Anyone having a radio restoration video I'm grateful. Not many have them. People not making restoration videos are missing out because there's basically a void and a lot of UA-camrs are missing out. I would but I live in the middle of nowhere close to Yosemite park and can't convince my parents to move. But it's still possible just costs more to get ahold of ventage radios. Thank you so much for the video it was another great restoration video. 😊
I enjoy your videos. That radio may be quite common and not much prized in collectors' circles, but it's brand new to me and I've seen a lot of vintage equipment. Perhaps they just weren't as common around here. Philco certainly did interesting designs.
We still have this model. It worked the last time I tried it over ten years ago. It needs knew caps. The string broke, so that needs to be put back on. There are also some knobs missing. It was paired with an FM tuner which needs repair.
There are several different models of this radio. They all look similar. Just to let you all know, there are replacement plastic front panels and replacement push buttons and knobs.
Is something built in the 1941 which fails in the 1950s poor quality? Yes, almost certainly. Is something built in the 1940s which is still working perfectly in the 2020s good quality? Yes, almost certainly. The gray area for me are things like the notoriously unreliable loctal tubes. Is it the tubes or the decision to cut corners on the sockets? The original specifications called for spring loaded silver contacts. They went into mass production on many sets with cheap zinc plated steel given a tiny pre-load bend. Or the awful insulation of so many Zenith wires in the pre-WWII era - was that necessary expansion into elastomerics which better fit production/pricing needs or was it already known that they were going to self-destruct? Silver mica disease - now that's a toughy. Hard to imagine a more reliable capacitor for sensitive tuned circuits in sets which saw temperature variations all over the place. And, yet - today it's the kiss of death for anything which isn't truly rare or of huge sentimental significance.
Anyone having a radio restoration video I'm grateful. Not many have them. People not making restoration videos are missing out because there's basically a void and a lot of UA-camrs are missing out. I would but I live in the middle of nowhere close to Yosemite park and can't convince my parents to move. But it's still possible just costs more to get ahold of ventage radios. Thank you so much for the video it was another great restoration video. 😊
This was called the log cabin radio. I call this my dream radio as I dreamed about it and the next day I found it at an antique store.
I really love the look of that cabinet. It would look right at home in a mountain cabin.
I love post-war sets. Another awesome vid, Seth!
Really nice looking radio. Love the music as well. Who is it playing?
I enjoy your videos. That radio may be quite common and not much prized in collectors' circles, but it's brand new to me and I've seen a lot of vintage equipment. Perhaps they just weren't as common around here. Philco certainly did interesting designs.
We still have this model. It worked the last time I tried it over ten years ago. It needs knew caps. The string broke, so that needs to be put back on. There are also some knobs missing. It was paired with an FM tuner which needs repair.
😊Good Job +1
sounds fantastic
Oh hey, i have one of these
There are several different models of this radio. They all look similar. Just to let you all know, there are replacement plastic front panels and replacement push buttons and knobs.
Give the service company a call and see if the had a lifetime warranty....
Couldn't hurt....:)
What are you using to spray the switches? It appears to come out as a foam, and I have not seen that with the normal contact cleaners available..
He uses WD-40.
This radio suffers from bad on/off switches and I have seen a few with a toggle switch put on the side of the cabinet.
Is something built in the 1941 which fails in the 1950s poor quality? Yes, almost certainly. Is something built in the 1940s which is still working perfectly in the 2020s good quality? Yes, almost certainly. The gray area for me are things like the notoriously unreliable loctal tubes. Is it the tubes or the decision to cut corners on the sockets? The original specifications called for spring loaded silver contacts. They went into mass production on many sets with cheap zinc plated steel given a tiny pre-load bend.
Or the awful insulation of so many Zenith wires in the pre-WWII era - was that necessary expansion into elastomerics which better fit production/pricing needs or was it already known that they were going to self-destruct?
Silver mica disease - now that's a toughy. Hard to imagine a more reliable capacitor for sensitive tuned circuits in sets which saw temperature variations all over the place. And, yet - today it's the kiss of death for anything which isn't truly rare or of huge sentimental significance.
So, 84 5pin to 6x5 rectifier adapter then?
Don't leave us in suspence.......