
Once you learn proper troubleshooting and are systematic about it, repairs just seem to flow smoothly. It gives you a great feeling of accomplishment to fix something that someone else abandoned.
Great story George, I knew you would be very happy with yourself as I read it. I totally agree, a systematic approach, break it into smaller chunks and to becomes easy. I have a smile on my face, thanks George 🙂
Regards from the Netherlands and get well soon. 👊🏻
Thanks Paul-Ivo B. Fingers crossed 🙂
Well Done David! Another piece of heritage lives on. Smashing stuff!
Thank you berniestep 😀
Someone who is willing to drive hundreds of k’s to get a repair done really loves that item. Amazing work too!
You nailed it Richard, he was very keen to get his gram working after so long without it 🙂 Thanks.
Excellent video!! Those intermittent issues can be quite a frustrating puzzle. With enough time and obscenities we usually persevere! Lol
Hi Tim, sometimes you wonder if you will ever find the fault then Bongo! Thanks Tim 😀
I just watched this a second time, and it it was great this time around, too.
Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you Joseph, my pleasure 👍😀
Great job Dave. I again really enjoyed seeing you restoring these. The owner is a lucky guy. 👍
Thank you Rene, The owner was very happy 😀
I dont understand anything about this, but i do respect this man for knowing his stuff!
Thank you Oleg 👍🙂
Dear. Mr. Tipton, You have done an excellent job on the repair of this radio, nice job....
Thank you Mark 🙂
Another challenge sorted, two chassis sorted, great job Davis
Thanks Paul 😀
I enjoyed that! So many memories. I was a Radio Apprentice/Technician in training at Philips Hendon SA through most of the 60s. I remember those RF8s. We worked on them in the Lab. I just about remember all those components and tubes (valves) I'm now 77 and my memory must still be intact. 😁
Hi Rob, you did a good job, these sets sound amazing. Good job if you can hold onto your memory. Thanks Rob 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Yes sir. There were nearly 3000 people at Hendon works in the early 60s. What many don't realise is that just about every part of that set along with other models, the TV sets etc were made on site. Even the wire mill turned out miles of different gauge wire. We made the valves PCBs, chassis', transformers, cabinets, picture tubes for TVs etc etc. Only the speakers in that model were made by MSP, some by Rola and Philips in Eindoven (where most of the turntables came from).. This even scratch the surface with PTA making comms gear including for the Army, PMG, Police etc. We also mafe lots of parts for affiliated makes like Kriesler, Astor, Mullard etc. I was there for 8 years until I ended up in what became TAFE as an Electronics lecturer for 30 years. 😀
Things have changed Rob. I was in airline engineering, back in the 70s everything was done in house, it slowly diminished to the point that we only had a paint and fabric shop to support aircraft maintenance, almost everything else was sent overseas. It's sad but that's life.
Good grief what a mess! Burned wire, bad solder, sparking valve, bad resisters and icky noises! You took the time to rebuild them and now they sound fantastic! The owner will enjoy listening to his radio for years to come.
It was a mess Real life Bambi, and they worked very well in the end. I hope they keep working, it's a long drive for a warranty callout 😄
Once again Dave you never cease to amaze and entertain; you had to A) repair the damage caused by the previous "tech" B) fix any other faults which may have been masked by the 'bodge repair' and C) achieve a successful outcome to make the owner a lot happier in the end - *_all at the same time_* . You have enormous patience and I am sure the owner appreciates the long hours and effort that went into getting this one working properly. 😃👍
Thank you RoughJustice 2k18. The owner was very happy and he now has two working chassis 😄
I guess the thumbs down for this video is from the previous "repairer". Another belter Dave. Nice to see the second original chassis was repairable too.
Haha... yeah, maybe 😂 It was good to get both going although the owner only asked to get one going I think 🤦♂️ thanks Radio-Ged
Good on you Dave. You're a bloody star. Well worth the owner's long road trip.
Thanks John, the owner was very happy 😀
Yet another cracking adventure - your methodical approach is second to none - absolutely loved it
Thank you Stephen 😀
Your a gentleman Dave to not name and shame the butcher who diced and quartered the radio.
It certainly sounded great through its own speakers.
I hope you are doing really well mate and well on the road to recovery
I wouldn't do that and I don't know him anyway 1974UTuber. It sounded amazing through the big speakers. Thanks 1974UTuber, I'm getting there 😀
You Good Dave, the Philips RF8 Radiogram Is a great example of the leap between hand wiring and circuit boards. Points to Phillips for at least using tube sockets that get the heat off the board. Can't get used to manufactures not putting the frequency on the dial.
Hi Mack, thank you. The PCB made it easy to work on and you are right, there was no heat damage to the board from the valves, good point. Frequency markings would make it easier 🙄🙂
What a great job! You help preserve the magic for people. I sure hope you are doing well and staying safe “beneath your radiant southern cross. “
Thank you Midnight Wind. I'm going OK so far 😀
Great video and great troubleshooting technique Dave! Really good work getting somebody else's mucked up work. I bet that guy is going to be SO HAPPY. Really excellent work as always Dave, I wish I had your skills and knowledge.
Hi Gregg, you do alright on your radios too 🙂 These two were the most fun I've had in ages and the most satisfying when they were done. The owner is very pleased to have his gram working again and he shows it off on one of the Facebook radiogram sites from time to time, I was reluctant to give it back 😀
Excellent! My Rule #1 for any early-PWB radio or tuner is to clean and resolder every single PWB joint, suck it clean and resolder all of them, fixing anything suspicious I find along the way. It's particularly important when someone has been hacking on it, or it was originally a kit. In many cases with FM tuners, just degeneration of the solder alone seems to cause problems time and again.
I wonder if the hotter temps in australia have an impact compared to the moderate parts of europe
That's a good tip Brett, 👍🙂
David, many thanks for another excellent program on fixing radios. I hoping your health gets a lot better mate. God Bless you and your family.
Thanks Dennis, glad you enjoyed it. I travelling OK at the moment thanks, cheers 👍😀
Your magic touch works wonders once again. Thank you for this video.
Thank you for watching wolfie854 🙂
Man that was fun, great job at getting these back up and running.
Thanks The Radio Shop, glad you enjoyed it 😀
Another fantastic radio adventure. The receiver circuit was fascinating. Keep up the great work. Always a joy to watch your videos.
Thank you videolabguy 😀
Hi mate I 'm from India. Amazed at your patience in setting this radiogram all right. Cheers !!!
Hi Niladri in India, thank you 😀
The David Touch, better than factory, thank you for this fiesta of repair!
Thank you Mohamed 😀
It's a chilly autumn morning in sweden. I get a notification sound from my phone and.....YES! It's Friday, Tiptonday, Radioentertainmentday. Thanks David, I'll enjoy this with a couple of cold ones tonight😃
Hi Jerker, I hope you enjoy it and the cold beers 🍻😄
Communications between a client and the person doing repairs cannot be overdone. Even the smallest detail can mean saving the person doing the work hours. Not to mention saving money on those hours spent looking for what’s wrong. Great job again Dave!
Thanks Greg, I couldn't agree more 😊
Thanks again Dave for the best hour of my week. I hope you're doing well and I'll join you next time.
Thanks Tim, Going OK, cya again soon 😀
After watching pretty much every one of your videos I think the original question "_can_ you fix these Dave?" might be more properly phrased "_will_ you fix these Dave, please?" I can't imagine there being too many radios of this vintage that you would be unable to fix, no matter what previous horrors had been visited upon them! Enjoyed the process of tracking down the more cryptic intermittent faults. So thanks again for an excellent video, but an extra "thank you" for sharing your Medical situation, your disclosure has motivated _me_ to pay more attention to my health and I've just had my PSA checked because you reminded me how important it can be. Best wishes.
Hi Telefunkian. Nothing motivates me more than when someone says it can't be fixed but I have to give up sometimes 😄 That was the purpose of my medical disclosure, I have a lot of males viewers in the age category that need to be checked, I am excited that it motivated you to get checked, I hope your test came back OK. Thanks Telefunkian, all the best 😊
Your videos are great examples of how to problem solve.
Thank you Shannon 🙂
Another fine video from which I learned much. It's hard to find good info when one is new to a hobby, and I'm glad I found yours.
Hi Don, thank you, I'm glad you get some tips from me, I was in your position not long ago, good luck 😀
Brilliant Dave! I'm sure the owner will be over the moon with 2 working chassis 📟📟 👍
Thanks standishgeezer, he was 😄
Dave, meticulous and beautiful troubleshooting and repair. Those are very nicely constructed radios. Kudos again for your persistence in clearing _ALL_ the troubles and for finding those dangerous boogers at the end. Thanks for another great adventure. Those 6GW8/ECL86 have become greatly prized ($35 - $50 USD) whereas one can buy a 14GW8/PCL86 for $4.
Hi Jeff, thank you. What a mess this was in, I was so happy to get it working again. A lot of work but very rewarding at the same time 🙂
Brilliant job as usual. I'm glad the owner brought the cabinet back to life to do justice to your work. That will be the first time I've ever seen a Philips mustard cap faulty. I was sure it was going to be a noisy carbon resistor. I guess there's a first time for everything. Very enjoyable to watch.
Hi Ian, thank you. I've had three fail so far 🙄
Well done David. Lots of identical bits to play with. “I popped down the shop for some bits”. Wish I had that luxury nearest one to me is over a hundred miles away! Used to be everywhere but no longer. Hope you are feeling better and the treatment is being successful. Take care.
Lynton.
Hi Lynton, I hope you are well. It's 20 minute drive to the 'shop' and I still complain, I should consider myself lucky I guess. Still doing 'prep' for the treatment, up for my third hospital visit in a few days, then into the treatment. Thanks Lynton 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 👍🏻👍🏻😀😀
That's probably the reason Dave moved to this place... ;-)
Another fine video...Thanks, Dave...I'm glad to see that you're back at it...
Thanks James, I haven't stopped working on my radios, I have to stop from time to time for medical appointments so it takes longer to do them now 🙂
I paired my first reel to reel tape recorder with one of these. My first pirated music collection back in the late 60's. The Beatles and Rolling stones. The sound was awesome. Thanks for another wonderful trip down memory lane.
This set was made to pair a tape deck to and who didn't have a pirate music collection taped from the radio. My pleasure John, thank you 😀
Well done, David! Ah, fixing other's mistakes... I did that for years. It paid the bills, so it was all good, but rather frustrating at times. Cheers!
We all make mistakes but some folk shouldn't be in the business David. It would be hard going fixing others mistakes full time 😮 Thanks David.
Another great job! That's a really nice looking radiogram too. Thanks!
Thanks BrumAdam, these radiograms are a classic and sort after, I wish I had one 🙂
I really enjoyed watching this. It feels like I'm there in your shack, drinking tea and looking over your shoulder. Brilliant!
Hi Derek, how are you? Thank you 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 doing great, thanks. I haven't touched a tube radio in a while, but recently sorted some noise issues on a Fender tube amplifier which was rewarding..
@@DerekHerbst747 Good to hear Derek. It's always good to keep a hand in 😀
Thanks David. I always look forward to your videos. Cheers, Jim
Thanks Jim 😀
Well done !
I must admit that I thought you'd go all the way and make all 3 chassis work.
But 2 out of 3 dead ones is a real deal !
Thanks for the video !
Haha... I'm starting to regret not doing the three, the owner only wanted one working. Thanks CXensation 😀
Another beautiful job, Dave. Thanks, and welcome back. You've been missed.
Thanks Stephen, I will still put out videos but with a bit more gap 👍🙂
You're a saint! Nice job; well done; great result.
Thanks 1959Berre 😇😀
Can't believe I'm only just finding your channel now David! Love your work, in fact just last weekend I finally got my dad's GE RS8V1 stereogram from the same year as that Philips, 1965, onto my bench.
He got it off of a work colleague in around 2003 or 4, and it was working fine then except for the turntable, a seized BSR which had at some point replaced the original Garrard AT6 it came with, at that point long gone.
At this point it hasn't seen power for at least 15 or so years, so preliminary checks has shown most of the original Ducon electros are either way out of spec or just dead, the ceramics are testing fine, and so far no open resistors but we will see how we go. At least the chassis has never been messed with. Gonna change the electros and then bring her up slowly and see how she sounds after all these years. I'll be sure to post some videos, this is my first valve chassis that Ive played with, my limited experience is with 1970s PA and disco sound and lighting equipment, of which I hope to get more videos up of soon!
Take care and great work David!!
HI Ben, welcome. I think I know what your GE looks like, a rectangular box shape with Danish deluxe styled legs and the controls under a lid in the centre, there's not much info on the internet for it. It would be nice to have it going again, good luck with it I hope it goes well and the same with the turntable. Thanks Ben and take care yourself 👍😀
Thanks for the prompt reply David I'll get videos up of the repair process as it progresses so feel free to subscribe and follow along! Would love any feedback! And yes she's a low console with speakers either side (12" Rola dual cones) and controls and turntable under middle cover.
@@BensSightSoundandAuto Done, I'll look forward to the videos Ben 👍
Love the pride you put in to your work Dave👍
Thanks JJ 👍😀
Great job. Just out of curiosity, can you estimate how many hours you worked on that project? I’m doing a video on the topic of “dump or repair” related to the problem of getting good techs to actually focus on this type of work as a job that pays them a decent wage, and obviously we both know what the conclusion is going to be 😊 It really boils down to hobbyists doing these things and not looking at the clock ⏰
Hi Manuel, thank you. I estimated I spent about 40 hours total but that includes setting up cameras and some of the editing and going to the parts store. If I had all I needed on hand and just sat down to do the repair I would think I would spend about 7 or 8 hours on each set, replacing the wiring on one and refitting the boards on the other having taken he most time. If I had the sets before the other guy got to them it wouldn't have taken much time at all. I agree, the hobbyist is probably the only viable option these days 🙂
HOWZAT indeed .... this was far more enjoyable than I expected and I thought the sound was excellent. Like you I thought it a great pity you didnt have the complete radiogram....... if only to see you clean it !!! Boy didnt it present well , would be a privilege to own a working model .Good to see a client not afraid to spend a couple of bob and take a 400k trip in his stride to get what he wants .As always David when I see your name in my suggested I know it's time to sit back and enjoy 😁😁😁
Thank you Mei Chong, glad you enjoyed it. The owner is very lucky, the radiogram is in excellent condition but I'm glad he held on to the cabinet, less work for me 🙂
Yes Dave,
Thanks for the enjoyment, It makes ya feel real good.
Thanks John, we need some good feelings now 👍😀
Beautiful radiogram, sounded great, and there's spares too. Amazing to see all the issues and you in Poirot mode unlocking the mysteries. Kind of the owner to share the final outcome. Thanks for posting David, trust you're doing well Regards from the UK
Hi Ken in the UK. The radiograms of the 60s were something special and this model was right up there. Haha... Poirot mode, I haven't heard that before 😄 The owner was only too happy to show off his radiogram, he had it up on Facebook as well. I'm going OK at the moment Ken, thank you 👍😀
Dodgy solder joints everywhere! Good idea checking and replacing out of spec components.
Not surprised that all those resistors were all bad. Carbon composite types literally wear out prematurely
from the era they are from. Love your repair style Dave. Great video of the work involved! Steve
I have run into radios that were fixed that way as well, as a matter of fact we had computer repair shop here in town for a few months, I am just a hobbyist but did most of the repair for the folks here as I was the only local and only charged parts and donation if you pleased. Well after he opened his shop on main street, I hopped to see an end to the constant knocks on my door but was shocked to see the stream increase. Most were to repair the mess the dude on main street had made. He was soon gone and the shop on main street was changed to the local office of the States Attorney. Some of that guy's soldering attempts could best be described as having been done with a blow torch and a rusty ten penny nail.
Hi Steve, thank you. That was the most resistors I've changed in one radio. I'm very happy you enjoyed the video 👍😀
Another Totally Terrific Tipton Tube Triumph! It is amazing what you can do considering the state of these chassis, and the appalling soldering - not to mention the mains boobytraps in there! Talk about butchered equipment! You did a fantastic job on this, as always. Also nice to see the completed sets in the cabinet - with even a lovely Akai reel-to-reel recorder sitting next to it.
I hope you are well and recovering nicely!
Oooh... a 5'T' result 😄 thanks alpcns. The Akai recorder was nice, makes me want to get one, that was when Akai made half decent equipment. I'm going along OK thanks 👍🙂
Extensive cleanup, previous ”mechanic” gets a D-. Dave gets A+! 👍
Haha... thanks W Rex 😂
Well dave ,that's really stunning effort and patience , its a joy to watch you working with amazing dedication and passion , god bless you , greetings from Egypt
Hi Yasmet3 in Egypt, thank you 👍🙂
First of all, how are you doing Dave?
Being faced with what boils down to incompetence only causes a load of unnecessary work. I’m now encountering more of this type of abomination, especially with solis state equipment.
Personally, I have no problem with past servicing work - provided it was done correctly with a pair of competent hands. I have to commend you since you made it look relatively straightforward to sort out all the problems. You competently demonstrated how fault tracing, replacing defective components, and realigning is done - ✅ ten out of ten!
Please note, all you Australians who require your vintage valve radio repairing/refurbishing - Dave Tipton is definitely one of the competent ‘go to’ men.
Cheers my friend, another superb video. Phil
Hi Phil, thank you I'm going OK so far. All the time I was working on the two sets I keep thinking how much work had been created by the previous 'repairer', so much so, he was overwhelmed and unable to finish it. It was relativity easy repair and I enjoyed working on them both, particularly when they both worked so well. Thank you Phil, appreciated. Take care 🙂
Another fine repair. I hope you are progressing well with your treatment. Best of luck.
Thanks Richard. Progressing but at a painfully slow pace. Thanks 👍🙂
Thanks David. All the best to you.
Thank you Neil, all the best 👍🙂
Super work there, David; really enjoyed watching this video.
Thank you Theoobovril 👍😀
There is a special thrill when you repair a radio that hasn't worked for more than 50 years, and hear it "wake up" and start working again....
It's always special Mark, even now. Thanks 🙂
Beautiful job David. I don't think I could solder that badly if I tried. Horrible for a supposed tech. You have a very happy customer and very happy and admiring subscribers lol. 73 de KB7ICI....Bill
It was a disgrace Bill, the guy runs a repair shop as well 🙄🙂
Another excellent adventure Dave. Great as always. Hope you are doing well my friend .
Thank you Stephen, I'm OK so far 😄
Another nice job! I hope you are well. That 3rd one is just looking at you like a lost puppy 🐶
Haha... it did have that look, maybe next time. Thanks Steve 😀
Hello from Paris ( France).
Hi Hassan in Paris (lovely city) 😀
David you are actually getting to be good with troubleshooting problems now. I have watched you for a long time and it is clear to me that you have improved a great deal; best of all watching you has also improved my own understandings and results. Thank you so much for that sir!
Hi Jeff, the only way was up from the early days, I am much more confident these days. I'm glad you get something from them too Jeff, thank you 🙂
What a nice restoration! Well done.
Thank you Alvaro 😀
Had the exact same problem this week on a little CW transceiver built kit I bought. Didn't work until I pressed down on an op-amp or two. A few mins of re-soldering joints and it burst into life.
Bad solder connects can be hard to spot Graeme, good work finding yours 👍🙂
Wow, my parents had one of those from new, so it was my prime source of entertainment from zero years up. Ours had a BSR 4 speed stacker turntable and slightly different speakers (from memory blue magnet 12") along with slightly different speaker grille weave and a wooden detail down the centre of each speaker. It eventually ended up in the shed, literally buried under stuff and for years was it turned on whenever we were in there only by the power point, rarely ever needing adjustment, even in Adelaide we got Casey Kasem top 40 and loads of great sounding music in those AM days. I still wonder what became of it, and relish the memories this video brought back. Cheers
Hi Alasdair, Yours may have been the later transistor model with the wood detail down the centre of the speakers. Casey Kasem, I haven't heard that name for a while. Thanks Alasdair. glad you enjoyed it 😀
Man, what a fantastic job. As the Americans say: you are the MAN (Y)
Thank you Khaled 😄
Amazing jop dive thank you for your amazing video
Thank you Amar, my pleasure 👍🙂
Pardon my absence .
I’ve Been busy with other things lately.
Doing family
Ancestry . So I’ve got Irish relatives in Australia! When my great Grand Parents cam here to the USA
His brother went to Australia.
That was
A very unique Radiogram!
Hi Jim, you are forgiven 😉 Where did the brother settle in Oz, I think most probably went to Sydney or Melbourne. It is a nice radiogram isn't it 🙂
Hi Neil, thank you. All the best to you also 👍🙂
Another captivating video........I bet that bloke was happy to get his pride and joy going.....not to mention he now has a spare.......great work David........and just to mention again, I really appreciate the effort you put in on the edit as well as the bench.......I think your and mr Carlson video's are soooooo far ahead of the rest in terms of production value and technical interest combined.
Hi Harb, The owner was over the moon and has contacted me a few times since to say how happy he is having his gram playing again, I assume it hasn't worked for long time. I don't always get the video right but I try and I'm learning too. Mr Carlson does an excellent job in all respects, I'm a great fan, he is also a very nice man. Thanks Harb 🙂
I really enjoyed this video and I’m thrilled that you had fun doing both radios, thank you for taking us along on another adventure.
Thanks holydado, I did have fun, a bit different and I didn't have to worry about the case. It is my pleasure holydado 🙂
Sure hope your doing well Dave. Keep us posted. Good video. 👍
Thanks Phil, so far so good 👍😀
Awesome as always Dave!!!!! Many many thanks, from Nr Liverpool UK.
Hi Geoff, thank you. Take care in Nr Liverpool 👍😀
Thanks Dave. Really enjoyed that one.
Thank you Bob 🙂
A lot of really great trouble shooting ideas Dave. Really nice job.
Thank you LUCKYLARRY 🙂
Sir David!! Wonderful to hear your voice and see your work. Take care of yourself and thanks for all you do for us. Cheers from Arizona!!
Hi John in Arizona, thank you for your support, take care 😀
Thats a proper job! That soldering job could be the worst I ever seen, it really needed your salvation. Hope you are doing wel!, Dave!
Thanks Kristian, it was pretty bad, I'm going OK thanks 👍🙂
You did a great job Dave !
Thank you Julian 😀
Great to see you back mate, keep kicking arse! Best wishes from Pomville.
Thanks Andy, will do. All the best in Pomville 😄
Not like you Dave "Close enough, that'll do". Good job though, working great. :-)) Wow, that is a good sounding radio!
Sometimes you have to know where to draw the line Bob 😄 Didn't' it sound fantastic, even better in person 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 It did sound very good for AM/MW
David! Glad to see you're still alive! Yeah, troubleshooting the trobelshoooter or upgrader is a challenge all in itself. Always a joy to watch you on your channel.
David, I'm so sorry for the appearance of my comment. I had not seen a video you posted earlier about your cancer and had no idea that anything medical was wrong at all. I'm just now watching your Sept 17 post about the Bush VHF90. My apologies. Glad you were checked out and it was an early catch. I had some pre cancerous things removed myself just lately due to regular check up. God bless you and keep you David.
Thanks CavemanNSpace, yep still kicking, don't worry about your comment, I had a chuckle myself. I'm going through the process now but won't know the outcome for a while yet. It's tough repairing others work but this was the worst I've seen but I enjoyed the challenge. Thanks again CavemanNSpace 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Thank you David. I'm all caught up on your videos and am looking forward to your next radio repair adventure. More than hoping that everything goes well with you.
Thanks CavemanNSpace, fingers crossed 🙂
Nice to watch you work very enjoyable. These things are sent to try us but it wouldn’t be any fun otherwise
Hi Chris, thank you. In that case I had a lot of fun 😄
Nice repair David. I see the one thumbs down must be the other unsuccessful repair person. Thanks for sharing with us and take care!
I guess so John 😀 Thank you for watching 👍
I forgot to leave a comment. Really enjoyed this and your skilful work as always. It's a beautiful system with all it's various input options and the name - Glidomatic Nova Sonic, how glamorous 😊👍
Thanks Pauline, I enjoyed doing this one. The marketing department must have spent a week coming up with the name for this 😀👍
Well, this was just what I needed on a Saturday morning after a hectic week. Early morning. Got the house to myself. Family still sleeping. Hot coffee and this video. Thank you!
Haha... that's the best time of day, thanks NotMarkKnopfler 😄