Don The old radio guy

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@Sam-pl7xi Ай бұрын

With your commentary Veteran, the best learning points come in your discussion of what you are doing with tearing honesty and immense quantum of experience and wisdom that pours out. It is a video I will use to go through a few times while I try and repair some old speakers I have (old, meaning Vintage, from the 2nd WW). It is the small things that put the big task together. I am not old, but a younger senior and I know what limitations come by. Given a couple of passionate learners under you, they would make great experts and professionally really good and well informed. Good Luck sir.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm beginning to really enjoy making videos of things I repair and then posting them.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 29 күн бұрын

@@Munakas-wq3gp oh, I think they're worth much more than that. They really sound good, especially for the size. Sometimes good things come in small packages!

@dontheoldradioguy7180 27 күн бұрын

@@Munakas-wq3gp i don't know where you get your information from, but jvc made some very good audio equipment. These speaker systems are very well built with quality drivers and crossover networks, so I think we've covered this topic enough

@terryblackman6217 Ай бұрын

Nice video and a great job.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliment. I really enjoyed doing this one. I need to get a clip on mic. Every noise I make at the bench comes through very loud!

@enedenedubedene4811 Ай бұрын

Wieso fehlt die Antiskating Vorrichtung?🙄🙄🙄🙄 Viele Grüsse aus Germany

@DavidSprings 2 ай бұрын

Is it Don the "old radio" guy, or "Don the old" radio guy? LOL

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 ай бұрын

Aha! That is the $5.00 question. It used to be an inside joke........not so much inside anymore! 😊

@heavyercuadra3521 2 ай бұрын

Cuenta con perilla para ajustar el peso del brazo?

@TheSonnyfaiz 3 ай бұрын

Hi Don, is this still for sale?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 3 ай бұрын

HI. No. It's been gone for quite a while

@lomgshorts3 3 ай бұрын

Better get used to rebuilding IF cans because mica caps are ALL wearing out, some after 80 years in the can. This is part of restoring old radios, so the info you supply is very useful to all of us. Thanks!!!

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

i haven’t had another bad i.f. transformer since. a lot of repairs but no silver mica disease

@aprilrosario6869 3 ай бұрын

I found this model at an Antique Shop for $120. I have yet to buy it because I have never owned a turn table before and it’s missing wires. Should I buy it?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 3 ай бұрын

It seems a bit pricey, seeing as how its incomplete. It might not even work! Maybe check Kijiji or market place for an alternative

@jeff1664 4 ай бұрын

I have the same turntable in a nordmende console. It has just started acting up. Usually only after it has just been turned on it will run slowly but if you give it some help afterwards it will run fine. Maybe I will need to take a look at the idler. Very informative video

@dontheoldradioguy7180 4 ай бұрын

Idler is the logical place to start. Also motor bearings may be dry or gummed up. Thanks for the kind words. I'm still waiting for the new cartridge to arrive

@jeffgrant2350 5 ай бұрын

I have the exact turntable on the bench. I am going to set mine up for 78 since it has that option

@dontheoldradioguy7180 5 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good idea. You might consider a mono cartridge for the project or an older shure cartridge like an m44 with 3 mil stylus. I believe you can still get that stylus. I'm just about ready to video and publish my final findings and my thoughts compared to Dual tables.

@djray369 28 күн бұрын

How do you get the platter off? I bought one for $40. It looks immaculate. There’s not even a scratch on the lid. Came with the original box and manual. The platter barely turns when the tonearm is engaged.

@alisonandrews5037 5 ай бұрын

Question for you - I’ve got two concerns with my Garrard 3000. 1) when the needle gets towards the end of the record, it starts skipping. Happens at the same point on every record. Suggestions? 2) When I click to “auto”, nothing happens. The tone arm doesn’t move at all. Any suggestion for this??

@dontheoldradioguy7180 5 ай бұрын

I'm very aware of this problem. You have to tread carefully here. On the auto chang gear there are 2 pawls. They must be carefully disassembled and carefully cleaned and reassembled. Under no circumstance lubricate them. Sometimes you need to carefully burnish the hole that these gears mount on by using some fine emery cloth wound on a screwdriver or drill bit that barely fits the hole. Use some light grade oil then completely clean the debris with q tip and alcohol. Reassemble and try again. Sometimes I've resorted to grinding away some of the surface of the bigger Pawl. Unfortunately these garrard trip assemblies were not designed for light tracking situations. I hope this helps

@royworthington3781 5 ай бұрын

What kind of radios? Do you do CB's?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

mostly tube radios. transistor radios as well if i can get parts. no cb anymore

@rockinsergio4969 6 ай бұрын

is the chassis harder than in td160 etc?Mine td125 chassis seems quite hard in comparison to td16x....

@dontheoldradioguy7180 6 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean by harder!. I have no experience with the td160

@rockinsergio4969 6 ай бұрын

I meant the springs....( I am not a native english speaker )@@dontheoldradioguy7180

@mjg263 6 ай бұрын

Nice, it’s like the one in my KLH Model Twenty stereo system.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

i remember them. mostly in crwam colour

@mjg263 Ай бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180yes, with turquoise highlights on the headshell.

@gursharansingh3345 6 ай бұрын

Dear sir, Type A record changer is best record changer,i have near about 30 different record changers in running condition,i can service any record changer

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

That's a lot of record changers. I have quite a few but not that many. While I like the type A, it is unusual with the pusher platform, I don't think it is suitable for playing my quality record collection. I prefer manual turntables with anti skating systems. The one exception I find is just about any 1200 series Dual turntables. They are a giant step above most changers

@jacknjill3000 7 ай бұрын

I just bought one yesterday from this phone repair store with random used stuff. I don’t need another tt and have like 10 in my collection and only use my Technics SL 1400 that’s from 1976. Everything seems to work fine, but when I drop the needle, it sort of jumps into the first track and I’m not sure how to adjust the anti tracking and the weight on the back of the arm, but just yesterday, I adjusted it a little and the same happens. I’ve had many tts and don’t recall the needle running across the grooves at the beginning like that. Anyway, i asked the guy how much and if it was working and he said he hasn’t tested the BD20d. So we plugged it in and the belt was laying on the platter. And I remember putting them on in the past and it all came back to me and took 5 mins. I’m not sure how I new that but had 2 BD22 back in the late 80’s when I wanted to be a dj. The BD22 is the same unit as the BD20D but has a pitch control and a red lit indicator and a different platter with the speed bumps on the edge to work with the red light for speed accuracy. But the BD22 was a workhorse and had for many years with no issue. I didn't even need to change the belt and I think I change the needles to a shire with a brush on the tip from radio shack. Miss that place and you could get almost anything electronic. I got my 2 Technics BD22 from this discount electronic store and I paid like $119. or $129. each around 1987. Like I said, they were a workhorse and had for about 15 years and still working great when selling them when up grading to the Technics 1200 MK2. The only minor problem I had from new was the dist cover would not stay up on both units. And since they both did that, I figured the batch this store had were all like that and didn’t take back and kept and the box was sealed when getting them. Cont. don’t want to lose this long post from my phone and the cancel button is too close to the box when editing.

@raheel9302 7 ай бұрын

@c-v-n3322 7 ай бұрын

I find it funny you are selling that turn table for 125.00 that's was the price I pay back in the day for it. Mine still works I have never changed the belt it's shockingly in good condition.

@brambaas999 2 ай бұрын

When did you buy it? I bought mine a couple of years ago, second hand and is still working almost perfectly

@c-v-n3322 2 ай бұрын

@@brambaas999 I bought mine back in the late 80's

@Donno308 7 ай бұрын

Hi Don. Thanks for the video. This is a very interesting turntable. I’ve never seen anything like that idler mechanism. It must’ve been pretty high end. Cheers

@dontheoldradioguy7180 7 ай бұрын

Hi Don. Thanks for your response. I love precision made equipment. I'm a big fan of Dual and Thorens turntables, some of the best on the planet. By the way, I've been glued to your channel watching your herculean efforts with that Bush radio. Impressive cabinet restoration. Cheers

@arnoldalt2571 8 ай бұрын

I have a type A Lab series with a Pinkering diamond needle. Tracks reliably at a gram and a half. What I am missing is the original handle for setting the tone arm on the record. Was the drive motor in these 2 or 4 pole? 4 pole is smoother.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Ай бұрын

all the ones I've seen have 4 pole motors

@alexandrzubko2057 8 ай бұрын

Does it have a built-in phono stage? Can it be connected to active speakers?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 8 ай бұрын

Easy answer. No to both. You need a receiver with a mag phono stage or an outboard mag phono preamp and then an amplifier

@alexandrzubko2057 8 ай бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 Thank you.

@MikeHart1 9 ай бұрын

I have this exact player in my old record console. How did you go about swapping the original ceramic cartridge with a new magnetic one and how did you add the counter weight at the back of the tone arm?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 9 ай бұрын

Well it wasn't rocket science, that's for sure. Since magnetic cartridges weigh usually substantially more, a counter weight is necessary. In my case I found an old steel ferrule that with a hole drilled into the back of the tone arm and a bolt and nut to attach, it wasn't much of a problem. The spring tracking pressure adjustment can be adjusted with the aid of a stylus pressure gauge to set it to, in this case it was 3.5 grams. The changer now tracks flawlessly and the trip mechanism works as it should. The only other concern is that the motor should be a 4 pole shaded motor and not a 2 pole. 2 pole motors usually radiate too much ac field and the result is excessive hum in the output. Check online for the difference in how a 2 pole phono motor looks as opposed to a 4 pole motor to figure out which you have. Don't forget that if you change to a magnetic cartridge, you will need to add a preamp

@MikeHart1 9 ай бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 Thanks for the quick reply. I appreciate it.

@Juris.Ivanovs.2079 11 ай бұрын

👍😊

@lilygalbraith-helps2251 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I too have this model and dont know what needle/stylus it needs it worked perfectly but then tried to change the needle and it doesnt anymore, please help :)

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

There could be many different cartridges used on this model. You need to have a lose look at the shape of the stylus and go to a stylus supplier like my needle store and find one that looks exactly the same

@bobetization Жыл бұрын

i have the exact same model but i dont know how to change the stylus

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

There could have been any number of choices for cartridges for that model. Some were ceramic and some like mine have magnetic cartridge. If you're looking for advice, you'd need to send a close up picture of the cartridge in question

@bobetization Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 i saw the stylus number N50SD needle

@bobetization Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 i think i found it from Amazon thank you Sir

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

@@bobetization If I'm not mistaken, you lift the tone arm as high as possible, take the stylus by the lp/78 flange twist it gently forward and release it from the brass clip that holds it in place

@bobetization Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 thank you Sir kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5mnbNxpptGyYI0.html

@brianharris22 Жыл бұрын

I have one of these turntables but when connected to a stack system it barely makes it through to the speakers, does it need a pre amp? Could it be poor cables? Any advice would be welcome

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

Not knowing what kind of system i don't know for sure, but the cartridge in that turntable does require an riaa compensated magnetic preamplifier

@jacknjill3000 7 ай бұрын

These need a receiver that has a phono input and with a built in pre amp. Not sure what a stack system is that you got, but actually all turntables need a receiver with a phono input with a pre amp. Many of the receivers from the mid 90’s and up did away with the phono input to save money plus record players were not very popular in the mid 90’s and up. When I was a teen in the late 70’s, I had this top of the line Sanyo boombox with the 2 detachable mics. I used to have a tt plugged in and I think it had a phono input or aux and it ran the tt and like a fill in stereo receiver. So in the mid 80’s i bought a small JVC boombox to do the same and you could barely hear the records on the TT and then when you switch back to the radio, it was like full blast. I took the boombox back not knowing back then what the issue was and got a Sony boombox and the same thing, but kept the boombox but didn’t try to connect the tt to the boombox. I guess the Sanyo I had, had a phono preamp and since it was top of the line. Later around 1998, I bought a mid range Sony receiver and it didn’t have a phono input and when you ran it through the aux, nothing came out. So that’s when I learned about the preamp to support the tt through that channel. Sorry for the long story and hope I made sense. So I would look into getting a preamp and that should get it running unless you get a vintage receiver with a phono input and with a built in preamp. Amps should work the same, but I don’t have much experience with them but should power everything.

@brianharris22 7 ай бұрын

@jacknjill3000 Thank you for the details, I had found my way to a pre-amp and sorted the issue, at some point I will go the extra mile and upgrade to a new system when budget and time allows for this guilty pleasure

@mistermxyzptlk7841 Жыл бұрын

What stylus is that? Is it considered an upgrade from the stock one?

@jungleman4921 Жыл бұрын

I live down under in New Zealand,below Australia.Im in my 70s now but I have been restoreing/repairing pocket size and table top transistor radios since I was in my teens.I have a small collection left because the collection became too much,so gave away some to interested people but the ones I still have are the best of my collection and all work to their original condition.A few Ive had to recap,resolder cracked circuits and repair the plastic/bakalite cases.Amazing the designs and colours they were in their day.I m always hunting for more,some I have for spare parts that are not worth repairing but I try to get them all going.Condensers are hard to get hold of the foil wrapped ones and you cant solder to foil.So some components are very hard to get hold of unless you have one or some for parts.Volume pots wear out mostly.Re-alignment is easy as long as no one has already cracked the carbon threaded tuning rods,that are caped with wax.Its a very passionate hobby of mine and getting very hard to find now these days.Espeicaly down under here in little New Zealand.

@westinghouse Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@endurorider44 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, Thanks! Stay safe and best wishes.

@lebenitj Жыл бұрын

Hi,Don...if you still have it-could you show,how you made the plinth, was it stereo from the beginning? And how you managed to put the new cartridge...thanx from Israel

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

HI I don't have the turntable anymore. I not only made a new plinth, but I made the whole base out of many layers of baltic birch plywood. I had a template and I made several sections of the base and glued them all together and with a spindle sander I made all the layers even. Putting a new cartridge in was easy. The headshell is removable and it has the standard mount for all standard cartridges. Cheers, Don

@vivekpatkar9638 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Can you please show how you have wired the system? We have the same unit. However we don't know how to set it up.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

Send me an emailto [email protected] with a picture or 2 and I'll try to help

@andrewdmandru3756 Жыл бұрын

I have one in a sylvania portable unit. What cartridge did you use? Mine has a disfunctioning astatic 181d.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. My unit has a magnetic cartridge in it. Most of those changers came with ceramic cartridges like the astatic 181. Getting quality replacement ceramic cartridges are getting difficult. Those cheap Chinese cartridges with the red stylus are to be avoided at all costs. They are cheap and poor quality and don't fit the standard 2 hole mounts of ceramic cartridges of yester year

@andrewdmandru3756 Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 I've picked up a turntable with a pickering v15 cart, which I find to be pretty decent with an elliptical stylus. I feel that would go well with this turntable. Your thoughts?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewdmandru3756 HI. In a word no!. That cartridge is high compliance and meant for tone arms that have better "trackability" The fact that it has an eliptical stylus means it would need anti skating compensation which that Garrard doesn't have. Get a basic mag cartridge, the lowest price one from China would do. It will need to track at about 4 grams, much higher than the pickering.

@andrewdmandru3756 Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 thanks

@zx8401ztv Жыл бұрын

What a well made radio, lots of metal and sturdy looking. No silicone chips to fail and impossible to find years later.

@quasarhi Жыл бұрын

Did it work? the playdoh ?

@dontheoldradioguy7180 4 ай бұрын

I guess it's not clear, but it was a complete failure and I abandoned the effort

@JohnnyUmphress Жыл бұрын

I too rebuild radios to working order. I'm not into restuffing capacitors and that stuff. I just like my radios to perform properly and look fantastic. That Philco already looks beautiful. I have that same radio in my collection except mine is not the push button version.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

I agree on the restuffing thing. I think it's overkill. Besides I love to play with the design, trying to better the performance. Sometimes it works, sometimes I de-mod the circuit. The go to for getting the absolute best sound from a mantle radio has to be Zenith. I've had 2 Zenith mantle radios with almost unbelievable sound from a 50C5 output tube. The pushbuttons are a waste of time where I live. There is only 1 station that comes in reliably. On a good winter's night and with all dimmers and such turned off I can get quite a few more stations.

@JohnnyUmphress Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 A least you have an AM station. Where I am here in the Arkansas Ozarks there are no AM stations that will pick up with a built-in antenna. So I transmit my own station of old 30s and 40s tunes.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyUmphress Yeah, but it's a goofy small town wonder that broadcasts obituaries every afternoon. I have a long wire outdoor antenna and it's easy to couple to the loopstick or loop antenna. I even have a home brew impedence matcher and especially with the short wave bands does help to better the reception. I agree on the rebroadcast device. I've started on two versions, one solid state and one tube. They've been put on the shelf so I can do up something else. I'll have to get them out and get at least one of them going over the next winter

@dontheoldradioguy7180 Жыл бұрын

Funny thing that your're from Arkansas. I've become addicted to the KZfaq videos on your state troopers and their chase videos. Nice country down there!

@JohnnyUmphress Жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 I would love to watch the build when you do the tube version transmitter.

@vidatomica 2 жыл бұрын

Don, do you have any 1200s that you wanna sell?

@YouAllKnowBob 2 жыл бұрын

Nice restoration! Marvelous mechanisms. Engineers were geniuses!

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

These mechanisms that Garrard built after the Type "A" series were the most reliable and easiest to repair. Unfortunately Garrard's idlers did not age well, and most have to be rebuilt, which is very expensive. The contemporay changer brand of "Dual" I have found that most of the idlers even though over 50 years old, can be resurfaced and ready to go for another 20 years or so.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for joining. I am in the process of making a new video showing re-surrounding of a pair of 6" reclaimed mid/woofers.

@KidCoyle 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@wsbill14224 2 жыл бұрын

Practically everyone had that turntable. It was the first I know of that was good quality but not audiophile expensive.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

That is the first of that model I've come across. I did have an sl-220 which I heavily modded. I sold it and now I wished I hadn't

@johnnytacokleinschmidt515 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like you have plenty to do. Good luck and enjoy!

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

I sure do! And I've only just begun to start on 1

@famousamos868 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent passive radiator build! Thank you so much for sharing my friend! ...from what i understand sofar (I'm a noob to PR's though) ...when your powered woofer is barely moving but your passive woofer's moving alot you'll be at or pretty close to the resonant frequency for that passive - not sure if that's the same as 'free air' resonance or not

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's more apt to say that both the active woofer and the passive radiator resonate at different frequencies, so your comment would be appropriate only when the passive radiator is in resonance

@AbandonedNorthJersey 2 жыл бұрын

I found a altec lansing with exposed tubes dated 1955 with a tuner that works b u t gets hot,enough to cause a fire. I theorize as I shut it down. My question is if there is housing missing on the Amp with exposed tubes.it is like new but it overheats and also humming,the speakers are 3 feet x 4 feet and 18 inches wide .I can't fix it myself but do you think I should have it repaired?estimate is 400 US dollars

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. I definately would NOT use it until it's been serviced. More than the household hazard it will likely be seriously damaged with use under that condition. Get it to a good service centre and get it serviced.

@defaultuserid1559 2 жыл бұрын

The Zenith AM/FM is the same radio that I kept running for my parents for many years. It only needed the occasional tube replacement and it's a real performer. When my parents passed away, I cleaned it up and gave it to my brother and he says it's still working great. Definitely a keeper but all of them look like keepers to me. That's why I have over 200 radios in my collection. I'm currently restoring/repairing several portable tube radios from RCA, Zenith and Admiral.

@Burgoseletronica05 2 жыл бұрын

Hi friend. Here in Brazil many people do repair and restoration in this old transistor even in some cases tube radios. Thanks for share.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

I think that up here these things are treated like throw away items. Most were tossed when better designs came out. I just happened to acquire what I have from a friend who collects everything!

@bob7872 2 жыл бұрын

I think they are worth it. At first I thought you meant the pocket ones lol! Those are hard to work on but still interesting also. I often keep a radio on so I don't always have to keep a computer on.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob. I doubt that I would spend any time on a pocket transistor radio. They tend to be a.m. only and we get only one a.m. station up here.

@stephenwilliams5201 2 жыл бұрын

You bet. The quality is better as they had better sound. The cases mostly made heavier. Had heft and "presence" that we don't see now. Thanks

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

just like most everything these days. Just cheap stuff to go to the landfill just after warranty expires.

@raheel9302 2 жыл бұрын

i have a old KENWOOD KA-1010 Stereo Integrated Amplifier. When ever i connect the speakkers its make noice after some time .

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

Well it does need service. Can't tell much by remote control

@raheel9302 2 жыл бұрын

@@dontheoldradioguy7180 Okay sir i want to fix it myself.

@jacknjill3000 7 ай бұрын

I have a Kenwood KR5600 receiver and a Technics SL 1400 and both from around 1976ish. On radio it sounds incredible and like a Marantz and love my Kenwood receiver. But on phono, it’ll sound like the channel has an issue and sounds a lot lower or only plays out of one speaker and the same happens when I hook up another tt and at first I thought it was the turntable but haven’t tried on a different receiver. So now I fuss with the knob that changes from radio to phono and aux and that seems to work but the volume is still lower than when I set h back to radio. So I think my receiver needs to be serviced but one day i will try another receiver and see if it’s the turntable or receiver. So until you test it on a different receiver to see if the same thing happens to narrow down issue, it’s hard to tell. In the old days all you had to do was go to your friends or neighbors to test out on their system bc everyone had a stereo and receiver.

@raheel9302 2 жыл бұрын

NICE.

@dontheoldradioguy7180 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is nice. I've always liked technics turntable

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