Love Ron's giggle when the magic smoke escaped!

Ron is an absolute gem! I have a 1949 Hallicrafters receiver that he helped me fix via email over the course of a couple months. I sent him the schematic and pictures and asked if he could help. He noticed in one of the pictures that I had an oscilloscope and a signal generator, so he was willing to try to help me. He, very patiently, walked me through troubleshooting step by step. The radio now works great again! I know a lot of you wonder about his abilities, but Ron has been doing circuit design for many decades and is competent in everything from tubes to microprocessors (he just prefers old tube stuff now that he’s retired). His priority is almost always in just getting the equipment working again and not in making it pristine, so there’s no need for NASA-spec solder joints or pretty component layouts inside where nobody will see it. As anyone who’s watched more than a couple of his videos knows, Ron is *always* entertaining and you just might learn something too!

Love it how Mr Glasslinger cackles away when something goes belly up. You dont see that style of entertainment with Mr Carlson :-D

I swear when the TV went up in smoke and how you just giggled about it that made my day, I loved the video bud!

Love your videos! You and SHANGO are very entertaining and full of good old technical expertise with the old electronic steam powered devices, love it when magic smoke is released, these things are to be expected when working on old gear. Certainly makes me feel a bit better when I make blunders around high voltage circuits!

This is one of the most powerful things i have ever seen. I hope to have even the eighth of the confidence and know-how you do someday. The way you effortlessly move from component to component with the utmost sureness and knowhow is admirable beyond anything else I could possibly call admirable

I love it when things would blow up or smoke out like that! I love tapping tubes and having them arc inside since I was a young kid! I owned a musician's electronic equipment shop in Denver about 10yrs ago called Mars Amp Repair. I hired a friend tech I had trained on VCR's back in the 80's to work for me. I showed him how to always tap test the power tubes in guitar amps. Since he never worked around lethal voltages, it just freaked him out when things would arc. Just used to CRACK ME UP watching him tap the tubes like the whole thing was going to blow up in his face. We were really good friends, so it was all in fun.

I do love the Aesthetics of these older TVs.

Hey Ron thank you.Your videos are always entertaining cheers I will look forward to your next video .stay healthy

This was an entertaining resurrection indeed.

Reminds me when i first started to fix tv's in the 70s this can happen to the best of us great video Ron

Ron, you're real and make mistakes like we all do. I appreciate that you never edit them out! I think mistakes are how we learn and it delights me that I'm not the only who screws up lol. And keep your videos very interesting and entertaining. I am always delighted to see that you have a new video.

"It sure as hell had the shit blown out of it" - you're right, you just don't get that kind of entertainment with Mr Carlson 😀

Young folks pay attention, Ron's knowledge is priceless. If you listen and pay attention he's always showing his wisdom and not afraid to share it. This set would have been good to repair on July 4th! Hope the cat survived the explosion!

I love those moments after an electronic scare…you’re almost embarrassed it makes you jump. I was right there with you. :)

OMG Ron, i actually jumped away my self when that TV hissed at you. your so entertaining and helpful with your videos please keep them coming.

Great video Ron, ahh! the magic smoke, i could almost smell it!.

This is the best thing I've watched since Dr Zhivago in 1965.

I thought Shango66 was the dare devil but Ron takes the biscuit

It's not just the electrolytics that are ready to explode! 💥 ...... Farting, and then blaming the cat? That's mean! 😂😂😂

I really wasn't expecting this to be as funny as it was informative. I'll be sure to check all the boxes when the algorithm asks.❤ Our first TV as an Admiral, lasted for years, and then the parents went out and got a Zenith portable, which was like going from a dial phone to an iphone back then.

Great video Ron! It's the greatest pick me up since the pandemic started! It gives me a good idea though on one way to trouble shoot a piece of electronic equipment. Just turn it on and wait for it to heat up and begin to smoke. Then quickly find the faulty component with a smoke alarm! Works faster and easier than using a VOM or oscilloscope! Not only are your videos informative but they are humorous and very human. Keep the videos coming as we are all waiting for them! 🚒🚒🚒 PS: Miss the cat!

Awesome smoke show @ 19:35, laughed right along with you. These things happen when fixing tube sets, thanks for not cutting it from the video ;)

Part 2 please, I would really like to see the set in its former glory!

You and Carlson are both doing well and I enjoy watching!

My heart beats fast watching you work sir, especially when that smoke comes out, but I always try to calm my feelings by believing you are a person with a lot of experiences.

The first color TVs came out in the mid-1950s. My dad won a huge console 1956 RCA color TV. There was only one channel (NBC Channel 4 -- "Peacock") in LA, CA, and it only had one show, The 6-O'clock Nightly News, in color. It had all sorts of adjustable screen, color, and tint controls on the front and I experimented as a young boy to see what they did -- the first color Xerox machines later also had such controls. It also had all sorts of problems and had to be fixed several times within its first year. Watching the TV repairman fix this huge console TV was fascinating to me.

You are the best Ron, love watching your video's 🍀😉

Cool! Though that's a 20X1 chassis, dates from about 1949 (not 1960's).

Really interesting, thanks Ron. I wasn’t expecting you to pull out the thermal camera given your usual old time expert techniques!

When I saw that big puff of smoke, it reminded me of a certain umm thing I did in secondary school. I was telling the screen "exhaust fan mate, exhaust fan!"

Ron in all the years I ve been watching and following you on the channel I ve been waiting for that ,, dam that made me laugh with you,, not at you.. We all make mistakes hey.. After the dreary day I ve had that made me smile !! And your reaction was priceless!!! knowing you it,ll still be sorted and perfect again I,m certain . Brilliant restorations you do. Thank you for sharing them with us .

LOL - I read the comments first and it still got me!!!! Love the videos!!!! Great work!!!!

I Love Your Videos. I Worked On Vacuum Tube T.Vs And Radios Back In The Day As They Say. Late 60s And 70s. By Then Solid State Had Caught Up. I Truly Enjoy Watching Your Videos. Keep Safe And Keep Them Videos Coming.

"Carlson does everything perfect every time so he doesn't have any smoke to show off. [Laughs] Oh, oh, oh, I didn't plug the speaker in, no wonder ..." Awesome.

I really like Mr. C’s channel too, and he is quite the perfectionist, but how many times have y’all seen Mr. C make his own friggen vacuum tubes?

I'm constantly in awe of your amazeing tech knowledge!I'm a car mechanic by trade but love old vintage gear .I have utmost respect for you Ron !love your interesting vids

Mr C cuts the good parts out.

Watching from Denmark, Scandinavia, Ron. Always a pleasure.

Lots of TVs from the 50's had miniature tubes. I have some.

That set is much older than 1960s. The CRT still uses an ION trap on the neck. By the 60s the Ion traps were no longer used. There are more tell-tail signs its from the 40s or 50s.

I had a good laugh when you let the smoke out!

I love it, LOLOL You are one of a kind made laugh when i was down THANK YOU

I love that you didn’t cut it out. Shoes even the best make mistakes. 😀

Congratulations on the FLIR camera! Fun to watch such high tech being used to repair such an old piece. Great job, perhaps the next project is to use a VHF-UHF modulator from an old VCR to generate your own 'tv station' *with* audio :ø)

It's about time somebody let out that magic smoke at least it was a capacitor and not a selenium rectifier. Thanks i enjoyed the video a lot.

Very enjoyable to watch, and glad you shared what you found at the end. Thanks for sharing with us Ron.

I like your (cotton) dresses - less flammable! Denim is good for lathe work,..we won't mention open toed heels. ;-)

another cool set love the tv repairs especially!

Thank You for making those videos Ron, they are both actualy useful and entertaining!

Another awesome, funny video and beyond informative! Thank you!

There's something about those old discrete component sets that I love. I remember when hybrid tube/solid state sets were a big deal. Then slowly chips started appearing in the circuitry. The best bench tech that I ever ran into was a scrawny woman from India who would tell me in her accent to make sure that the set had a good black and white picture before I start tinkering around with the color circuits. Man I miss those days!

I'm three minutes in. I've never seen this gentleman's videos before. I'm excited about this television. He's better on the sewing machine than I am, that's clear so far. Looking forward to figuring out what this is all about and watching the repair.

Wow your a fellow Houstonian!! Awesome!! Me to, love your videos and amazed with your craftsmanship.

That is like, THE most dramatic magic smoke I've ever seen haha XD Quite a lot of it too LOL XD

Great tv and an even better video! Thanks!

great watching this video and the added special effects you do a great job and you are a master of your craft great to watch .

Fixing these old TV's reminds me of working on my dad's Studebaker.

Great stuff. Still at work here in Ireland, but will save this to watch later. Many thanks Ron.

Damn that's an awesome looking vintage case. 😀

I once repaired an old kit-built strobe light- a Radio Shack "Psychostrobe"- which ended up partially submerged. It was actually in better shape than I had expected; I only found one bad circuit trace. A bit of cleaning and some new capacitors and it's working like new. You can still buy new tubes and trigger transformers for it from the original Japanese manufacturer. I have a big 120w soldering iron in storage which I use for chassis soldering. I rarely use a soldering gun. The key is to have something with a very large thermal mass.

Lol you get more of a kick out of making smoke and getting shocked than anybody I know 😜😊

It was explained to me; All electronic parts have smoke inside, once you let it out you have to change the part as there is no way to put the smoke back in. Thanks for a great video... B.T.W. I believe that set is circa 1948...

I'm in in the middle of putting a new shop together, and for absolute sure it will now have a kitchen 'island' with all the components boxes under it. What a cool idea. Cheers Ron!

That was brilliant! You (sorry I mean the cat) vented before the capacitor did......

Tubeslinger vs Carlson…… hmmm apples and oranges but but both awesome!😂🤣 I am so glad you didn’t edit that out!!

RCA announced in "Electronics" magazine, new miniature tubes, which proved reliable. The first ones, such as the 6J6 ECC91 VHF dual triode, were introduced in 1939 that tv is much older than 1960 by that time the only round tubes were on color TV sets I would say 1949-1950 I still admire your knowledge and when it comes to 1920-1930 radios you are the absolute authority on thoses

As a young kid, circa 10yrs old, I obtained an Admiral console TV from a friend. It had a turntable and radio, too. The picture tube was flat so I really couldn't do anything with it. There as a little independent TV repair shop in the town center (Morris Plains, NJ) where I used to go thru their trash & pull all the old tubes out of. One day I was walking by there was a 12" rectangular CRT in the trash that I grabbed & took home. The CRT in the TV was as I recall a 10BP4 and the rectangular tube was a 12BP4 (if memory serves). Seemed to me a no-duh that other than being rectangular, it should work. Keep in mind, I really knew nothing about TV's! I had te chassis on top of the set & klooged in the tube, and Voila...it worked! I considered myself a freakin' genius (:- )

Just found your channel! Your a genius, but you already know that! Great video!

Thank you for all these great videos!! Iv been watching your vids for a long time and learned a lot!

Fantastic videos I always learn something. Thank you Tesla Radio

love your videos....keep em coming.

Looking good as always Ron!

very nice logical repair... interesting tv 😎 thanks

Really fun video Ron, I love watching you work through these old sets! When it let out the heavy smoke I was like whoa, it's toast, but no you just laughed it off. You got it going which is so cool. You are so great at this and make it look so easy, but we all know it is not, unless you possess the knowledge and knack, which you do. Awesome video!

thanks 19:35 i needed that...🤣 reminds me of the radio/tv school tube days, 1968 omg... the cat ran for the hills... just another day in the shop for kitty...:] you made a cap tester

Almost needed CPR when that capacitor blew! Interesting that you mentioned Hurricane Alicia. I was living in Houston (Montrose) during that one. As always, enjoyed this. I wish I had a fraction of your knowledge!

I love your Channel. I love this episode I have never seen a television from the 1960s with a field coil in the speaker and getting the high-voltage from the RF. I really enjoy your channel a lot. This was a fun episode to watch. I'm ready to finish watching it now. I think you're awesome

i was going to upgrade the processor in my PC tonight, it arrived today, sadly I'm to much of a nervous wreck after watching this to do it tonight. You never disappoint Ron, you got guts I've had to many bad experiences over the years with old CRT's. Take care and thanks.

The TV is from 1949. Miniature tubes have been around since the late '40s

Lookin good as always!!

Hi, this John from Snyder, Tx. like your videos . I had an electrolytic on the output of a low voltage switching supply of an IFR 1100 blow up against my arm Saturday, Talk about surprises

Great find Ron. Its more a safe than a chassis 😃

That's the fun part of electronics at 19:39!!! LOL

Mr Carlson doesn't have smoke.. Or wear nice frocks either!

A great fix! Also pretty mindblowing to see a BnW CRT TV showing "no signal" and digital artifacts whenever the signal gets lost :)

Would have been good to see it all finished and a polished case! Worth watching for the condenser explosion though!

Good work Ron 👍🏻

great video!

Fantastico!!! glasslinger. Saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina.

Oh yeah glaslinger eu gostei, a TV voltou a funcionar, gostei muito meu amigo Oh yeah Glaslinger I liked it, the TV is working again, I really liked it my friend

Hi Ron your tech friend Dave here I enjoyed your video very much I always do the old sets can be very hard to work on it's nice watching a pro at work I worked on an old zenith myself you're very good at what you do looking forward to your next video may God bless you and keep you always

That's actually a 1949 model. It's basically the top half of the classic mini 1949 Admiral 10" bakelite console. It's actually harder to find than the console model. Beyond knowing that fact, whenever you see a roundie 7"/10"/12" CRT TV with a deco-ish bakelite cabinet, you can bet it's pre-1951. Exciting show! I never had a component smoke that much! What an awful stink it is.

Thank for another great video. It was Fun to watch the Capacitor smokes. Great good old days. Thank you again 73 Mal KI7DYM

That was funny! I am glad u were not hurt. Thanx Ken from gpt ms

That sets definitely from the late 1940s the Double D Style on the mask also would put it at about 1949 or 1950 after that the Double D mask was gone... TV manufacturers started using the miniature tubes right after the war, because of the space-saving and because of all the vast surplus of the miniature tubes, that were about to go mainstream.

15:50 you farted and blamed the cat 😂😂

Spectacular, very funny, especially when the thermal bed tells you that it is very hot but you still touch it with your finger. 😂😂

hello mr GLASSLINGER i injoy watching you restore old radios and tv,s your knowledge of Electronic,s is outstanding keep up the good work sir iam watching you from Australia

That was cool! Yeah Carlson don't have that kind of smokin' adventure..... LOL Cheers! 🍻 You people are brave, I'm afraid to stick my hands in one of those old sets like that. I'd probably be on the floor a lot..... -AC