Many thanks, Joe.

Thanks Mike.

Hey Mike :^)

hey Joe 😁

Have just tried it, tacked in temporarily just to try. Stood the transformer on the chassis on the RHS near the speaker. Gives 120 v onload, so only 3 volts high, that should be OK. So I will probably fix it there.

Yes, to be honest, Joe, this is not a great radio anyway, it's very basic.. I have gone with the caps I happened to have, and it now works OK. I've still got the line voltage transformer to sort out, though!

Ha! Didn't know that.

agreed joe 😁

It turns out there is a silicon diode in full view on the top-side of the chassis. (More on that, in my next video). The high B+ was (I think) due to the transformer putting out more than 117 V. I remember altering it (40 years ago) to get close to the correct voltage. I'm now thinking I should get this set to work at 117v as originally designed, before worrying about the adaption to UK voltage. The heater chain current needs to be 150 mA, so I need to check that first.

I second that, Mike.

The R707 in my video has a similar mod, so I can run it on 8 rechargeable AAs.

It also needed fairly little work. Electrolytics replaced, switches cleaned. The worst part was replacing the dreaded dial cord...

Yes! With the Lowe upgrade, too. Left to me by a kind friend. Easy to use, a great receiver.

Yes! A kind friend, now a silent key, left it to me. It is also one of the upgraded ones, so it also carries the Lowe label.

eBay, probably! Handy if you want an unusual clock, I suppose...

Yes, it is essentially much the same as the first Edison phonograph invented in the 1870s.

I had the same model of JVC receiver years ago, so when one came up on eBay I bought it. I love the sound of it.

Yes, good thinking. I think I will write on the speaker with a Sharpie to remind me which radio it came from.

The speaker I fitted is an ELAC, and I did some research and found that it is a German company, (although the one I fitted was made in England). They have a good reputation, whereas the original speaker was unbranded.

Thanks Mike. Sometimes I overlook the obvious!

Yes, Joe. I may give it a try, as it would be a 'Nothing to lose' experiment. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Mike.

Thanks Joe.

Thanks Mike.

Yes! It's been a while.

It does look good, but is actually a budget model, so there is only the one speaker, no tweeter. It sounds OK when I play music through it using Derek's modulator circuit. There is a connection for an extension speaker, too. Only mono though of course.

Yes, it's strange that it was designed to have a 15 watt dial lamp! I have another Ekco radio which has no dial light at all!

Le récepteur ne peut plus fonctionner maintenant, car le satellite pour lequel il a été conçu ne fonctionne plus.

Use it as an AM/FM receiver

@@Vico649 Unfortunately, it does not tune to either of those bands. It is only designed to receive the much higher, digitally encoded, signals from the extinct satellite.

330 mm 3mm dia silver steel bar was the stuff, I remember. It's expensive, though, probably because of the silver content. One company you could try is simplybearings.co.uk but you need to get the longer lengths, as the 160mm ones are too short. Select the 325mm option instead of 160mm. Other companies do supply this too, but if you order three of the 325mm lengths you will get free delivery. If you're not in the UK just search for 330mm length 3mm diameter silver steel bar. Hope this helps.