This have to be the best reality show on earth. A guy berating a old cat, the reading of nostalgic letters, playing old records, and also radio repair. A pretty good combination.
Yes you're right..and best thing that amazed me the phonograph that I tried to make one when I was student in school in 1965 and contaminated my hands and clothes and there I didn't have other than them while I need to go to school...no enough drinking water other than washing my clothes..sorry for that those days.."THE PAST COMES AGAIN TOMOROW" a Film that was shown on TVs at that time..💚🌷
@@MUN.A1988 You gotta figure that’s the timeframe in which Pearl Harbor happened and Japanese blew up that USS Arizona brighter at the same time, so yes they would have been interested. I believe in Japan on the radio and World War II time in America plus everyone was fearful of Japan make a bigger attacked. That’s what Roosevelt said.
Hopefully someone will grab this. A phonograph that works, knowing that a full recap will be needed, and possible socket replacement. I’d take it but I’m in New York plus I have a GE in decent condition that I plan on working on it. Consoles are not popular due to size and shipping can be expensive. Consoles are plentiful and prices are decent.
I have 6 cats i know how it feels when they destroy someting that you are working on i am pasionated by electronucs too i have a 40" tv and i want to keep the cats well away from it
Great video as usual. In '85 we got grandma's 46-1226 122 Philco My son used it as an amp to play cassette tapes until It died in '90. As a neophyte I fooled around for the next 30 years trying off and on to repair it .In 2010 I recapped it and replaced 2 weak tubes But no joy Last year I borrowed a loktal tube socket test adapter which let me measure all the voltages. It tuned out that one lousy resistor hidden under the band switch was open . It runs great now
@@1marcelfilms Sometimes. You can burn a system down, get electrocuted etc. long before the circuit breaker trips. Breaker only works if the current in the circuit exceeds the breaker rating AND for the proper amount of time. Breakers have two ratings.. current and response sensitivity which tends to be a function of how long it takes the breaker to heat up.
Back in the 50s you would sit with Barbara near Christmas time and listen to the radio and pet the gray haired cat! Wonderful resurrection of a 74 year old radio / phono!
If I didn't live 3000 miles from you, I would "adopt" that radio for sure. This was made when America made everything in our own factories and we had total pride in the quality of our work.
Definitely Brad... it looks kinda like a small thermonuclear demolition utility went off inside each of the 5Y3GT's plate structures and vaporized those plates to dust.
@@TheGuitologist Roger that, Brad... and no doubt someone else reading this tread is thinking, "you're both wrong... that tube looks like it got hit by a DEW"... lol :-D
Did anyone ever acquire this radio? I am really gaining respect for these old floor models. The sound is great. Wow , i never saw a rectifier tube EOL like that one! Great content man. Keep up the great work!
Looks like the radio came via New Mexico. The letter was addressed to Berdena Mae (Chesnut) McGhee, born 8 July 1927 in Naponee, NE, deceased 17 October 2009 at Lordsburg, NM. She was married to Donald Andrew McGhee in Denver, CO in 1946. Husband Don passed away in 1997. Ref: obituary, Deming, NM Headlight, October 21, 2009, page 2. There are three living children who might like to have that letter.
I just restored the sister model of this radio, a Philco 46-480, with AM broadcast, FM, shortwave bands, push button tuning and no phonograph. Almost every single capacitor was leaky or shorted. After restoring the electronics and aligning the set, I discovered that it is a great performer.
Very good that you noticed the ungrounded negative end of the filter capacitor. Many of those Philco radios had that design. About half of them that I’ve repaired have been incorrectly repaired before with a grounded negative end. The radios then played very crappily with zero bias. Super common. It’s satisfying to fix a 65 year old mistake.
My dad has that exact same radio. My grandparents bought it new in 1946. That rod for the records is supposed to be bent that way, part of the way it changes the records. I would be interested in it if I didn't live half way across the country. Dads is restored and the radio works but they never serviced the turntable.
I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons that used to make me laugh. Fast forward 35 years and I always look forward to seeing your videos for great entertainment and a great laugh😂🤣 I spat out my coffee by the 10 min mark 👍🏻😅. Keep up the great videos and keeping us informed and entertained. One liners are the best!!😎👍🏻
Your entire channel is fantastic. When I'm having a particularly bad day with my depression and anxiety your longer videos keep me engaged and interested and help me clear my head. Thank you. Hoping to find a tube-based radio in my city and get it to work again, I've only ever worked on solid-state electronics, keen to learn new things.
Such good videos! As one who has to repair customer's electronics, I really appreciate how down to earth you explain the trouble-shooting! It is often hard to find the problem and you have such a good way of explaining the procedures that lead to the solutions and repairs! Many do not realize that one has to use intuition and years of experience to get very old electronics to work well again! Good Job!
Lorraine sounds like she was good people. That letter and this stereo are relics of a more civilized era. I'd love to have something like this, but on Facebook marketplace down here, they're asking ridiculous sums for partial radios that have been used as chicken coops for half a century.
Another VERY enjoyable video. I have never seen a rectifier EOL like that before. Must have been one hell Of a current draw when that happened…. The dynamic range of late 40’s/early 50’s 78’s was surprisingly very good when reproduced electronically.
Nice unit. I would love to have one of those. My grandparents had an old console like this in my grandfather's garage when I was little. Good memories of listening to the baseball game while working in there.
We had a 1948 Philco console AM with a 2 speed turntable with separate tone arms for 78 and 33 1/3. Series string single ended output. I got hooked on that Guy Lombardo Jungle drums you played so i searched for a copy but found none I could buy. the publish date on Decca was 1940.
Excellent resurrection video Shango066! Great troubleshooting on the IF static! And I am dumbfounded that the cartridge on the 78 RPM player was still hot! I would have sworn it would be dead. I don't think I have ever seen one play as well after 80 years!
The bent spindle is normal. It seems to work like the old Garrard changers. Yucktal tubes! B+ is high because your line voltage is higher than it was in 1947.
and i hate those loctals also, luckily they werent used that often here in the UK although there were variations on the base used by european valve/tube manufacturers, some had bright plated pins(philips/mullard), more reliable contact!
That is so sweet reminds me of when I was a young lad great chose of records I I've it wish it was mine included the records thanks be safe and well God Bless
I enjoyed your LEGACY BOX video. It would be cool to see an oscilloscope alignment video with associated silver mica / tube wigout. As a millenial, your video motivated me to repair an AM radio, a bandscan is on my channel. I chaned all the transistors with brand new modern parts (gain and biasing is key) and an IC audio amp instead of the PNP dual transformer. It is LOUD now and enough to get me in trouble where I live.
Thank you so much Shango. This video is a piece of anthology. The resurrection of a old battered almost completely gone 40's radio, that sweet cat, and you, taking the time of getting us to get (@1h19min) the "feel" of that Guy Lombardo piece, of what such a piece of equipment could bring in a home in 1946-7. I'm keeping this video in my "best bank". Just wishing you could have found a home for this one and a complete restoration. I'd do it if I was closer. Happy Holidays from Québec, Qanada. p.s. I'm listening my xmas music on a Loftin-White 45 amp that I built, and am working on a 20 year old 300B amp that I built too. Tubes are much fun! Sylvain Giguère
When it found out that it might be junked, it's desire to live caused the record player to start working. It's ALIVE! Oh, and by the way, the cat was right, it didn't need a total recap.
That chassis was designed in 1941 and became a holdover when the war ended. The unused socket is for the output and power to the exciter bulb of a beam of light changer.
Splendid moments with the master shango066 Old radios have such character, and to have the phono working? You have to love this homely entertainment system. Must be pushing all 8 watts to the speaker. Thank you for your work 066
It was "homely" but was also cheap. It was Radio for the masses, or the Model T of radio. Philco kept that same design for nearly 10 years, and sold thousands of them yearly. One could buy 10 philcos for 1 Zenith, or RCA,. So yes, they were ugly, but provided entertainment before television was perfected and became the next home media outlet.
1:27:20 cool to see Brazilian music in a Shango video! Cool radio by the way, it deserves someone to take care of it. I'm impressed with that cartridge and how it still works 74 years later.
My Grandpa had this exact radio and even still had the wooden box which became a door in his cellar. Bought it after the war. Brought it up to his cabin once the family got a TV in the 50s. Was there until the late 90s, when his son brought it to his house. Still works good even though it probably hasn't had any work done on it for over 50+ years, but it could use a restore. That antenna is no gimmick. These radios are crazy sensitive. Grandpa's could easily pick up 650 WSM Nashville and 750 WSB Atlanta crystal clear from the Allegheny National Forest in northern PA.
Too high B+ is running the tubes rather hot. But the radio does work now. Could check for leaking capacitors going to ground. Loctal sockets are a pain. IF transformers have mica caps at set values and they can go bad. Geriatric feline seems hungry and deaf! Great resurrection of the old girl. Surprised the old crystal cartridge still works! Music still heard like it's 1947 all over again! BTW Chichicastenango is a town in the mountainous part of Guatemala. Your records are better than anything played on the AM band today Shango! This lowboy console is a keeper!😍
I got to say the record changer was a whole hoot all of it's own! Thanks for the laughs! I wouldn't have missed this for anything!!! Keep these videos coming, please!
I have one of these sitting in my living-room right now. It was in the family since new but doesn't work. The problems with getting them to work again are 1) cost 2) finding someone who knows how to repair them and who cares about doing good work and 3) availability of certain needed parts. So my heirloom patiently sits awaiting that glorious day when all those problems are solved. ( deep sigh )
It's amazing the turntable worked with so little effort just a sticky motor, some ex beatnik just yelled Guy Lombardo's back in town! Great video I've been addicted to the dry humor for a while.
that cat reminds me of DiodeGoneWild... Very smart cat, you should have followed XD Overall, very relaxing and wonderful and informative diagnosis, resurrection, and repair... too bad for the rectifier tube that his plates got melted... For the letter that was stuck there on that vintage radio, though old, still made me reminisce of the simple life from the origin and I hope its descendants will find that letter.
That's a very nice floorstanding radio, I'd restore it if I ever came across one. Here in Europe such style of radios before the 1950s was rare, almost all of our radios were tabletop or shelf units. In the 1950s in the western part (Germany, France, etc.) there were console combinations, but they were wide, not nice and tall like this. Here in former Czechoslovakia we had very few vertical radios like this Philco. One exception was Tesla 1106A "Maestro II," made in the late 1950s. A rather unusual-looking radiogram, but very elegant.
Again, well done! Thank you so much for the geek entertainment! I just recently acquired a 39-116 in pretty good shape, all original tubes. I may even get the mystery control. If you’re impressed with the sound of 78s on a standard player with a crystal cartridge, just wait til you hear Philco’s ‘beam of light’ phono pickup…
I think the letter was written in a popular handwriting style called Spencerian Script. From the very late 1800's until around the 1960's, that was one of the most popular handwriting styles taught in schools here in the United States. I learned this style myself so that I could read the older record books in my office. Once you begin writing and reading that way you will never go back to printing anything. It is a real shame that this art is being lost.
Oh! Shango, hello, how are you? It's Shango, I love your videos, and today I watched the Philco Radio Restoration again, look my friend, I loved it, oh yes Shango, I also liked seeing the little leopard with you, she spent a good time listening to music.. As I said Shango, I do like your videos, ok friend Shango, until next time;; next time I'll watch other videos of yours, hugs old friend. asd:.... Ricardo Salles Franz
I’d take that thing in a heartbeat! The wood is in good shape, and floor model radios always look nice. Heck, I’d give you at least a hundred for it. Where I live, people list broken ones for more than that.
Wow I have NEVER EVER seen that amount of damage in a rectifier tube in all my 45 plus years of doing electronic work on old radios!!! Must have been a SPECTACULAR fire works display in that tube for a short time :-)
I've seen some tubes red-plating and even orange-plating, and I think I've seen one or two with small 2-3mm holes burned through the plate, but yes, I've never seen one eaten up to that extent. That would probably explain the dead filament, because I would expect the filament to ablate away, or pop at the spot weld to the lead-through wire, long before the plates got eaten up to that extent. That 5Y3 would definitely be a trophy to keep for the collection
I had a similar Philco in 1967, great bass. Mine had push buttons like a car radio used to have for radio station tuning. If I pressed more than one down together I could tune Long wave in. Short wave worked too. The 78 record player arm was broken off so I never played a record.
I do watch all your videos but this one is worth a comment more so because this old girl needs saving ....What a working classic and always man your videos are awesome...by an Aussie fan :-)
i enjoyed this video very much shango. the nice letter, beautiful guy lombrdo tune and bringing that radio back to life made me very happy. hoping someone adopts it.
@@joseppuig925 Yup... and if the music on the record seems a little too cold and tired one could turn up the hot side, which will add a touch of Benny Goodman to the tune and pep up the music with a bit of hot swing... lol :-)
Yes, I can hear that beat, in the "Jungle Drums" song. I enjoyed hearing these 78's, good fidelity on that Philco. I am amazed beyond amazed that cartridge is still working at all! Maybe the drier climate out there helps? In my area, those old cartridges are always dead, as found.
I think I remember radiotvphononut talking about those solid state rectifiers, Basically do not use them unless you want to destroy tubes, love the channel, keep them coming !!!
They work fine if you put a ballast resistor inline to get the proper voltage. You almost have to anyway, even with the valve rectifier, due to the line voltage being so much higher than it used to be.
I cant tell how much I like your take on the letter.... Almost more entertaining the the radio repair he he he . Love yours vids and Thank you much on e mail response over a blown resistor couldnt fix appliance ,gave up bought new one ,yes Im a typical USA consumer , it breaks , throw away ,and buy another , not by choice if they sold the part I d fix it in a heart beat.. Take care love your vids and humor
I love all of your videos. But this one was really cool. The cat and the letter you found was amazing. It’s awesome to learn some of the history of the people who once owned this radio.
I have that identical Philco turntable fully restored. The spindle is fine. The top stack sits on an angle between the separator and the two rest stops. Two settings for 10 & 12 inch 78s.
The cat might be slightly hard of hearing. And hearing shango66 saying change the dam caps might have got the wrong end of the sick and thought he said you should change the dam cat lol
Wow a Rochelle crystal cartridge actually working and putting out voltage. Sounds like she is putting out the full 3 volts to drive that amp. Thats a first I've ever seen. Amazing.
That changer is a slicer type...and the spindle is made that way to guide the records from stack to turntable. The record stack rests on the slicer shelves and supported by those two adjustable supports [for 10" or 12" 78s]. I have two Philco 41-608 radio/phonos with that tilt front design. These sets feature the so-called "Beam of Light" pickups. Changers are a product of Webster-Chicago...direct drive turntables. Solidly built. I'd keep that rectifier tube as a destroyed oddity. Beautiful penmanship. Becoming a lost art! This Larry was 12 in1955, not dust yet! Yep, the LP came along in 1948, 45's in 1949. I have that "Guy" in my 78 collection! That "hot" pickup is a one in a million. That Decca would be 1947-8 era. Same era as your Philco. Lombardo never changed the style of his band's sound. I have late 1920 Columbia Viva Tonal 78's...and sound identical to his last recordings from the 1950s. Of course, he was "Mr. New Years"...his band broadcast from the Hotel Roosevelt, NYC. for years on that holiday.
I find the Christmas letter fascinating. A different world, very little TV at that point. People’s view of the world were from pictures and movies. I find myself wishing to research some of the details. From a time my parents knew. The 1 year old is very likely alive.
I'm just flabbergasted by old letters and things that have a backstory. For instance, shortly before the pandemic I found a happy birthday card at an antiques shop. It was printed in Beverly Hills, presumably in the 70's, and contained a letter from a brazillian person to another but written in french. How random can that just be..
Hi Shango0. Sad for your cat. I know how he feels. That's a cool radio / phonograph. Wish I were closer. Anyway always great to see a video from you. All my very best.
Ok so Danno, you DO realize all of the coolest cats......really don't care......about anything......right? Especially if they are senior citizen cats-LMBO!!!! Gotta love their radar ears though-very fun to watch those in action/working :)
Shango066, thanks for making and sharing your video. That Philco's definitely a worthy set, no doubt. Does the cat live with anyone or has he always been a stray cat the past 12 or so years? He's most definitely worthy too. About 6 years back I adopted an abandoned cat named Ranger when he was 15 and he lived with me for 5 years until he passed on from old age. He was so very mellow and stately and was an awesome companion, and would follow me around everywhere I would go. I still get sad and cry when I think about him and am missing him. RIP Ranger, as God wills.
This have to be the best reality show on earth. A guy berating a old cat, the reading of nostalgic letters, playing old records, and also radio repair. A pretty good combination.
Yes you're right..and best thing that amazed me the phonograph that I tried to make one when I was student in school in 1965 and contaminated my hands and clothes and there I didn't have other than them while I need to go to school...no enough drinking water other than washing my clothes..sorry for that those days.."THE PAST COMES AGAIN TOMOROW" a Film that was shown on TVs at that time..💚🌷
@@MUN.A1988 You gotta figure that’s the timeframe in which Pearl Harbor happened and Japanese blew up that USS Arizona brighter at the same time, so yes they would have been interested. I believe in Japan on the radio and World War II time in America plus everyone was fearful of Japan make a bigger attacked. That’s what Roosevelt said.
Hopefully someone will grab this. A phonograph that works, knowing that a full recap will be needed, and possible socket replacement. I’d take it but I’m in New York plus I have a GE in decent condition that I plan on working on it. Consoles are not popular due to size and shipping can be expensive. Consoles are plentiful and prices are decent.
if you're new, stick around, it keeps getting better 😉👍
It;s so sweet how the cat wants to be with you, it must love you very much, such devotion.
Its catnip time!
I have 6 cats i know how it feels when they destroy someting that you are working on i am pasionated by electronucs too i have a 40" tv and i want to keep the cats well away from it
@@constantinjitariu1439 pets in general tbh, the dog stays out of my room.
Great video as usual. In '85 we got grandma's 46-1226 122 Philco My son used it as an amp to play cassette tapes until It died in '90.
As a neophyte I fooled around for the next 30 years trying off and on to repair it .In 2010 I recapped it and replaced 2 weak tubes But no joy
Last year I borrowed a loktal tube socket test adapter which let me measure all the voltages. It tuned out that one lousy resistor hidden under the band switch was open . It runs great now
1hr and 30 minutes of shango66 bliss
9:00 I am truly impressed with your high level of safety. Well done, Sir.
Safety is nothing more than making an effort to keep the wires from touching each other.
@@fredflintstone8048 safety is the breaker
@@1marcelfilms Sometimes. You can burn a system down, get electrocuted etc. long before the circuit breaker trips. Breaker only works if the current in the circuit exceeds the breaker rating AND for the proper amount of time. Breakers have two ratings.. current and response sensitivity which tends to be a function of how long it takes the breaker to heat up.
Clearly safety is number one in his book.
Safety is no accident.
Back in the 50s you would sit with Barbara near Christmas time and listen to the radio and pet the gray haired cat! Wonderful resurrection of a 74 year old radio / phono!
If I didn't live 3000 miles from you, I would "adopt" that radio for sure. This was made when America made everything in our own factories and we had total pride in the quality of our work.
That thing deserves a good home.
You said if you're not interested in this just skip over - - - are you kidding? I don't skip ANY part of ANY shango video!! Great job, as usual!
That red plated tube is a keeper.
That rectifier was really something. I haven’t seen that much melted steel since 9/11.
inb4 "too soon".........it was 20 years ago and that joke was fucking brillant.
Definitely Brad... it looks kinda like a small thermonuclear demolition utility went off inside each of the 5Y3GT's plate structures and vaporized those plates to dust.
I’m trying to figure out how they got the thermite inside the tube.
@@TheGuitologist Roger that, Brad... and no doubt someone else reading this tread is thinking, "you're both wrong... that tube looks like it got hit by a DEW"... lol :-D
Heard there were explosions at the base of the tube 🤔
Definitely an inside job.
Electrons can’t melt steel plates
Love the "period" music coming from the "period" radio/phono. So completely appropriate. Thanks for playing those old records for posterity....
Did anyone ever acquire this radio? I am really gaining respect for these old floor models. The sound is great. Wow , i never saw a rectifier tube EOL like that one! Great content man. Keep up the great work!
Looks like the radio came via New Mexico.
The letter was addressed to Berdena Mae (Chesnut) McGhee, born 8 July 1927 in Naponee, NE, deceased 17 October 2009 at Lordsburg, NM. She was married to Donald Andrew McGhee in Denver, CO in 1946. Husband Don passed away in 1997. Ref: obituary, Deming, NM Headlight, October 21, 2009, page 2.
There are three living children who might like to have that letter.
I bet the near-newlyweds treated themselves to the radio in ‘47 or ‘48. Maybe the Mayflower tag came from a move from Colorado to California.
Great work man!
That's actually a good radio/player. I have the the 47-1227 and love it! Philco actually made the first 33 1/3 turntable for Columbia in 1949.
I just restored the sister model of this radio, a Philco 46-480, with AM broadcast, FM, shortwave bands, push button tuning and no phonograph. Almost every single capacitor was leaky or shorted. After restoring the electronics and aligning the set, I discovered that it is a great performer.
Very good that you noticed the ungrounded negative end of the filter capacitor. Many of those Philco radios had that design. About half of them that I’ve repaired have been incorrectly repaired before with a grounded negative end. The radios then played very crappily with zero bias. Super common. It’s satisfying to fix a 65 year old mistake.
Love the cat photo-bomb! Cat says: "If you've quite finished messing with that old radio, I require food!" 😆😄
My dad has that exact same radio. My grandparents bought it new in 1946. That rod for the records is supposed to be bent that way, part of the way it changes the records. I would be interested in it if I didn't live half way across the country. Dads is restored and the radio works but they never serviced the turntable.
I like the little propeller. The little tiny platter is cute, too!
I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons that used to make me laugh. Fast forward 35 years and I always look forward to seeing your videos for great entertainment and a great laugh😂🤣 I spat out my coffee by the 10 min mark 👍🏻😅. Keep up the great videos and keeping us informed and entertained. One liners are the best!!😎👍🏻
@kevin barker LOL!
I hear ya!
Yes, coffee spitting is a definite risk when watching these videos. Be safe! Bahahaha!
I enjoy your videos and you often make me laugh....Thank you....A Former LA Resident and retired tech..........
Your entire channel is fantastic. When I'm having a particularly bad day with my depression and anxiety your longer videos keep me engaged and interested and help me clear my head. Thank you. Hoping to find a tube-based radio in my city and get it to work again, I've only ever worked on solid-state electronics, keen to learn new things.
I have the same issues. Shango has been a big help in that area. His videos are good medicine !
Such good videos! As one who has to repair customer's electronics, I really appreciate how down to earth you explain the trouble-shooting! It is often hard to find the problem and you have such a good way of explaining the procedures that lead to the solutions and repairs! Many do not realize that one has to use intuition and years of experience to get very old electronics to work well again! Good Job!
Lorraine sounds like she was good people. That letter and this stereo are relics of a more civilized era. I'd love to have something like this, but on Facebook marketplace down here, they're asking ridiculous sums for partial radios that have been used as chicken coops for half a century.
there's still a lot of good people out there. but were getting outnumbered. that's the plan
Another VERY enjoyable video. I have never seen a rectifier EOL like that before. Must have been one hell
Of a current draw when that happened….
The dynamic range of late 40’s/early 50’s 78’s was surprisingly very good when reproduced electronically.
I've found radios with bad 35W4s, and in some of them it was the only thing keeping them from working.
Poor old kitty looks like he needs some love. Not long for this world me thinks. Great vid as allways Shango!
love, a bowl of food and lots of pettings are in order
Priorities: Cats come first, old radios come second.
That cat is jealous of the philco's health
The cat is disappointed there aren't any spiders coming out of the radio as what usually happens when Shango fixes stuff outside.
That old cat is so damn cute.
Nice unit. I would love to have one of those. My grandparents had an old console like this in my grandfather's garage when I was little. Good memories of listening to the baseball game while working in there.
We had a 1948 Philco console AM with a 2 speed turntable with separate tone arms for 78 and 33 1/3. Series string single ended output. I got hooked on that Guy Lombardo Jungle drums you played so i searched for a copy but found none I could buy. the publish date on Decca was 1940.
Excellent resurrection video Shango066! Great troubleshooting on the IF static! And I am dumbfounded that the cartridge on the 78 RPM player was still hot! I would have sworn it would be dead. I don't think I have ever seen one play as well after 80 years!
For an old turntable and primitive stylus, it sounds good. I enjoy your comments, and I’ve learned from your videos. Thanks Shango.
That’s so awesome how you got that thing running. Perfect record to match too
You've shown us the amazing tech. that they'd it at 1930s and 40s....it's really mind blown..thank you so much for these videos Shango...💚🌱💚
The bent spindle is normal. It seems to work like the old Garrard changers.
Yucktal tubes!
B+ is high because your line voltage is higher than it was in 1947.
and if the output tubes are a bit low emission, they'll take less current, meaning less load on the power circuit, so higher voltage ,
and i hate those loctals also, luckily they werent used that often here in the UK although there were variations on the base used by european valve/tube manufacturers, some had bright plated pins(philips/mullard), more reliable contact!
Also has a solid state rectifier.
Indeed. Back then 110 vac opposed to 120 on input today. But that 10vac could mean 50 additional or more on the output.
@@Rev22-21 doubt it, maybe up to 30v more, easily solved with a resistor in series with mains input or even an inrush suppressor thermistor
That is so sweet reminds me of when I was a young lad great chose of records I I've it wish it was mine included the records thanks be safe and well God Bless
I enjoyed your LEGACY BOX video. It would be cool to see an oscilloscope alignment video with associated silver mica / tube wigout. As a millenial, your video motivated me to repair an AM radio, a bandscan is on my channel. I chaned all the transistors with brand new modern parts (gain and biasing is key) and an IC audio amp instead of the PNP dual transformer. It is LOUD now and enough to get me in trouble where I live.
Thank you so much Shango. This video is a piece of anthology. The resurrection of a old battered almost completely gone 40's radio, that sweet cat, and you, taking the time of getting us to get (@1h19min) the "feel" of that Guy Lombardo piece, of what such a piece of equipment could bring in a home in 1946-7. I'm keeping this video in my "best bank". Just wishing you could have found a home for this one and a complete restoration. I'd do it if I was closer. Happy Holidays from Québec, Qanada.
p.s. I'm listening my xmas music on a Loftin-White 45 amp that I built, and am working on a 20 year old 300B amp that I built too. Tubes are much fun! Sylvain Giguère
When it found out that it might be junked, it's desire to live caused the record player to start working.
It's ALIVE! Oh, and by the way, the cat was right, it didn't need a total recap.
Hermoso aparato ¡¡¡¡¡...los espíritus de esos músicos deben estar contentos por que hoy tocaron su canción otra vez .
That chassis was designed in 1941 and became a holdover when the war ended. The unused socket is for the output and power to the exciter bulb of a beam of light changer.
As I mentioned in my post...I have one of these in a plastic tote with the complete turntable, antenna and speaker..
Splendid moments with the master shango066
Old radios have such character, and to have the phono working? You have to love this homely entertainment system.
Must be pushing all 8 watts to the speaker. Thank you for your work 066
It was "homely" but was also cheap. It was Radio for the masses, or the Model T of radio. Philco kept that same design for nearly 10 years, and sold thousands of them yearly. One could buy 10 philcos for 1 Zenith, or RCA,. So yes, they were ugly, but provided entertainment before television was perfected and became the next home media outlet.
1:27:20 cool to see Brazilian music in a Shango video! Cool radio by the way, it deserves someone to take care of it. I'm impressed with that cartridge and how it still works 74 years later.
My Grandpa had this exact radio and even still had the wooden box which became a door in his cellar. Bought it after the war. Brought it up to his cabin once the family got a TV in the 50s. Was there until the late 90s, when his son brought it to his house. Still works good even though it probably hasn't had any work done on it for over 50+ years, but it could use a restore. That antenna is no gimmick. These radios are crazy sensitive. Grandpa's could easily pick up 650 WSM Nashville and 750 WSB Atlanta crystal clear from the Allegheny National Forest in northern PA.
Too high B+ is running the tubes rather hot. But the radio does work now. Could check for leaking capacitors going to
ground. Loctal sockets are a pain. IF transformers have mica caps at set values and they can go bad. Geriatric feline
seems hungry and deaf! Great resurrection of the old girl. Surprised the old crystal cartridge still works! Music still heard
like it's 1947 all over again! BTW Chichicastenango is a town in the mountainous part of Guatemala. Your records are
better than anything played on the AM band today Shango! This lowboy console is a keeper!😍
I got to say the record changer was a whole hoot all of it's own! Thanks for the laughs! I wouldn't have missed this for anything!!!
Keep these videos coming, please!
Darn. If I had any way to come get that unit, I would. I hope that it finds a good home. Thanks again for the videos, and peace. :)
Same I can’t believe no one wants it it’s so nice
I'd give it a home, but I'm in Florida...
@@foxyloon me too but I’m in Texas
Love watching your vids. Best photography, great commentary, and I learn so much....well done! (Keep em coming)
I have one of these sitting in my living-room right now. It was in the family since new but doesn't work.
The problems with getting them to work again are 1) cost 2) finding someone who knows how to repair them and who cares about doing good work and 3) availability of certain needed parts.
So my heirloom patiently sits awaiting that glorious day when all those problems are solved.
( deep sigh )
That cat deserves a nice warm bath & a good brushing ! :3
It's amazing the turntable worked with so little effort just a sticky motor, some ex beatnik just yelled Guy Lombardo's back in town! Great video I've been addicted to the dry humor for a while.
Table radios are more desireable. I`m 74 years old and remember my dad playing 78 rpm records like that . enjoyed your jot down memory lain .
that cat reminds me of DiodeGoneWild... Very smart cat, you should have followed XD Overall, very relaxing and wonderful and informative diagnosis, resurrection, and repair... too bad for the rectifier tube that his plates got melted... For the letter that was stuck there on that vintage radio, though old, still made me reminisce of the simple life from the origin and I hope its descendants will find that letter.
That canned cat food looks almost like Nutraloaf. That was some really *classy* music playing on that old phono!
Cool video. That chassis is in really good shape, actually. That infrared camera is pretty slick, and makes an excellent diagnostic tool.
What a beautiful record and an amazing audio comes out from the radio as well. The resurrection has been a total success!! 👍
Your the only one i have seen that does things properly and show people the reason to replace capacitors and valves etc.
That's a very nice floorstanding radio, I'd restore it if I ever came across one. Here in Europe such style of radios before the 1950s was rare, almost all of our radios were tabletop or shelf units. In the 1950s in the western part (Germany, France, etc.) there were console combinations, but they were wide, not nice and tall like this. Here in former Czechoslovakia we had very few vertical radios like this Philco. One exception was Tesla 1106A "Maestro II," made in the late 1950s. A rather unusual-looking radiogram, but very elegant.
Again, well done! Thank you so much for the geek entertainment! I just recently acquired a 39-116 in pretty good shape, all original tubes. I may even get the mystery control. If you’re impressed with the sound of 78s on a standard player with a crystal cartridge, just wait til you hear Philco’s ‘beam of light’ phono pickup…
I think the letter was written in a popular handwriting style called Spencerian Script. From the very late 1800's until around the 1960's, that was one of the most popular handwriting styles taught in schools here in the United States. I learned this style myself so that I could read the older record books in my office. Once you begin writing and reading that way you will never go back to printing anything. It is a real shame that this art is being lost.
Oh! Shango, hello, how are you? It's Shango, I love your videos, and today I watched the Philco Radio Restoration again, look my friend, I loved it, oh yes Shango, I also liked seeing the little leopard with you, she spent a good time listening to music..
As I said Shango, I do like your videos, ok friend Shango, until next time;; next time I'll watch other videos of yours, hugs old friend.
asd:.... Ricardo Salles Franz
Keep Resurrecting my friend love to see that old stuf from the past.
Greetings from the netherlands.
I’d take that thing in a heartbeat! The wood is in good shape, and floor model radios always look nice. Heck, I’d give you at least a hundred for it. Where I live, people list broken ones for more than that.
I wish I lived close enough to pick that wonder of yesteryear up. Loved this one. Especially the cat and the old Decca sounds.
Philco, the gimmicks go in, the quality’s left out.
Amazing how old tube radios are are so sensitive!
Wow I have NEVER EVER seen that amount of damage in a rectifier tube in all my 45 plus years of doing electronic work on old radios!!! Must have been a SPECTACULAR fire works display in that tube for a short time :-)
I've seen some tubes red-plating and even orange-plating, and I think I've seen one or two with small 2-3mm holes burned through the plate, but yes, I've never seen one eaten up to that extent. That would probably explain the dead filament, because I would expect the filament to ablate away, or pop at the spot weld to the lead-through wire, long before the plates got eaten up to that extent. That 5Y3 would definitely be a trophy to keep for the collection
that tube must have looked like a Mumbia transformer shorting video
I had a similar Philco in 1967, great bass. Mine had push buttons like a car radio used to have for radio station tuning. If I pressed more than one down together I could tune Long wave in. Short wave worked too. The 78 record player arm was broken off so I never played a record.
I do watch all your videos but this one is worth a comment more so because this old girl needs saving ....What a working classic and always man your videos are awesome...by an Aussie fan :-)
The screaming digital noise you were hearing was the FT8 digital mode on 20 Meter amateur radio.
You get me so excited to work on my radios and TVs everytime you make a new video..
i enjoyed this video very much shango. the nice letter, beautiful guy lombrdo tune and bringing that radio back to life made me very happy. hoping someone adopts it.
The two aluminum posts on the turntable are to hold the record in place the reason they turn is for the different size records 10 and 12 in
They really look like the hot and cold water tap handles.
@@joseppuig925 Yup... and if the music on the record seems a little too cold and tired one could turn up the hot side, which will add a touch of Benny Goodman to the tune and pep up the music with a bit of hot swing... lol :-)
Yes, I can hear that beat, in the "Jungle Drums" song. I enjoyed hearing these 78's, good fidelity on that Philco. I am amazed beyond amazed that cartridge is still working at all! Maybe the drier climate out there helps? In my area, those old cartridges are always dead, as found.
I think I remember radiotvphononut talking about those solid state rectifiers, Basically do not use them unless you want to destroy tubes, love the channel, keep them coming !!!
They work fine if you put a ballast resistor inline to get the proper voltage. You almost have to anyway, even with the valve rectifier, due to the line voltage being so much higher than it used to be.
I cant tell how much I like your take on the letter.... Almost more entertaining the the radio repair he he he . Love yours vids and Thank you much on e mail response over a blown resistor couldnt fix appliance ,gave up bought new one ,yes Im a typical USA consumer , it breaks , throw away ,and buy another , not by choice if they sold the part I d fix it in a heart beat.. Take care love your vids and humor
Brazilian radio in shortwave. Song - Não aprendi dizer adeus.
Amazing video. And the radio deserves a restoration.
Looks like it could be Radio Nacional de Amazonia on the 25 meter band.
Não aprendi dizer adeus. Música brasileira! Muito bom! Abraços
I have this exact same model 46 Philco. Sounds like WWV is right on 10.000 MHz where it should be. You did a great job trouble shooting.
I love all of your videos. But this one was really cool. The cat and the letter you found was amazing. It’s awesome to learn some of the history of the people who once owned this radio.
I have that identical Philco turntable fully restored. The spindle is fine. The top stack sits on an angle between the separator and the two rest stops. Two settings for 10 & 12 inch 78s.
The cat might be slightly hard of hearing. And hearing shango66 saying change the dam caps might have got the wrong end of the sick and thought he said you should change the dam cat lol
cap nap
This was a beautiful resurrection job, Shango. Well done, sir.
Very interesting video, since I have one. Probably the first old radio I ever bought.
It sounds great. It's also a loverly peice of furniture. I would love to have seen the rectifier let go, it would've been spectacular.
Wow a Rochelle crystal cartridge actually working and putting out voltage. Sounds like she is putting out the full 3 volts to drive that amp. Thats a first I've ever seen. Amazing.
Fantastic Shango066 video. I needed a big dose and I got it! Thanks for sharing with us and take care!
I like the old cat. He seems pretty relaxed. I'm glad you fed him.
I have the same Philco but mine has the pushbutton tuning also !!! Luv your Videos and the cat !!!
That changer is a slicer type...and the spindle is made that way to guide the records from stack to turntable. The record stack rests on the slicer shelves and supported by those two adjustable supports [for 10" or 12" 78s]. I have two Philco 41-608 radio/phonos with that tilt front design. These sets feature the so-called "Beam of Light" pickups. Changers are a product of Webster-Chicago...direct drive turntables. Solidly built. I'd keep that rectifier tube as a destroyed oddity. Beautiful penmanship. Becoming a lost art! This Larry was 12 in1955, not dust yet! Yep, the LP came along in 1948, 45's in 1949. I have that "Guy" in my 78 collection! That "hot" pickup is a one in a million. That Decca would be 1947-8 era. Same era as your Philco. Lombardo never changed the style of his band's sound. I have late 1920 Columbia Viva Tonal 78's...and sound identical to his last recordings from the 1950s. Of course, he was "Mr. New Years"...his band broadcast from the Hotel Roosevelt, NYC. for years on that holiday.
I find the Christmas letter fascinating. A different world, very little TV at that point. People’s view of the world were from pictures and movies. I find myself wishing to research some of the details. From a time my parents knew. The 1 year old is very likely alive.
Enjoyed the music being played on the record player.
I'm just flabbergasted by old letters and things that have a backstory. For instance, shortly before the pandemic I found a happy birthday card at an antiques shop. It was printed in Beverly Hills, presumably in the 70's, and contained a letter from a brazillian person to another but written in french. How random can that just be..
This whole resurrection, without a doubt, was a real Trip! I laughed my arce off!
Hi Shango0. Sad for your cat. I know how he feels. That's a cool radio / phonograph. Wish I were closer. Anyway always great to see a video from you. All my very best.
Ok so Danno, you DO realize all of the coolest cats......really don't care......about anything......right? Especially if they are senior citizen cats-LMBO!!!! Gotta love their radar ears though-very fun to watch those in action/working :)
Wow, the old radio was perfectly on time :)
Another epic episode. Very nice candidate for a restoration.
Shango066, thanks for making and sharing your video. That Philco's definitely a worthy set, no doubt.
Does the cat live with anyone or has he always been a stray cat the past 12 or so years?
He's most definitely worthy too.
About 6 years back I adopted an abandoned cat named Ranger when he was 15 and he lived with me for 5 years until he passed on from old age. He was so very mellow and stately and was an awesome companion, and would follow me around everywhere I would go.
I still get sad and cry when I think about him and am missing him.
RIP Ranger, as God wills.
10 inch Decca In Chi-Chi-Castenango/Jungle drums by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians Recorded data of 10/22/1940