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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 17:51:03 GMT
Wanted to share with you why I haven't done much with trains or posted much here. Thanks to Youtube, and watching tones of videos on the subject. I've gotten back into Antique electronics. Tubed radios, tuners, and amps. A secondary hobby I have not done much with in ten years but like steam engines that live and breath, tube electronics that light up, get warm kind of have character. I have several projects in varying state of restoration and since we are slow at work with the boss not minding. I'd figure I'd get them to completion.
To say the least all the research, parts searches, actually repair and other items have taken me away from the trains.
First project is this Harmon Kardon FM/AM tuner from 1955. It lives and breathes again. Needs an alignment and put back together. I'll either keep it, sell it, or trade it for a tube tuner that has FM stereo. This one is pre stereo, just mono. So who out there remembers this stuff?
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Post by ptc on Apr 22, 2020 18:08:13 GMT
Nice to have a backup hobby. You were missed.
Hope all goes well at work for you.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Apr 22, 2020 18:24:50 GMT
I remember it, although unlike my electrical engineer older brother, I never had the skill to do anything with vacuum tubes, cat's whisker radios and the like. Years ago I had a Zenith radio that could pick up broadcasts from just about anywhere in the world but I could never understand how. I remember having to look inside our family's first color TV from Sears when the screen turned green and the collection of tubes was astonishing to say the least. Much later on, my stepson acquired a Marshall amp that had similar components and I vaguely recall having to replace one based on reading a manual.
Most of us do have hobby interests other than trains and they actually complement each other. After all, if you want to participate fully in this hobby you need to have some basic understanding of electronics (very, totally, basic in my case, as in + and - and alternating current is different from DC).
Anyway, nice to see that you have been able to pursue this. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Post by dennym57 on Apr 22, 2020 18:37:02 GMT
Great hobby. I'm into vintage CB and Ham Radios. Attachments:
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Apr 22, 2020 19:20:47 GMT
I have a 1950’s AN/GRC-3 radio. It is a Army radio in my M42 Command truck. It works but I never learned how to use it and you are required to have a ham license to use it... Tom  Attachments:
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Post by josef on Apr 22, 2020 19:27:40 GMT
Great hobby. I'm into vintage CB and Ham Radios. My last Hybrid was a YAESU 401B. Best Ham radio I ever owned.
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Post by josef on Apr 22, 2020 19:44:48 GMT
Here's a radio I restored and a few of my collection of Military radios I restored to working order.
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Post by nycgeorge on Apr 22, 2020 20:02:06 GMT
Had an Old McIntosh receiver that had tubes. Was nice - That is until some else thought they needed it more than me.
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Post by Adam on Apr 22, 2020 20:09:44 GMT
CB/Ham Radio is a hobby I have always been fascinated by but never had the time to get into. Some day. Looks like a lot of fun.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 20:31:57 GMT
Had a National NC-57. Have an old Hallicrafters. have an RCA upright console, all work...and have a wood cased desktop, bad filter caps, replaced with modern caps inside the chassis, leaving the old one in place for appearance. i think i have a Scott (?) tube amp in the attic, several other bits. boxes of tubes, 5 tube and 8 tube for my car...8-tube installed and works (1950 Ford 6v + ground), have a King scope for auto shops..BIG....BIG Heathkit scope, tubed....SUN distributor machine, tubed...VTVM (that counts!)..cut my eyeteeth on vacuum tubes.....just as transistors were starting to become more main-stream.
"My" radar on the sub was an SPS-6, maneuvering watch station, and i maintained it.....all vacuum tubes....easy to fix when it quit (often), battle short on, rack it out, feel the tubes...cold one, just pull it, with power still on, walk over to my SINS station (six feet?) pull my box of battle spare tubes, find the right one, plug it in, watch the screen, when it showed working, racked it back in, battle short off, report to bridge.
Good story there with a LCDR Navigator who wanted to send me to Leavenworth for having unauthorized battle spares....and the ensuing dressing down he got from the CO....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 20:55:01 GMT
With any of these tube radios, 1970 pre. Do not plug them in and turn them on. 100% those electrolytic capacitors are bad and the old power cords rotted. Your dealing with hundreds of volts powering those tubes. They need to get a professional once over.
Josef, who made your radio on the left?
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Post by josef on Apr 22, 2020 21:04:44 GMT
With any of these tube radios, 1970 pre. Do not plug them in and turn them on. 100% those electrolytic capacitors are bad and the old power cords rotted. Your dealing with hundreds of volts powering those tubes. They need to get a professional once over. Josef, who made your radio on the left? Lafayette.
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Post by Yellowstone Special on Apr 22, 2020 21:42:16 GMT
How about a 1966 Fender Dual Showman all-tube amp.? Mine is covered and in storage buried behind boxes. But looks exactly like this one.  |
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Post by Adam on Apr 22, 2020 21:53:38 GMT
Nice Vern. I love the old Fender Amps. I currently own a Blues Junior since I don't play as much as I used to. I think my wife would throw me out if I get any louder than this 15 watt wonder.
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Post by RLM on Apr 22, 2020 23:00:35 GMT
vintage radios, preamp and amp are cool.
the smell when they are hot is priceless like Lionel ozone!
I like analog music, that mean records. I made my own turntable and tonearms.
AG.
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