This is a Zenith Y513 from the mid 50's. I love that color and the auxiliary input for Bluetooth is always a nice feature you installed. Love this one, Seth!
Zenith model Y513 from 1956. I wonder why they thought putting a kid's lunch box handle on it would make it look cool? When replacing the wax paper caps snip the leads right next to each capacitor and you won't disturb the connections to the thin PC board. Then pig tail the leads and solder. May not look pretty but far less chance of messing up the foil on the PC board. Seth has the same boring life I have but he has nicer accessories. Nice loud radio.
Given the thermal shock and the poor quality of boards back then, I understand why Zenith went back to hand wiring for their TVs. There are limits, of course, but gosh, the early boards were destined to fail. Hmmm, I wonder if that was the point?
If you looking for real stereo effect, you would have to disable a channel on each module, and then play them and hope that they get the same signal strength. Did you actually hear the set up ?
It was either Terry at D-Lab Electronics, or Bob Anderson at bandersontv that bought the idea to my attention. There was a setup at one of the ham fests/radio swap meet one of them videoed. I am sure it was a single bluetooth device with a single audio channel running to each radio.
Chillax. That particular usage goes back so far in the English language that I remember such phrases in the Canterbury Chronicles. Goodness, Seth is holding up damn well for being from the 14th century.
This is a Zenith Y513 from the mid 50's. I love that color and the auxiliary input for Bluetooth is always a nice feature you installed. Love this one, Seth!
Zenith model Y513 from 1956. I wonder why they thought putting a kid's lunch box handle on it would make it look cool?
When replacing the wax paper caps snip the leads right next to each capacitor and you won't disturb the connections to
the thin PC board. Then pig tail the leads and solder. May not look pretty but far less chance of messing up the foil on the
PC board. Seth has the same boring life I have but he has nicer accessories. Nice loud radio.
I like how Zenith was wise enough to but anti-sag brakets on the PCB.
I didn't know Zenith had gone to circuit boards that far back. That speaker looks like it was used in their TV consoles. Thanks.
With a speaker that big, you would need a blender to drown out the good noise coming out of the radio.
Nice job Seth..😊
Can you give us a link to where you get the transformers you use on the audio input. I need a few for my radios.
What is the proper name for the ac cable so I can find a replacement please
Cheers😊
I had that radio
Obviously, a knife shoud be named Mack.
I prefer a hand wired chassis over a PC board any day.
Given the thermal shock and the poor quality of boards back then, I understand why Zenith went back to hand wiring for their TVs. There are limits, of course, but gosh, the early boards were destined to fail.
Hmmm, I wonder if that was the point?
Nice result
I have heard of others that would put Bluetooth in two of these, one for right and one for left. Have you considered that?
If you looking for real stereo effect, you would have to disable a channel on each module, and then play them and hope that they get the same signal strength.
Did you actually hear the set up ?
@@davidhamm5626 One bluetooth with audio going to each from headphone jack
@@davidhamm5626 Quite a few modules offer this. Even my ancient google mini-speakers have that option (I didn't say they were blue-tooth).
It was either Terry at D-Lab Electronics, or Bob Anderson at bandersontv that bought the idea to my attention. There was a setup at one of the ham fests/radio swap meet one of them videoed. I am sure it was a single bluetooth device with a single audio channel running to each radio.
It annoys the hell out of me when people make a mistake and say "Oh, I lied!"
That's not the definition of a lie.
Chillax. That particular usage goes back so far in the English language that I remember such phrases in the Canterbury Chronicles.
Goodness, Seth is holding up damn well for being from the 14th century.