Article: 331275 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: Cross over Capacitor References: Message-ID: <6f7Nf.33735$Ly6.24438@bignews5.bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:03:43 -0500 G. Wilson wrote: > hello > I am trying to make both sides of a stero speaker system the same > > The one side uses a cross over capacitor of 12 / 15 volt > > To make the other side the same > > do I use two six ufd electrolytic caps back to back > > or is there some other way to make up that 12 value ?? > > I don't know how to measure these for value > thanks !! > Gordon To make a non-polarized cap you connect two polarized ones with the positive (or negative) leads together, connected in series. Both caps should be TWICE the required capacitance value and equal to the required voltage rating. So you need two 24uf 15 volt caps. Article: 331276 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1209u7bq1bvog5a@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:39:22 GMT "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:cN7Nf.47471$g47.20182@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > In article <1209u7bq1bvog5a@corp.supernews.com>, exray@coqui.net says... >> >> >>Gary Tayman wrote: >> >>> Would you believe the bid is over $11,000.00? >>> >>> On a seller who has only been doing this since 2/21, with zero feedback. >>> >>> >>There might be some people yanking the guy's chain - folks who know its >>a fake and is going to get pulled any minute now. >>:)) >> >>-Bill > > Yup I think Bill is right..... I did email one seller.. the guy with > the 896 feed back rating... gave him the original auction number. Am > sure he can figure it out from there... and since I was the buyer on > the original auction ... the pictures aren't mine... sure wish they > were ... I would have some serious fun changing them a lot... > > Jeez... I really don't want to sell the radio... but at those prices > I might just reconsider it... > > John > Party's over. "Please be advised that the following auction: 6609504812 - Zenith Walton 12S232 Black Dial Radio was ended early by eBay. The auction was ended due to the account suspension of the seller. All results for this auction are null and void. Regards, eBay Trust & Safety" jim menning Article: 331277 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1209u7bq1bvog5a@corp.supernews.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:55:19 GMT In article , jmenningSPAM@new.rr.com says... > > > >Party's over. > >"Please be advised that the following auction: > >6609504812 - Zenith Walton 12S232 Black Dial Radio > >was ended early by eBay. The auction was ended due to the account suspension of the >seller. All results for this auction are null and void. > >Regards, > >eBay Trust & Safety" > >jim menning > > Hi Jim ... and whoever Oddamerican is?.... Jeez.. someone gimme 13K for that thing and I'll go find another one!.... Wonder if FleaBay takes their final value fees outta the sellers credit card before they kicked him out?.... John Article: 331278 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:27:39 -0400 Message-ID: <120a558aqvb3le4@corp.supernews.com> References: <1209u7bq1bvog5a@corp.supernews.com> John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird wrote: > > Yup I think Bill is right..... I did email one seller.. the guy with > the 896 feed back rating... yeah, I didn't really want to get into a bidding war with him :) -ex Article: 331279 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: norml Subject: Re: 78 needle questions Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:58:13 GMT Sorry, Syl, this is just not right. There are very heavy, cast metal arms which were intended to play shellac records with single-play, set screw fastened, steel needles in primitive crystal cartridges--including the wired and wireless Philco players. That isn't to say that there weren't lighter, more sophisticated players. But those playing 78 rpm records need to understand the different characteristics of the shellac and vinyl pressings as well as the players designed for them. Norm "Syl" w rotf: >"norml" wrote in message > >>I have been following this thread and want to issue a couple of cautions. >> >> There are very heavy arms with crystal cartridges that were meant for >> steel >> needles on shellac surfaces. > >None that I know of. Actually, crystal cartridges were designed to alleviate >the problem >of early magnetic cartridges, weight/wear on records which was minized by >using single >use steel needles, or at a time Tungs-tone, which were good for about >50 -100 plays. > >Crystal cartridges on the other hand were designed to be gentler on the >records >from their lower mass and lower weight on the record. You could use steel >needles >but they were designed to use longer lasting stylus, Osmium, synthetic >sapphire. >Some Astatic even came with their own special Nylon damped stylus. Although >the stylus offered some sort of noise suppression from the damping offered >by the nylon "link", it also seriously damped the available output from the >cartridge, >hence the design of a "special" crystal cartridge with it's own special >stylus. > >Actually, it was the same cartridge, but with a larger crystal element to >compensate >for the lower output. Using the same nylon damped stylus on any other phono >cartridge >yield a much lower output but with the same benefits as from the "special" >cartridge. > >> An osmium needle in such an arm will create havoc on the needle and the >> record. Single-play steel is the rule for such >> machines. (I am thinking particularly of a Philco, '30s wireless player I >> have--No counter ballance at all.) > >The Philco wireless player, as well as RCA R93 use early magnetic phono >cartridges. >This is not the case here, we are talking about radio/phono combination >which uses >either an Astatic, a Shure or a Webster crystal cartridge. > >Syl > > > Article: 331280 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 03:59:12 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> In <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> norml writes: >I have been following this thread and want to issue a couple of cautions. >There are very heavy arms with crystal cartridges that were meant for steel >needles on shellac surfaces. An osmium needle in such an arm will create >havoc on the needle and the record. Single-play steel is the rule for such >machines. (I am thinking particularly of a Philco, '30s wireless player I >have--No counter ballance at all.) >Also, many late 78s were pressed on vinyl. They sound great (if they >haven't been ground to pieces on the sort of machine I have described >above), but were intended to be played at relatively light stylus >pressures-- 6 to 8 grams at most. (Yes, that was a _light_ pressure into >the early '50s!) What about acoustic machines? Are there any such needles as being discussed here that can be used with a windup gramaphone and shellac (electrically recorded, for the most part) 78's? I know it's best to play them in a gentler way, but for me part of the whole reason for doing so is the experience of an acoustic player. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331281 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "effi" Subject: Re: The finest turntable I've ever seen Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:11:01 -0600 Message-ID: <120a7mgnrp3lm84@corp.supernews.com> References: <1141037003.160073.253870@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> it must have been cold wrote in message news:1141037003.160073.253870@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > Absolutely superb example of audio equipment. Everyone should have one > of these. > > http://www.simplenudes.com/pics/various-pics/slastyonoff-gan01.jpg > Article: 331282 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Clyde Slick" References: <1141037003.160073.253870@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <120a7mgnrp3lm84@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: The finest turntable I've ever seen Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:29:06 -0500 Message-ID: <44052310$0$5436$b9f67a60@news.newsdemon.com> "effi" wrote in message news:120a7mgnrp3lm84@corp.supernews.com... > it must have been cold > > > wrote in message > news:1141037003.160073.253870@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... >> Absolutely superb example of audio equipment. Everyone should have one >> of these. >> >> http://www.simplenudes.com/pics/various-pics/slastyonoff-gan01.jpg >> > > My Master's Voice. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service ------->>>>>>http://www.NewsDemon.com<<<<<<------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Article: 331283 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141185317.988377.298260@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:41:55 GMT In article <1141185317.988377.298260@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>, menwagoh@msn.com says... > > >Who says Ebay isn't responsive? They nipped this one before it got too >far. Now if they can find the perp (unsub?) and banish him/her to the >least desirable place on the planet. > looking this auction over again... I don't think that ebay killed it.... this same game has been played twice in the past on this same radio... and each of the other times... when ebay killed the auction and the seller... the whole thing disappeared.... this time the auction is still there and says that OddAmerican is the winner of the auction..... so... Oddamerican .... what sort of email did U get from FleaBay?... John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331284 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <27888-4404D959-492@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> <1141172256.588230.38570@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <4404ee56_1@newspeer2.tds.net> Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:45:08 GMT "Paul Dietenberger" wrote in message news:4404ee56_1@newspeer2.tds.net... > > Good job guys. :-) Hope eBay gets to it soon..... > > It was fun bidding against myself (I used 2 different eBay accounts) and some of the rest of you guys in this auction. It was a very effective way to prevent an innocent bidder from becoming a victim to this con artist. I'm also pleasantly surprised how quickly ebay pulled this auction. Amid so much criticism, they actually do seem to be responsible. I was also very pleased at the number of people that violated eBay's rules against auction-interference to warn me the auction was a fraud. I received contacts from no less than 8 different ebay users looking out for my welfare. I think many others had guessed that these were bids to destroy the auction, and didn't try to make contact. It's nice to see how the old radio community is looking out to protect people from becoming victims. We all deserve a pat on the back for the actions taken to subvert this fraudster's auctions. By the way, I do have the seller's contact info, in case we meet him again in the future. EBay rules prohibit me from posting a user member's info. But since he is no longer a registered user... User ID: jimma7609 Name: Jimma Dunlap Company: City: Modesto State: CA Country: United States Phone: (209) 354-5300 Registered Since: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 02:24:36 PST The name is likely an alias, similar to his real name. The phone line has been busy the last several hours. It probably comes back to a pay phone anyway. jim menning Article: 331285 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:47:51 +0900 Message-ID: References: <1141185317.988377.298260@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:nC9Nf.47476$g47.28590@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > In article <1141185317.988377.298260@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>, > menwagoh@msn.com says... >> >> >>Who says Ebay isn't responsive? They nipped this one before it got too >>far. Now if they can find the perp (unsub?) and banish him/her to the >>least desirable place on the planet. >> > > looking this auction over again... I don't think that ebay killed > it.... this same game has been played twice in the past on this > same radio... and each of the other times... when ebay killed the > auction and the seller... the whole thing disappeared.... this > time the auction is still there and says that OddAmerican is the > winner of the auction..... so... Oddamerican .... what sort of > email did U get from FleaBay?... > > John k9uwa /w4 When I had an auction cancelled that I had bid on, they sent a notice to me saying that the auction had been terminated, that the seller was no longer a member, and that the auction was null and void. Article: 331286 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141185317.988377.298260@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:50:54 GMT "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:nC9Nf.47476$g47.28590@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > > > looking this auction over again... I don't think that ebay killed > it.... this same game has been played twice in the past on this > same radio... and each of the other times... when ebay killed the > auction and the seller... the whole thing disappeared.... this > time the auction is still there and says that OddAmerican is the > winner of the auction..... so... Oddamerican .... what sort of > email did U get from FleaBay?... > > John k9uwa /w4 > Dear jim menning (oddamerican@new.rr.com), Please be advised that the following auction: 6609504812 - Zenith Walton 12S232 Black Dial Radio was ended early by eBay. The auction was ended due to the account suspension of the seller. All results for this auction are null and void. Regards, eBay Trust & Safety Article: 331287 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141185317.988377.298260@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:54:39 GMT "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:nC9Nf.47476$g47.28590@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > > > looking this auction over again... I don't think that ebay killed > it.... this same game has been played twice in the past on this > same radio... and each of the other times... when ebay killed the > auction and the seller... the whole thing disappeared.... this > time the auction is still there and says that OddAmerican is the > winner of the auction..... so... Oddamerican .... what sort of > email did U get from FleaBay?... > > John k9uwa /w4 > They didn't pull down his other auction yet either. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6258272264 I wonder where those pictures are from? jim menning Article: 331288 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "trs80" Subject: tube for Zenith? Message-ID: Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:15:35 -0800 Id like to buy a correct set of match tubes for a Zenith 15u269 shown below. Can you recommend a place online that would know what to selle me for this radio.? thank you (2) 6K7, (1) 6L7, (4) 6J5, (1) 6H6, (4) 6V6, (2) 5Y4, (1) 6T5-tuning eye. Article: 331289 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? Message-ID: <98aNf.4949$Eg2.4168@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:17:57 GMT "trs80" wrote in message news:T5aNf.44$3k1.29@dukeread03... > Id like to buy a correct set of match tubes for a Zenith 15u269 shown below. > > Can you recommend a place online that would know what to selle me for this radio.? > > thank you > > > (2) 6K7, (1) 6L7, (4) 6J5, (1) 6H6, (4) 6V6, (2) 5Y4, (1) 6T5-tuning eye. > There are many places to get the majority of these tubes, and I'm sure several folks here will jump in to help you. But...the 6T5 may be a tough one to locate. They aren't cheap. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6606243312 jim menning Article: 331290 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: We Haven't Done This in a While. Message-ID: References: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:14:43 GMT Found in a current radio auction: "-I was too scared to plug it in becasue last time I plugged one in, I got electrocuted" Proof positive, I guess, that one can indeed eBay from beyond the grave. ;>) Gordon Richmond Article: 331291 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bob in Phx" References: Subject: Re: Tucson swap meet this weekend Message-ID: Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:00:42 -0700 Jim, Agreed it was small, but nice. everyone was very nice. I too picked up a couple of things... first on the list was a Mohawk "one dial" battery set, minus tubes and the case was falling apart, but it has the biggest variable cap you have ever seen, the price was right. I also picked up a couple of nixie tube multi-meters, both of which worked great, when I got them home!!!! for a buck a piece, I couldn't go wrong. I also picked up a book on radio repair. again for a buck, its great reading (I am up to page 33 so far !!!) I was there in a black diamond backs hat, black jacket and a now, sort of black and gray beard... bob in phx "Jim Mueller" wrote in message news:c1u702h23p63rm4rdpv0424rhn9bf92a43@4ax.com... > On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:01:52 -0700, "Bob in Phx" > wrote: > >>Jim, >> thanks for the info. I did make it to Tucson this am (8 on the dot!!) and >>only found 1 person selling, at 830 there were 6, 900 about 7. I did get a >>couple of cool things, but the turnout of sellers and buyers was way way >>low. On the other hand, the wife, kids and I did have a nice day, that >>included a hike at Pichaco Peak. >> >>As for the Phoenix Meet, I have been going for years. If you know Ken K >>and >>his wife Debbie, we have friends in common. Ken used to work with my >>brother >>and Debbie (who used to work at a tube retailer who shall remain nameless) >>used to give me a small discount, if I brought my son when I came. She >>would >>snatch him off of my hip and the two of them would go pull my parts!! I >>think he really liked it as he still talks about it 6 years latter!!! >> >>Lets hope that next Tucson meet is a little better!!!! >> >>Cant wait for the march meet at SCC!!! >> >>Bob in phx. > > I got there about 8:45. I agree, it was small but I had fun. I > posted pictures of my finds on the binary group. > > No, I don't know any of those people but I can guess who the tube > retailer is. I got there once before they discontinued counter sales. > Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com > > To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then > replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 331292 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bob in Phx" References: Subject: Re: Tucson swap meet this weekend Message-ID: Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:01:25 -0700 "Jim Mueller" wrote in message news:c1u702h23p63rm4rdpv0424rhn9bf92a43@4ax.com... > On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:01:52 -0700, "Bob in Phx" > wrote: > >>Jim, >> thanks for the info. I did make it to Tucson this am (8 on the dot!!) and >>only found 1 person selling, at 830 there were 6, 900 about 7. I did get a >>couple of cool things, but the turnout of sellers and buyers was way way >>low. On the other hand, the wife, kids and I did have a nice day, that >>included a hike at Pichaco Peak. >> >>As for the Phoenix Meet, I have been going for years. If you know Ken K >>and >>his wife Debbie, we have friends in common. Ken used to work with my >>brother >>and Debbie (who used to work at a tube retailer who shall remain nameless) >>used to give me a small discount, if I brought my son when I came. She >>would >>snatch him off of my hip and the two of them would go pull my parts!! I >>think he really liked it as he still talks about it 6 years latter!!! >> >>Lets hope that next Tucson meet is a little better!!!! >> >>Cant wait for the march meet at SCC!!! >> >>Bob in phx. > > I got there about 8:45. I agree, it was small but I had fun. I > posted pictures of my finds on the binary group. > > No, I don't know any of those people but I can guess who the tube > retailer is. I got there once before they discontinued counter sales. > Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com > > To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then > replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 331294 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Vinyl record deck , cartridge / stylus question Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:27:32 -0000 Message-ID: Putting a new but old stock cartridge on a vinyl deck, I'm sure I remember the problem from years ago but not the cure . Original cartridge & stylus missing. Right channel on loud sections has nasty , clipping like, distortion on one channel. Swapping cartridge leads the distortion swaps sides. Maximum weight for this cartridge in the notes is 2 gm but distortion disappears at 4 to 6 gms. Is this a problem with radial,centripetal/centrifugal force compensator, problem with the flexible suspension material on the end of stylus arm or what ? -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ Article: 331295 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Re: Vinyl record deck , cartridge / stylus question Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:51:32 -0000 Message-ID: References: Ol' Duffer wrote in message news:MPG.1e6f605bd8c1c4b9989742@news.bright.net... > Anti-skate badly misadjusted? > > > In article , diverse8@gazeta.pl says... > > Right channel on loud sections has nasty , clipping like, distortion > > on one channel. Swapping cartridge leads the distortion swaps sides. > > Maximum weight for this cartridge in the notes is 2 gm but distortion > > disappears at 4 to 6 gms. Forcing the arm outwards by pushing via a nylon cable tie removes the distorsion and pushing inwards makes it worse so presumably needs more anti-skating. I had to rebalance the tone-arm weight for presumably a heavier cartridge than the unseen original, does that need more anti-skate force , i thought it should go up with more stylus weight. Article: 331296 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Weller Solder Station - No Heat From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:29:37 GMT In article <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, drhoades@kc.rr.com says... > > >I have a Weller WES50 soldering station. It has been trouble free up >until now, last night I went to use it and it wouldn't heat up. I know >the WES50 (40 watt) has been replaced by the WES51 (50 watt) but I'm >not sure they use the same heater. If I can find a replacement heater >for my WES50, would it be worth replacing the heater inside the PES50 >or just buying a new PES50, the solder pencil assembly? It is >difficult to replace the heaters on these stations? > the one I use is a Weller WLC-100 ... takes all of 10 minutes maybe to replace the heating element in this one.. after first one failed I bought two... one to use and a spare.... anytime it quits I install spare and reorder ... it probably runs 40 hours a week on the average .... yeah I know.... its setting there running and I am playing on the puter instead of soldering!... John k9uwa Article: 331297 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141193687.078297.124530@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <61jNf.48476$g47.2058@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:24:50 GMT In article <1141193687.078297.124530@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, cmdr-buzz-corey@mailcity.com says... > > > >Darn! Had to leave, sure wanted to get in my max bid of 65K. > Hi Buzz.... I hab you radio packed up and riady to ship it to you as soon as I get your 65K money transfer via Western Unions... gib me dat 6 degit transfur # and al wid be wel ..............he he he John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331298 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bill Morris" References: <44010e4e@news.meer.net> <44011554$0$7325$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> <1140925110.581509.130560@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> <1202dbr3dhgq58e@corp.supernews.com> <1141068876.709322.275340@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Everyeady 467 batteries Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 10:44:18 -0500 Message-ID: <4405c17a$0$3758$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> And what's even more amazing--the alkaline #6's are not one solid battery. Judging from their weight, I suspect they're only 4 D cells wired in parallel at the top of the cylinder. The rest of it's hollow! wrote in message news:1141068876.709322.275340@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >> Are you meaning #6 batteries? The Bunny sells a #6 alkaline but I've >> never tried one. Here's some specs on it. They are in the $20 range >> (ouch!) >> http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/EN6.pdf > > Wow, 50 amp hours! > Article: 331299 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jim rozen Subject: Re: Weller Solder Station - No Heat Date: 1 Mar 2006 07:26:24 -0800 Message-ID: References: <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> In article <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, drhoades@kc.rr.com says... > >I have a Weller WES50 soldering station. It has been trouble free up >until now, last night I went to use it and it wouldn't heat up. There's probably a broken wire inside the handpiece. Those things are built like a piece of jewlery, they just don't last. You can probably fix it by opening it up and reconnecting the fine wire that broke. Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== Article: 331300 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: The power of pictures. Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:12:13 -0700 Message-ID: <27679-4405C7DD-57@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141216755.855749.275290@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Thats amazing .. That radio fits into the top ugly . Wish this trick to get big bucks for radios was easier to figure out .. most of my radios would be on ebay :-) Article: 331301 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: OT: spilled gas smell in car Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:18:10 -0700 Message-ID: <27680-4405C942-14@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> References: <9cqdnffS9-v_gZjZ4p2dnA@comcast.com> I noticed this was 2 cycle mixed gas . That oil will take longer to `go away` i hope it does not go ``rotten`` on you . It seems Dodge made 50 million of those caravans and seems every junk yard would have a few to get a good carpet . You must not be to sensative to that smell . It would bother me . Article: 331302 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: <54da021ofg81ja25d9553mq6789r9p96kb@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Emerson 520 in Green Message-ID: <8XjNf.16274$fU6.4083@trnddc08> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:26:44 GMT Actually, the "black" ones are a very dark green. -- Mike Schultz "Blacksmith" wrote in message news:54da021ofg81ja25d9553mq6789r9p96kb@4ax.com... >A while back, I posted a question whether or not Emerson 520's > (catalins) came in green as well as brown. I stated that I had one > that was brown with a green and yellow bottom. I'll post pictures of > it when I get it finished. > > Last week I finally got around to working on it. Now that the case is > polished I see what color it really is. It's black, with green and > yellow swirls in it, along with some brown too. > > It's really a striking color. Too bad it has to have that large white > grid covering the front. > > So, I guess they came in brown and black, but not green. > Blacksmith > wwwdotrenovatedradiosdotcom Article: 331303 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "noxpurt" Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? Message-ID: References: <98aNf.4949$Eg2.4168@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:17:08 GMT you know where I can find a shop or person in Orange County, CA area that would repair a radio like this? "toxcrusadr" wrote in message news:1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Ahem...are we to assume you either have a very valuable 15-tube Zenith > with *no* tubes at all, or you have one that you plugged in and it > didn't work, and you are trying to fix it by replacing all the tubes? > If the latter, there is a 98% chance it is not the tubes, or not *just* > the tubes. If you are an experienced collecter/restorer, sorry for > insulting your intelligence, but if you're a beginner at this, we need > to talk before you buy 15 tubes and plug that radio in again. > > Tox > Article: 331304 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:32:27 GMT Dan wrote: > It sounds like there is a huge thunderstorm around all of the time. > =Really, really loud static. No hum and and no stations. > > This static can be controlled by the volume control, but > isn't a "scratchy" control. Time to take the IF tranformers apart. They probably have a silver plated piece of mica for the tuning capacitor across the bottom. These tend to suffer from silver migration and cause the effect you're hearing. Remove them and replace them with something along the lines of 110-150 pF descrete silver dipped mica capacitors. Jeff someone else will probably post a link of the "how to" pictures and more details for you. -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331305 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:53:16 -0400 Message-ID: <120bns9mjjpo258@corp.supernews.com> References: <98aNf.4949$Eg2.4168@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Lee Richardson wrote: > I wonder why tube gear designers put tubes in sockets, yet firmly soldered > capacitors into place? Seems like from a servicing standpoint it would make > more sense to have the major capacitors plugged into sockets, since they > seem to fail at about a 10 to 1 rate compared to tubes. > > Lee Richardson > Mech-Tech The technical explanation is LCB. Lack of a Crystal Ball for seeing into the future! :) -Bill Article: 331306 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:55:18 GMT Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > Time to take the IF tranformers apart. > They probably have a silver plated piece of mica for the tuning > capacitor across the bottom. These tend to suffer from silver > migration and cause the effect you're hearing. > Remove them and replace them with something along the lines of > 110-150 pF descrete silver dipped mica capacitors. According to your schematic, the replacement capacitor values would be 75 and 110 pF Mouser Part #: 5982-15-500V75 Mfr. Part #: CD15ED750JO3 and Mouser Part #: 5982-10-500V110 Mfr. Part #: CD10FD111GO3 http://www.mouser.com Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331307 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Subject: Re: The power of pictures. References: <1141216755.855749.275290@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:15:55 -0500 And it's still a $15 radio. Ken Terry S wrote: > Look at these two auctions. > > Identical radios, both in great shape, one cleaned and polished a bit, > but otherwise... > > Then compare the prices! > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6607716183 > > versus > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6607732020 > > Holy cow. A testament to putting a gallery photo on your items. > > Terry. > Article: 331308 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jakdedert Subject: Re: Vinyl record deck , cartridge / stylus question References: Message-ID: <_ulNf.1689$o7.459@bignews2.bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:16:26 -0600 n cook wrote: > Ol' Duffer wrote in message > news:MPG.1e6f605bd8c1c4b9989742@news.bright.net... >> Anti-skate badly misadjusted? >> >> >> In article , diverse8@gazeta.pl says... >>> Right channel on loud sections has nasty , clipping like, distortion >>> on one channel. Swapping cartridge leads the distortion swaps sides. >>> Maximum weight for this cartridge in the notes is 2 gm but distortion >>> disappears at 4 to 6 gms. > > Forcing the arm outwards by pushing via a nylon cable tie removes the > distorsion and pushing inwards makes it worse so presumably needs more > anti-skating. I had to rebalance the tone-arm weight for presumably a > heavier cartridge than the unseen original, does that need more anti-skate > force , i thought it should go up with more stylus weight. > > Proper procedure is to balance the arm--with anti-skate set to zero--to the point where it is 'just' floating above the surface of the record, set the weight indicator for zero at that point; then dial in the correct stylus pressure. Usually I set for the high end of the manufacturers recommendation. At that point, if a calibrated anti-skate dial is present, I adjust that to the same setting as the stylus and listen. It's important to do this in order. If you have to go grossly above the recommended weight in order for it to sound 'good', something's wrong...either with the cartridge, stylus or tonearm. jak Article: 331309 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Re: Weller Solder Station - No Heat Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:34:39 -0000 Message-ID: References: <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> wrote in message news:1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... > I have a Weller WES50 soldering station. It has been trouble free up > until now, last night I went to use it and it wouldn't heat up. I know > the WES50 (40 watt) has been replaced by the WES51 (50 watt) but I'm > not sure they use the same heater. If I can find a replacement heater > for my WES50, would it be worth replacing the heater inside the PES50 > or just buying a new PES50, the solder pencil assembly? It is > difficult to replace the heaters on these stations? > If a magnastat type its often a problem with the switch part of the magnastat especially if knocked or dropped. Usually fails open rather than closed. -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ Article: 331310 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Bill Jeffrey Subject: Re: Tucson swap meet this weekend References: Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:35:18 -0700 Bob - I have been told that they will still do a Will Call order. As in call or FAX your order, then come down to the old retail counter and pick it up. Can you confirm or deny? Bill Jeffrey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` Bob in Phx wrote: >>No, I don't know any of those people but I can guess who the tube >>retailer is. I got there once before they discontinued counter sales. Article: 331311 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: szekeres@pitt.edu (GregS) Subject: Re: The power of pictures. Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:42:11 GMT Message-ID: References: <1141216755.855749.275290@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> In article , Ken wrote: >And it's still a $15 radio. Ken > >Terry S wrote: > >> Look at these two auctions. >> >> Identical radios, both in great shape, one cleaned and polished a bit, >> but otherwise... >> >> Then compare the prices! >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6607716183 >> >> versus >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6607732020 >> >> Holy cow. A testament to putting a gallery photo on your items. >> >> Terry. These smal photos still suck. When I sell, I use big photos, full screen 1200 X 1000. greg Article: 331312 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:58:46 GMT In article <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, cadyc@mchsi.com says... > > >Ahem...are we to assume you either have a very valuable 15-tube Zenith >with *no* tubes at all, or you have one that you plugged in and it >didn't work, and you are trying to fix it by replacing all the tubes? >If the latter, there is a 98% chance it is not the tubes, or not *just* >the tubes. If you are an experienced collecter/restorer, sorry for >insulting your intelligence, but if you're a beginner at this, we need >to talk before you buy 15 tubes and plug that radio in again. > >Tox > BIG TIME DITTO here... Tox has it 100% .. you need someone to restore that chassis ... waste of money to buy a tube set for it... and Yup there are a few of us here like myself that do that work... also see http://members.aol.com/RockSeaDials/RSE/shops.rtf for a listing of repair shops... John k9uwa Article: 331313 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: Update on Bendix clutch Message-ID: <4foNf.1915$6I.507@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:21:04 GMT Actually, around the early 1960's things began to line up to the point where everything's the same, at least for AM radios. This is good news -- when it comes to conversions I wish every radio was a Delco, 1963 and later. They're all the same, and easy to do. Of course about this time they began to offer FM, FM stereo, and tape players, which complicated things. During the 1950's and before, car radios were somewhat varied. The Delco wonderbar radios of the mid-50's were known as E-series tuners. These used a spring and an air fan to move the dial, a big solenoid to wind the spring and shoot the dial to the left, and the pushbuttons worked by energizing the wonderbar. I hate working on them, but they're cool radios to operate. Then there's the Zenith Rotomatic found in 46-48 Fords and some willys models. The Fords had a big bar; the Willys had one small pushbutton. Either way, this activated a big solenoid which moved several threaded shafts around; these shafts held the tuning position. Then a rotating indicator showed 1-2-3-4-5-M, for the six shafts. Mopar had the electronic pushbuttons, which you set by removing the cap from each button, pressing it in, and adjusting a little tuning knob inside each button. Then there's the 55 Ford with the round dial, and on it goes. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Tom Adkins" wrote in message news:ZYOdnbCD-cTbdJjZRVn-iw@comcast.com... > Gary Tayman wrote: >> This evening I decided to try once again to tinker with that Lincoln >> radio with the town & Country clutch that won't work. >> >> I found the problem! For whatever reason, the coil assembly (the coil is >> wound around a clear plastic mold of some sort) was actually resting too >> far to the rear, and the plastic was hitting the shell before the metal >> was. I carefully pressed the coil toward the other end, allowing the >> metal to make contact. Now it works! >> >> Now -- how did it move in the first place? I don't know, but at least I >> can continue with this project. >> >> > > Good work Gary, keep the car radio posts coming. I do electrical work on > collector vehicles and am occasionally asked to repair a radio. Although > not classic radios in the usual sense, car radios have style and character > all their own. Things like Town and Country, wonderbar tuning, rollover > dials, and thumbwheel controls make car radios a unique niche in this > hobby. They seemed to lose their uniqueness after the late 60s. Article: 331314 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:29:59 GMT Pardon me if this sounds like a silly question, but on most AA5's, is this capacitor discreet, or is it some sort of wafer built into the base of the IF? This is a REALLY common problem with Bendix car radios -- either static, or intermittent reception. The one radio that's really famous for this is the AM/FM radios found in 63-66 T-Birds. They're also found in Galaxies and other vehicles, but the T-Bird is the one everybody wants fixed up. These have very small IF's with the caps in the bases, and there are SEVEN of them! When one goes, the others aren't far behind, so you need to recap all AM and FM tanks. That's the single biggest reason why I don't service AM/FM radios. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message news:LUkNf.527$Bu6.129@tornado.socal.rr.com... > > > Dan wrote: >> It sounds like there is a huge thunderstorm around all of the time. >> =Really, really loud static. No hum and and no stations. >> >> This static can be controlled by the volume control, but >> isn't a "scratchy" control. > > Time to take the IF tranformers apart. > They probably have a silver plated piece of mica for the tuning > capacitor across the bottom. These tend to suffer from silver > migration and cause the effect you're hearing. > Remove them and replace them with something along the lines of > 110-150 pF descrete silver dipped mica capacitors. > > Jeff > someone else will probably post a link of the "how to" pictures > and more details for you. > > > -- > RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to > the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal > force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED > under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331315 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:35:33 GMT Gary Tayman wrote: > Pardon me if this sounds like a silly question, but on most AA5's, is this > capacitor discreet, or is it some sort of wafer built into the base of the > IF? On most of the later model IF transformers, the ones about 3/4" square, they are built into the bottom of the can. The plastic base has 4 pins, and across them are 4 brass spring plates that make contact with a mica insulator that's been silver plated to make the appropriate capacitance. All in all, it's realy a clever design. Excpet for the problem of silver migration across the mica where it ends up shorting the plate from the previous stage to the grid of the subsequent stage. Hence the "thrunder and lightning" noises as it breaks down. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331316 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: foxtrot Subject: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:47:21 GMT Are there any online schematics and diagrams for those 45 RPM record changers that were put out by RCA in the 1950s? Some of these were stand alone units with an amplifier and others had to be plugged into an amp. Go here to see what they look like: http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm John Article: 331317 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:07:17 GMT Were those radios transistorized by that time or were they still using tubes? I don't think a transistor model would have a problem with this. Gary Tayman wrote: > Pardon me if this sounds like a silly question, but on most AA5's, is this > capacitor discreet, or is it some sort of wafer built into the base of the > IF? > > This is a REALLY common problem with Bendix car radios -- either static, or > intermittent reception. The one radio that's really famous for this is the > AM/FM radios found in 63-66 T-Birds. They're also found in Galaxies and > other vehicles, but the T-Bird is the one everybody wants fixed up. These > have very small IF's with the caps in the bases, and there are SEVEN of > them! When one goes, the others aren't far behind, so you need to recap all > AM and FM tanks. That's the single biggest reason why I don't service AM/FM > radios. > > > Article: 331318 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "fosh42" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:44:29 -0600 Got a Model number??????? "foxtrot" wrote in message news:8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com... > > > Are there any online schematics and diagrams for those 45 RPM record > changers that were put out by RCA in the 1950s? Some of these were > stand alone units with an amplifier and others had to be plugged into > an amp. > > Go here to see what they look like: > http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm > > John Article: 331319 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:08:29 GMT "foxtrot" wrote in message news:8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com... > > > Are there any online schematics and diagrams for those 45 RPM record > changers that were put out by RCA in the 1950s? Some of these were > stand alone units with an amplifier and others had to be plugged into > an amp. > > Go here to see what they look like: > http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm > > John Cheap source: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6609072028 jim menning Article: 331320 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:44:15 GMT Can't beat that with a stick! jim menning wrote: > "foxtrot" wrote in message > news:8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com... >> >> Are there any online schematics and diagrams for those 45 RPM record >> changers that were put out by RCA in the 1950s? Some of these were >> stand alone units with an amplifier and others had to be plugged into >> an amp. >> >> Go here to see what they look like: >> http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm >> >> John > > Cheap source: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6609072028 > > jim menning > > Article: 331321 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: <7OqNf.5979$iR1.4246@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:14:59 GMT "Lou deGonzague" wrote in message news:jlqNf.106$jf2.19@twister.nyroc.rr.com... > > Can't beat that with a stick! > And if it sells, he can just run off another set. He lists these regularly. jim menning Article: 331322 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:57:08 GMT Those Bendix AM/FM's are solid state, but that certainly doesn't stop the problem. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Lou deGonzague" wrote in message news:pWoNf.82$Zs1.21@twister.nyroc.rr.com... > Were those radios transistorized by that time or were they still using > tubes? I don't think a transistor model would have a problem with this. > > Gary Tayman wrote: >> Pardon me if this sounds like a silly question, but on most AA5's, is >> this capacitor discreet, or is it some sort of wafer built into the base >> of the IF? >> >> This is a REALLY common problem with Bendix car radios -- either static, >> or intermittent reception. The one radio that's really famous for this >> is the AM/FM radios found in 63-66 T-Birds. They're also found in >> Galaxies and other vehicles, but the T-Bird is the one everybody wants >> fixed up. These have very small IF's with the caps in the bases, and >> there are SEVEN of them! When one goes, the others aren't far behind, so >> you need to recap all AM and FM tanks. That's the single biggest reason >> why I don't service AM/FM radios. >> >> Article: 331323 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: norml Subject: Re: 78 needle questions Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:05:28 GMT "Syl" wrotf: >The combination of heavy cast tonearms and crystal cartridges designed >for using steel needles only, is new to me. Do you have model numbers >so I can look into it ? The only Philco remotes I've seen used >early magnetic cartridges or light tonearm/crystal cartridges, not cast >tonearms. Well, it may be that I am generalizing beyond the scope of my data. My example is the wireless phono I mentioned. It even has a Victrola-style needle cup. But it is stored three floors below in the basement and, between my fractured ankle and the remodeling going on in the first floor I can't get to it right now. But I believe the arm is a generally available OEM item of the early/mid '30s since I have seen it on other single play phonos. The cartridge in it is surely not original. In fact I think I may have had it rebuilt by Karpiak. It may have disappeared fairly quickly since that was the period when record changers and juke boxes were becoming popular. Such devices obviously required the development of arms exerting less pressure on the records, and needles that were marginally satisfactory for many plays. Norm Article: 331324 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "t.hoehler" References: <98aNf.4949$Eg2.4168@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <120bns9mjjpo258@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:18:41 GMT "- exray -" wrote in message news:120bns9mjjpo258@corp.supernews.com... > Lee Richardson wrote: >> I wonder why tube gear designers put tubes in sockets, yet firmly >> soldered capacitors into place? Seems like from a servicing standpoint >> it would make more sense to have the major capacitors plugged into >> sockets, since they seem to fail at about a 10 to 1 rate compared to >> tubes. >> >> Lee Richardson >> Mech-Tech > As a matter of fact, back in the seventies, I ran across a mess of electrolytic filter caps in cans with an octal plug on the bottom! Military parts as I recall. Darn good idea, but probably cost prohibitive for consumer gear. Regards, Tom Article: 331325 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Arfa Daily" References: Subject: Re: Vinyl record deck , cartridge / stylus question Message-ID: <%KrNf.58624$Dn4.53914@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:19:55 GMT "n cook" wrote in message news:du43tq$634$1@inews.gazeta.pl... > Putting a new but old stock cartridge on a vinyl deck, I'm sure I remember > the problem from years ago but not the cure . Original cartridge & stylus > missing. > Right channel on loud sections has nasty , clipping like, distortion on > one > channel. > Swapping cartridge leads the distortion swaps sides. > Maximum weight for this cartridge in the notes is 2 gm but distortion > disappears at 4 to 6 gms. > Is this a problem with radial,centripetal/centrifugal force compensator, > problem with the flexible suspension material on the end of stylus arm or > what ? > > Be sure that the cartridge that you've fitted is set correctly for radial displacement within the headshell. If the cartridge uses an eliptical sylus, which most quality ones do, then if this is not correctly aligned with the groove, asymmetric distortion can occur. Stylus overhang should also be correct, but this usually requires a gauge specific to the deck / tone arm to set. Arfa > -- > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England > electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on > http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ > > > > > > Article: 331326 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "t.hoehler" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:29:45 GMT >> Are there any online schematics and diagrams for those 45 RPM record >> changers that were put out by RCA in the 1950s? Some of these were >> stand alone units with an amplifier and others had to be plugged into >> an amp. >> >> Go here to see what they look like: >> http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm >> >> John I have found a lot of them at http://techpreservation.dyndns.org/schematics/ Regards, Tom Article: 331327 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "t.hoehler" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:37:41 GMT >> >> Go here to see what they look like: >> http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm >> Hmmm, _very_ commercial site! Their history sketch states that the 45 rpm speed was computed to give the required playing time vs record diameter, etc. I wonder if they just didn't split the difference between 78 rpm and 33 rpm! Kinda thumbed their noses at both formats. Regards, Tom Article: 331328 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Dave Fleming" Subject: Wanted: Bad Philco 37-61 Filter Cans only Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:39:32 GMT I'm looking to obtain some bad, any condition, filter cans like used in early Philco sets, such as the 37-61 cathedral model. I've got a basket case here, and someone really ripped into it, and although it's fine playing, cosmetically it's a rat's nest, with big holes in the chassis where the cans once were. Thanks, Dave Article: 331329 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Dave Fleming" Subject: Junk Filter Cans two screw flange wanted Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:47:25 GMT I'm looking for some "junker" capacitor cans that I can re-mount on the chassis of this old 37-61 philco. They are 8ufd, 12ufd, and 20 ufd, part locations 42, 44, and 20 on the chassis layout. Philco used a flange mount, with two screws, and I'm just trying to "beautify" the look, and place modern filters under the hood! Thanks, Dave Fleming Article: 331330 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: <7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:04:51 GMT The website says that "optimum" performance is obtained when the innermost diameter is half the outermost diameter. Why? I don't know. Nothing is said about the optimum speed. I noticed the website also mentioned that many players were designed to play into an RCA jack, also invented at that time. I beg to differ -- many radios had RCA jacks back in the 30's. The way I heard the story, Columbia released the LP in 1949. David Sarnoff, never to be outdone, got a crack team of design engineers to hurry up and design a better record, to do one up on Columbia. Their "better mousetrap" consisted of a 7" record with a large center hole that allowed for better handling in a changer, thicker label so the grooves don't touch each other in a stack, and initially even a color code for the type of music. The speed was set to 45rpm, and the official reason is unknown, but it is speculated that someone just used the difference between 78 and 33. The concept of the inexpensive player indeed helped the 45 get footing; but not quite for the intended reason. These "high fidelity" records were intended for serious audiophiles, but they preferred to hear their classical movements on records that didn't have to be changed every two minutes. Instead these records were perfectly suited for teenagers, who could afford the records and players, and who soaked up the early rock 'n roll recordings that sold as singles. Since kids bought more records than grownups, the 45's outsold the LP's, although both had their uses. I believe 1966 was the first year that LP's outsold 45's. "t.hoehler" wrote in message news:F%rNf.587526$084.445431@attbi_s22... > >>> >>> Go here to see what they look like: >>> http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm >>> > Hmmm, _very_ commercial site! Their history sketch states that the 45 rpm > speed was computed to give the required playing time vs record diameter, > etc. I wonder if they just didn't split the difference between 78 rpm and > 33 rpm! Kinda thumbed their noses at both formats. > Regards, > Tom > Article: 331331 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: 78 needle questions From: lherault@bu.edu References: <4404a842.3440795@news.inet.tele.dk> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:11:14 GMT It is not a waste to replace a steel needle after one play. They were designed to wear into the groove shape, and thus present the max surface area to the groove. Besides, what would you rather wear out, an expensive record or a cheap needle. APSCO, antiquphono.com has packages of new needles for about $5.00/hundred if you only get a few packs. The price drops if you buy quantity. RonL Article: 331332 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Scharf Subject: Re: Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. References: <8sCdndGS_ebzSpjZRVn-sw@comcast.com> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:22:11 -0500 Dan wrote: > Hi, > > Help! > > I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped. > (35W4, 50C5, 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6) > > I pasted its schematic and a jpg of the chassis on the binaries newsgroup. > > It sounds like there is a huge thunderstorm around all of the time. > =Really, really loud static. No hum and and no stations. > > This static can be controlled by the volume control, but > isn't a "scratchy" control. > > When I pull the detector or audio tubes, the sound goes away > instantly (while the other filaments are "coasting" down). > > If I pull the oscillator or IF tube, the sound stays around > (until the filaments get cold.) > > > I have recapped the radio and replaced every tube. > The coils all ohm okay. The tube voltages look okay, too. > > > I am getting suspicious of the modular capacitor (C9A,B,C,D) > around the volume control. > I DID clip its leads and check with my capactior checker and > it checked okay. Maybe it is leaky though (?) > > > I know all this sounds like a lot of trouble for an old radio, > but it was built into a homemade case by a friend's (now deceased) dad. > It is really important for them, and I am fixing it for free... > > Any pointers you might have would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > -Dan > > > p.s. Yes, I'm using an isolation transformer. > Even so, I like keeping my left hand in my pocket... > > > > > There is one more thing that nobody picked up on. That weird volume control... If the center tap is disconnected you might get a similar effect. Try shorting out the phono input and see what happens as a test. But I think the other replies are on the mark, the if cans are bad. Article: 331333 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Weller Solder Station - No Heat From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> <1141233550.749318.99550@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:16:42 GMT In article <1141233550.749318.99550@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>, radiotubes@fast.net says... > > > >What it the best place to buy a replacement Weller heating element >from? I may have the same problem soon. > >Jiri Placek Hi Jiri .. well my local electronics shop at home gets them for me... but... same price as here.... http://www.action-electronics.com/wewlc100.htm John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331334 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "lurk@sbc junk global.net" Subject: amberola 75 Message-ID: <7zuNf.38953$F_3.38142@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 04:32:03 GMT where can I get some info on an amberola 75......... thanks Article: 331335 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: The power of pictures. Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:35:00 -0700 Message-ID: <7771-440675F4-186@storefull-3231.bay.webtv.net> References: radios you want to sell me cheap. If it's worth my while, I'll drive up to Twin Falls and take them off your hands :-) I hope things are well with you. Jim . You have already done this a few times . Its my turn to ``buy from you`` :-) I sold off most all my extra radios . all is well here , I sent you an email . Article: 331336 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Benjamaniac" Subject: Inventory Software Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:54:26 -0700 Message-ID: I've been thinking about trying inventory my whole shop...tubes and all...right down to how many of each value caps I have. I guess the easiest way to do this is on the computer. I've been looking around for the "right" inventory program to do this with, but none of them seem to fit the bill so far. Do any of you guys use an inventory program to do this with and if so...which program do you use ?? Ben Article: 331337 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:26:52 GMT Intuit Quick books pro Jeff Benjamaniac wrote: > I've been thinking about trying inventory my whole shop...tubes and > all...right down to how many of each value caps I have. I guess the easiest > way to do this is on the computer. I've been looking around for the "right" > inventory program to do this with, but none of them seem to fit the bill so > far. Do any of you guys use an inventory program to do this with and if > so...which program do you use ?? > Ben > > -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331338 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Rune" References: Subject: Re: Vinyl record deck , cartridge / stylus question Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:34:34 GMT Sounds like anti-skating force is off. Has to match weight. This assumes that the turntable is level to start with, of course. Check on turntable itself, not base. Ray "n cook" wrote in message news:du43tq$634$1@inews.gazeta.pl... > Putting a new but old stock cartridge on a vinyl deck, I'm sure I remember > the problem from years ago but not the cure . Original cartridge & stylus > missing. > Right channel on loud sections has nasty , clipping like, distortion on > one > channel. > Swapping cartridge leads the distortion swaps sides. > Maximum weight for this cartridge in the notes is 2 gm but distortion > disappears at 4 to 6 gms. > Is this a problem with radial,centripetal/centrifugal force compensator, > problem with the flexible suspension material on the end of stylus arm or > what ? > > > -- > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England > electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on > http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ > > > > > > Article: 331339 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bill Morris" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 05:54:42 -0500 Message-ID: <4406cf13$0$3754$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> Nostalgia air will have a good portion of them. "foxtrot" wrote in message news:8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com... > > > Are there any online schematics and diagrams for those 45 RPM record > changers that were put out by RCA in the 1950s? Some of these were > stand alone units with an amplifier and others had to be plugged into > an amp. > > Go here to see what they look like: > http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm > > John Article: 331340 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "George Conklin" References: <7zuNf.38953$F_3.38142@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> Subject: Re: amberola 75 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:26:19 GMT "lurk@sbc junk global.net" wrote in message news:7zuNf.38953$F_3.38142@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net... > where can I get some info on an amberola 75......... thanks > > What is it you want to know? I've had one for 15 years. The mechanism is similar to other models and the stylus is still available too. Article: 331341 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "lurk@sbc junk global.net" References: <7zuNf.38953$F_3.38142@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> Subject: Re: amberola 75 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:12:55 GMT I was asked to put one back together ...the people have the parts in a box.......I think the spring is broke I don't know yet....if I can get schematics or source of repair I might take the job.....any suggestions would nice.....thank you "George Conklin" wrote in message news:vDANf.2087$6I.405@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > > "lurk@sbc junk global.net" wrote in message > news:7zuNf.38953$F_3.38142@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net... >> where can I get some info on an amberola 75......... thanks >> >> > > What is it you want to know? I've had one for 15 years. The mechanism is > similar to other models and the stylus is still available too. > > Article: 331342 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Re: Vinyl record deck , cartridge / stylus question Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:19:09 -0000 Message-ID: References: <%KrNf.58624$Dn4.53914@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net> Arfa Daily wrote in message news:%KrNf.58624$Dn4.53914@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net... > > "n cook" wrote in message > news:du43tq$634$1@inews.gazeta.pl... > > Putting a new but old stock cartridge on a vinyl deck, I'm sure I remember > > the problem from years ago but not the cure . Original cartridge & stylus > > missing. > > Right channel on loud sections has nasty , clipping like, distortion on > > one > > channel. > > Swapping cartridge leads the distortion swaps sides. > > Maximum weight for this cartridge in the notes is 2 gm but distortion > > disappears at 4 to 6 gms. > > Is this a problem with radial,centripetal/centrifugal force compensator, > > problem with the flexible suspension material on the end of stylus arm or > > what ? > > > > > Be sure that the cartridge that you've fitted is set correctly for radial > displacement within the headshell. If the cartridge uses an eliptical sylus, > which most quality ones do, then if this is not correctly aligned with the > groove, asymmetric distortion can occur. Stylus overhang should also be > correct, but this usually requires a gauge specific to the deck / tone arm > to set. > > Arfa > > -- > > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England > > electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on > > http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Problem seems to be I only had a mono LP from 1963 and using an eliptical stylus. Borrowed a copy of Neil Young - Harvest and problem evaporated Article: 331343 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Stein-Olav Lund Subject: Re: 6T5 eye tube Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:33:00 +0100 Message-ID: References: <1140754791.265318.218650@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> <7XwLf.1767$Eg2.1585@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1140789465.843004.233500@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> <_WPLf.7628$Pv1.4532@bignews6.bellsouth.net> <0E_Lf.69426$bF.14676@dukeread07> Scott W. Harvey wrote: > Uncle Peter wrote: > >> The Russians do produce the 6E5C, which is an octal based version of >> the 6E5. It could be easily rebased or adapted for use in vintage There's no shortage of the Russian 6E5C tubes. And, >> they are fairly cheap in bulk. I have bought five of them from a dealer in Germany (had to order for 200 or 1000USD from the Russians directly!) Some were Svetlana with 'C' logo, some had an 'o' logo (Orel?) These were 'sub-standard' tubes costing abt. 10USD a piece. They lit up ok, but the strange thing was nearly all bases were mounted lop-sidedly on, to an extent it was impossible to fit them! All had the 'OTK' stamp from the Soviet government. Wonder how the 'approval' was done... I am thinking of taking the bases off and refitting with 6-pin UX bases, then this won't matter. > > > It's my understanding that the 6E5C russian tubes are NOS and not > currently in production. That's correct, I asked a Russian dealer and was given same answer. Stein Article: 331344 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: Inventory Software Message-ID: <3bqd02pv8bi35agoj3ebij5n71pcc6d61t@4ax.com> References: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:57:56 GMT Some good wisdom there, Phil. I'm another one of those packrats. It'd sure be cool to have a nice written inventory, though. I wonder if a guy could put some voice-recognition software onto a laptop, and then lug it around the shop, and just dictate into the mike as he sorts the stuff on the shelves or wherever? Then just import the (edited for errors) data into a spreadsheet or document. That could greatly reduce the keyboarding involved, and maybe make the project manageable. Every time you tidy the shop, barn, whatever, you update the data. New acquisitions go in as they are brought home. As far as stock components go, say tubes, caps, resistors, etc., I think that better than an inventory would be to keep a want list. When you are down to your last two or three of .01@600, you add an entry for them to the want list, so they can ordered in timely manner. Parts jobbers in many different industries used to give away little books for this purpose. Gordon Richmond Article: 331345 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: John Bartley Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:01:44 -0500 Benjamaniac wrote: > I've been thinking about trying inventory my whole shop...tubes and > all...right down to how many of each value caps I have. I guess the easiest > way to do this is on the computer. I've been looking around for the "right" > inventory program to do this with, but none of them seem to fit the bill so > far. Do any of you guys use an inventory program to do this with and if > so...which program do you use ?? > Ben > > I use the spreadsheet program from Micrsoft Works. The columns are: Tube number / Bin(box) / quantity / basic tube description (diode etc) It works well. -- regards from :: John Bartley 43 Norway Spruce Street Stittsville, Ontario Canada, K2S1P5 ( If you slow down it takes longer - does that apply to life also?) Article: 331346 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1141193687.078297.124530@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <61jNf.48476$g47.2058@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> <1141266487.151393.28570@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! Message-ID: <1RCNf.1144$Bj7.357@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:57:17 GMT Careful depositing this one, it might bounce. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "cmdr buzz corey" wrote in message news:1141266487.151393.28570@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > > John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird wrote: >> In article <1141193687.078297.124530@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, >> cmdr-buzz-corey@mailcity.com says... >> > >> > >> > >> >Darn! Had to leave, sure wanted to get in my max bid of 65K. >> > >> >> Hi Buzz.... I hab you radio packed up and riady to ship it >> to you as soon as I get your 65K money transfer via Western Unions... >> gib me dat 6 degit transfur # and al wid be wel >> >> ..............he he he >> >> John k9uwa /w4 > > Check is in the mail. > Article: 331347 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <4404c012$0$25092$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <3i3Nf.70177$bF.10366@dukeread07> <4404c3f7$0$25064$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <1209k4p9dbc2s3b@corp.supernews.com> <4404d132$0$25091$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <4o4Nf.4894$Eg2.3084@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <44052aa4$0$25092$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> Subject: Re: Question of value Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:29:38 GMT That's by far the best way. When you have somebody place a radio for sale who knows nothing about it, you can expect anything. There's one extreme where someone finds a 1970's Sony table radio in the back yard, broken, rusty, but it's old so it must be valuable. The other extreme is -- well, remember that fellow in the retirement home that asked someone to sell his radio for a few dollars, and it turned out to be catalin? The only way to tell is to see it. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "CLFE" wrote in message news:44052aa4$0$25092$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net... > > "jim menning" wrote in message > news:4o4Nf.4894$Eg2.3084@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com... >> >> "CLFE" wrote in message >> news:4404d132$0$25091$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net... >>> "- exray -" wrote in message >>> news:1209k4p9dbc2s3b@corp.supernews.com... >>>> Uncle Peter wrote: >>>> >>>>> "CLFE" wrote in message news:4404c3f7$0$25064$ >>>>> > >>>>> Seriously, that was the Ad - "Antique Majestic Radio for sale - $80." >>>>> I >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I'm not sure what one of those would sell for under any condition. >>>>>> >>>>>>clf >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Can't you call for more info? Too far to go take a look? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Check a few models here, Lou. You'll see how wide the range is. >>>> http://radioatticarchives.com/archive_m2.htm >>>> >>>> -Bill >>>> >>> >>> Thanks Bill, at least it will give me an idea of what the hell to >>> expect! >>> >>> clf >>> >> >> And some of the larger consoles are only worth about 30 cents per pound. >> Majestic made some of the heaviest radios in their day. >> >> jim menning >> > > Thanks! I'm going to call the owner to see if it is still available and if > so, see if I can go take a look..... > > clf > Article: 331348 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Allan" References: Subject: Re: Inventory Software Message-ID: <4xDNf.4586$972.216497@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:44:42 -0500 Several years ago I created a database using DBIII. I list the radios I have, the work done, and the tubes used in it. Another database lists the spare tubes I have stored in boxes. By relating the two databases, I can generate a list of tubes used in the radios that I don't have any spares for. I use this list when I go to hamfests. Allan "Benjamaniac" wrote in message news:du5tq2$1h8$1@news3.infoave.net... > I've been thinking about trying inventory my whole shop...tubes and > all...right down to how many of each value caps I have. I guess the easiest > way to do this is on the computer. I've been looking around for the "right" > inventory program to do this with, but none of them seem to fit the bill so > far. Do any of you guys use an inventory program to do this with and if > so...which program do you use ?? > Ben > > Article: 331349 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Weller Solder Station - No Heat Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:57:56 GMT Now THAT'S the way to do it! Buy a spare, and the one you have will never ever fail -- that is until you misplace the spare! -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:B5jNf.48477$g47.47391@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > In article <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, > drhoades@kc.rr.com says... >> >> >>I have a Weller WES50 soldering station. It has been trouble free up >>until now, last night I went to use it and it wouldn't heat up. I know >>the WES50 (40 watt) has been replaced by the WES51 (50 watt) but I'm >>not sure they use the same heater. If I can find a replacement heater >>for my WES50, would it be worth replacing the heater inside the PES50 >>or just buying a new PES50, the solder pencil assembly? It is >>difficult to replace the heaters on these stations? >> > > the one I use is a Weller WLC-100 ... takes all of 10 minutes > maybe to replace the heating element in this one.. after first > one failed I bought two... one to use and a spare.... anytime > it quits I install spare and reorder ... it probably runs 40 hours > a week on the average .... yeah I know.... its setting there > running and I am playing on the puter instead of soldering!... > > John k9uwa > Article: 331350 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> Subject: Re: 78 needle questions Message-ID: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:25:13 -0500 "norml" wrote in message > "Syl" wrotf: > >>The combination of heavy cast tonearms and crystal cartridges designed >>for using steel needles only, is new to me. Do you have model numbers >>so I can look into it ? The only Philco remotes I've seen used >>early magnetic cartridges or light tonearm/crystal cartridges, not cast >>tonearms. > > Well, it may be that I am generalizing beyond the scope of my data. > > My example is the wireless phono I mentioned. It even has a Victrola-style > needle cup. But it is stored three floors below in the basement and, > between my fractured ankle and the remodeling going on in the first floor > I > can't get to it right now. No need for that. I asked to other owners of such remote phonos and they are just like I remember. Stamped metal tonearms with a very standard Astatic cartridge (L70 series). Yes, they had the needles cup to discard used needles but that doesn't mean they can't use Osmium stylus. They used the steel needles like most thumbscrew type cartridges. As I said in a previous post, the Osmium and Sapphire stylii were offered to get rid of the annoyance of changing steel needles after each play. The tone arm is not a heavy cast type. If you ever find a combination of heavy cast tone arm and crystal cartridge, let me know the model. > But I believe the arm is a generally available OEM item of the early/mid > '30s since I have seen it on other single play phonos. Yes, it uses the same "arro hwad" tone arm found on so many record players. Silvertone and GE comes to mind (I have ads of phonos of the 40ies with those tonearms). The Philco players are from the early 40ies BTW. There were not many crystal cartridges in the 30ies, in fact they were widespread by the early 40ies not much before that. > It may have disappeared fairly quickly since that was the period when > record changers and juke boxes were becoming popular. Such devices > obviously required the development of arms exerting less pressure on the > records, and needles that were marginally satisfactory for many plays. Those cartridges, L70, L24 etc series were used well beyond the 40ies and well into the early 50ies. The tonearms were lighter stamped aluminum, the cartridges also sued aluminum bodies, but the weight was still well into the half ounce. The early 50ies saw the new magnetic cartridges coming out and also new technology, Hi-Fi ceramics etc. The old crystal types were still offered on everyday record players and record changers. Many Philcos, RCA etc from the very late 40ies. Syl Article: 331351 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440714E0.BA39C8B7@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Mark's Notes #1 how to loosen a frozen shaft References: <2vadnTC-9NQQZ2LeRVn-pg@giganews.com> <1141065866.579143.89200@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:53:33 GMT Phil Nelson wrote: > > No skin off my back either way. Just noting that a good website may get a > few thousand visits per day, compared to a handful of reads in this kind of > forum. If you're running a business (I'm not), those numbers might matter. > > Regards, > > Phil Nelson Well, it is Mark's business, and if he doesn't want to use the web to his advantage, its his problem, not ours. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331352 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <44071647.D7F32EEB@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? References: <98aNf.4949$Eg2.4168@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <120bns9mjjpo258@corp.supernews.com> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:59:32 GMT "t.hoehler" wrote: > > As a matter of fact, back in the seventies, I ran across a mess of > electrolytic filter caps in cans with an octal plug on the bottom! Military > parts as I recall. Darn good idea, but probably cost prohibitive for > consumer gear. If they were still in the original military packing, they would have had a label: Reform after XX XX XXXX date. mendelson's in Dayton Ohio had tons of them back in the '70s. They were used in equipment intended for the operator to do minor maintenance in the field. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331353 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <44071721$0$11067$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> From: maarten@panic.xx.tudelft.nl Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: Date: 02 Mar 2006 16:02:41 GMT Benjamaniac wrote: > I've been thinking about trying inventory my whole shop...tubes and > all...right down to how many of each value caps I have. I guess the easiest > way to do this is on the computer. I've been looking around for the "right" > inventory program to do this with, but none of them seem to fit the bill so > far. Do any of you guys use an inventory program to do this with and if > so...which program do you use ?? I have been thinking about doing this as well, but the problem is not so much in the software (I could write my own if necessary), but in the procedures. You'd have to register every part you use, register it again if you put it back, put it on the bench somewhere to put it back later because you might need it after all.. You get the picture. How would you handle this situation? - Met vriendelijke groet, Maarten Bakker. Article: 331354 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: <44071721$0$11067$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:55:21 GMT maarten@panic.xx.tudelft.nl wrote: > I have been thinking about doing this as well, but the problem is not so > much in the software (I could write my own if necessary), but in the > procedures. You'd have to register every part you use, register it again > if you put it back, put it on the bench somewhere to put it back later > because you might need it after all.. You get the picture. How would you > handle this situation? Inventory control is a complex process. Even with software and a procedure for data entry, you still have to do a periodic physical inventory count and then reconciliation. I run a small business, so to me, inventory control is an important part of the process. I need to know what I have, and more importantly, what the cost was so I can charge appropriately for it. Back to the issue of "personal inventory" as such. It would probably be best if you just something like a spread sheet (Microsoft Excell) to give a overall idea of WHAT you have on hand. And, as suggested, keep a "I need to order some more of..." list for when you call AES or other vendors for stuff to keep on hand. The easiest way to keep track of inventory is to look in the various drawers from time to time and say, "Oh, yeah, I'm down to only 3 0.047 uF caps" and put them on the "Get more" list. Also, a better term than "inventory" would be LOCATOR. You KNOW you have a 6SN7G, the question is which box is it in. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331355 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Chris Howard Subject: picture tube brightener Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:12:29 -0700 Message-ID: >From the box of stuff given to me by Aurora Dan, a parallel picture tube brightener. It looks kind of tired. free or to the trash c h r i s at y i p y a p dot c o m Article: 331356 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Inventory Software Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:37:32 -0400 Message-ID: <120ebapgp7gqbe9@corp.supernews.com> References: <44071721$0$11067$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > Also, a better term than "inventory" would be LOCATOR. You KNOW you > have a 6SN7G, the question is which box is it in. > > Jeff Ask the YF. They always feel guilty that they may have accidently "put something away" in the shack. She'll help find it. -ex Article: 331357 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" Subject: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:00:26 GMT Steph, your computer may be virused up. I have received 6 attacks so far on my computer today (all caught and disarmed by Norton's) that appear to be from your email address. You may want to go offline and do a complete scan. Anyone else getting these today? jim menning Return-path: Received: from ms-mta-01 (ms-mta-01-smtp [10.15.8.71]) by ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IVI00GC2NABOW@ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for jmenning@new.rr.com; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:54:11 -0600 (CST) Article: 331358 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:10:06 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: In "jim menning" writes: >Steph, your computer may be virused up. I have received 6 attacks so far on my >computer today (all caught and disarmed by Norton's) that appear to be from your >email address. >You may want to go offline and do a complete scan. >Anyone else getting these today? I'm not Steph, but I had a few bounces slip thru Spamassassin today that had my addy as a forged return address. Two of them had been directed at "philco2kid", or "philcokid2", or something that looked like an address that would've been harvested from this group. Needless to say, they didn't come from me, as the path showed. They just had a forged address. >Return-path: >Received: from ms-mta-01 (ms-mta-01-smtp [10.15.8.71]) > by ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com > (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) > with ESMTP id <0IVI00GC2NABOW@ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for > jmenning@new.rr.com; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:54:11 -0600 (CST) What's the first hop in the chain? ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com reverses to an RFC-1918 address in the non-routable 10 network. This is wrong to begin with. No public (outside world) lookups should resolve to an RFC-1918 private address. Regardless, either that name is forged or that's not the originating IP. I bet the originating machine is not Steph's. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331359 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Buck Frobisher" References: Subject: Re: Inventory Software Message-ID: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:45:25 -0500 Lots of inventory programs out there, or if you want to make your own, buy a copy (new or used) of dbase, MS Access, Quattro and write what you want. BUT: the only way you could ever hope to keep it accurate is to have a simple barcode reader and generator. If you have to look up small parts I bet you'll abandon it pretty quickly. I don't think you'll find this an economical solution, though. I'm guessing the softweare and equipment hasn't reached popular prices yet. If you decide to create a database, be certain that the data is portable, i.e. you will be able to be import it into another format later. cheers, Frank Article: 331360 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: OT: spilled gas smell in car Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:29:12 -0600 Message-ID: <21271-44077FC8-293@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> References: There was a program on tv on Mythbusters on the Discovery channel.If I remember,they put a dead pig in a car and left it sitting there for a while.Talk Ripe!,whew! cuhulin Article: 331361 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: last but certainly not least References: <1141343028.989457.192530@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 23:49:09 GMT Is CBS getting so hard up for ratings that they have to resort to spamming News Groups? AveragePlaya wrote: > Allright, allright allright allright, I'm reminding the ENTIRE WORLD > that tomorrow (Friday) at 9:30, CBC is airing the season finale of > "Getting Along Famously" and you should be watching it. NO EXCUSES! > > > (Unless you're having mind-altering kinky sex, or going to a > funeral.) > > Getting Along Famously is a satire of a 60's variety show and its > absolutely hilarious, yada yada yada. If you don't know what I'm > talking about, check out any of these links > > http://www.gettingalongfamously.ca/gafpromo.html > http://www.gettingalongfamously.ca/gafpromo2.html > http://www.gettingalongfamously.ca/gafpromo3.html > > Now Go be Famous! > > kiss-kiss > Article: 331362 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "George Conklin" References: <7zuNf.38953$F_3.38142@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> Subject: Re: amberola 75 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 23:49:32 GMT "lurk@sbc junk global.net" wrote in message news:bjBNf.18230$2O6.8985@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com... > I was asked to put one back together ...the people have the parts in a > box.......I think the spring is broke I don't know yet....if I can get > schematics or source of repair I might take the job.....any suggestions > would nice.....thank you > There is one book on repairing phonographs which you must read. It is called "The Compleat Talking Machine" by Eric Reiss. It is available from standard sources, such as APSCO at www.antiquephono.com. If the springs are broken, they can replace them inside the barrel and save you the risk of lost fingers. Otherwise, the book is very good at telling you how to proceed. If you have any specific issues I can address, I'd be glad to. I have done such a project myself. George Article: 331363 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: last but certainly not least Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:08:58 -0400 Message-ID: <120f28o7ft7h7e9@corp.supernews.com> References: <1141343028.989457.192530@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> Lou deGonzague wrote: > Is CBS getting so hard up for ratings that they have to resort to > spamming News Groups? That would be CBC. Its all part of the plan for Canadian World Domination. http://cwd.ptbcanadian.com/ > > AveragePlaya wrote: > >> Allright, allright allright allright, I'm reminding the ENTIRE WORLD >> that tomorrow (Friday) at 9:30, CBC is airing the season finale of >> "Getting Along Famously" and you should be watching it. NO EXCUSES! Article: 331364 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:27:01 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Okay, just got two more bounces: Final-Recipient: RFC822; philcokid2@cs.com Action: failed Status: 5.0.0 Remote-MTA: DNS; air-yi02.mail.aol.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 554 TRANSACTION FAILED - Unrepairable Virus Detected. Your mail has not been sent. Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:53:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from sigma-46db5800d (184-189.static.alkar.net [195.248.184.189]) by rly-yi04.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYI46-7c84407774c255; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:53:01 -0500 From: "tim" To: Subject: eBook.pdf And : 158.38.48.148 failed after I sent the message. Remote host said: 554 mail server permanently rejected message (#5.3.0) --- Below this line is a copy of the message. Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4987 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2006 23:47:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO sigma-46db5800d) (195.248.184.189) by tydalix.hist.no with SMTP; 2 Mar 2006 23:47:53 -0000 From: "tim" To: Subject: Fw: SeX.mpg In both cases the injection point is 195.248.184.189, a machine in the Ukraine. Before anyone asks, no, I did not move to the Ukraine. :) -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331365 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: last but certainly not least Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:28:14 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141343028.989457.192530@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> In <1141343028.989457.192530@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> "AveragePlaya" writes: >(Unless you're having mind-altering kinky sex, or going to a >funeral.) "Or"? -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331366 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jhill" Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 18:41:44 -0600 Message-ID: References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> <7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> The speed are not exactly 33, 45 and 78( these are just the popular roundoff of the actual numbers). They were selected to be integer divisions of the motor speed. I have two phonos that use worm gear drive to the turntable. I don't remember where the site is that gives the exact speeds and ratios. "Gary Tayman" wrote in message news:7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > The website says that "optimum" performance is obtained when the innermost > diameter is half the outermost diameter. Why? I don't know. Nothing is > said about the optimum speed. > > I noticed the website also mentioned that many players were designed to > play into an RCA jack, also invented at that time. I beg to differ -- > many radios had RCA jacks back in the 30's. > > The way I heard the story, Columbia released the LP in 1949. David > Sarnoff, never to be outdone, got a crack team of design engineers to > hurry up and design a better record, to do one up on Columbia. Their > "better mousetrap" consisted of a 7" record with a large center hole that > allowed for better handling in a changer, thicker label so the grooves > don't touch each other in a stack, and initially even a color code for the > type of music. The speed was set to 45rpm, and the official reason is > unknown, but it is speculated that someone just used the difference > between 78 and 33. > > The concept of the inexpensive player indeed helped the 45 get footing; > but not quite for the intended reason. These "high fidelity" records were > intended for serious audiophiles, but they preferred to hear their > classical movements on records that didn't have to be changed every two > minutes. Instead these records were perfectly suited for teenagers, who > could afford the records and players, and who soaked up the early rock 'n > roll recordings that sold as singles. Since kids bought more records than > grownups, the 45's outsold the LP's, although both had their uses. I > believe 1966 was the first year that LP's outsold 45's. > > > > > "t.hoehler" wrote in message > news:F%rNf.587526$084.445431@attbi_s22... >> >>>> >>>> Go here to see what they look like: >>>> http://www.everythingradio.com/RCA_45rpm_players.htm >>>> >> Hmmm, _very_ commercial site! Their history sketch states that the 45 rpm >> speed was computed to give the required playing time vs record diameter, >> etc. I wonder if they just didn't split the difference between 78 rpm >> and 33 rpm! Kinda thumbed their noses at both formats. >> Regards, >> Tom >> > > Article: 331367 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 01:21:49 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> <7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> In <7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> "Gary Tayman" writes: >The website says that "optimum" performance is obtained when the innermost >diameter is half the outermost diameter. Why? I don't know. Nothing is >said about the optimum speed. I would guess they mean optimum tradeoff between playing time and linear groove speed. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331368 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: What in the tarnation? Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 01:37:44 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> In "Mark Oppat" writes: >no big deal, its made from all "over the counter" 1925-26 era battery radio >parts. Just has a glass front made. >The front could have been made much later, who knows. Doesnt look like any >radio manufacturer's display or anything. You could always pair it with this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6608500379 Auction says it's the real deal. Personally, I think Clearfields are wicked cool. >"Gary Tayman" wrote in message >news:4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... >> I'm at a loss for words. Comments anyone? >> >http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-tube-radio-receiver-Atwater-Kent-Crosley-RCA_W0QQitemZ6608132703QQcategoryZ38033QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331369 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:03:26 GMT For what it's worth, today I've been getting messages from "Tim" with attachments that have viruses. Not a big deal, as I simply delete them without opening (McAfee tells me they have viruses). Wonder how long I'll keep getting these. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Tim Mullen" wrote in message news:du82gl$52p$1@reader2.panix.com... > > Okay, just got two more bounces: > > Final-Recipient: RFC822; philcokid2@cs.com > Action: failed > Status: 5.0.0 > Remote-MTA: DNS; air-yi02.mail.aol.com > Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 554 TRANSACTION FAILED - Unrepairable Virus > Detected. Your mail > has not been sent. > Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:53:12 -0500 (EST) > > Received: from sigma-46db5800d (184-189.static.alkar.net > [195.248.184.189]) by > rly-yi04.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYI46-7c84407774c255; > Thu, 02 Mar 2006 > 17:53:01 -0500 > From: "tim" > To: > Subject: eBook.pdf > > And > > : > 158.38.48.148 failed after I sent the message. > Remote host said: 554 mail server permanently rejected message (#5.3.0) > > --- Below this line is a copy of the message. > > Return-Path: > Received: (qmail 4987 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2006 23:47:53 -0000 > Received: from unknown (HELO sigma-46db5800d) (195.248.184.189) > by tydalix.hist.no with SMTP; 2 Mar 2006 23:47:53 -0000 > From: "tim" > To: > Subject: Fw: SeX.mpg > > In both cases the injection point is 195.248.184.189, a machine in > the Ukraine. Before anyone asks, no, I did not move to the Ukraine. :) > > -- > Tim Mullen > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. > ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331370 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 02:13:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: In "Gary Tayman" writes: >For what it's worth, today I've been getting messages from "Tim" with >attachments that have viruses. Yup, that's me. Well, it's my address that some idiot picked up, but it's not me sending you anything. FWIW, I've never owned a Microsoft box in my life, and I'm posting this from my ISP which runs NetBSD. Not an enviroment where viruses can survive and propagate. >Not a big deal, as I simply delete them >without opening (McAfee tells me they have viruses). If I were you I'd delete anything you get from that Tim guy. :) >Wonder how long I'll keep getting these. Until some ankle-biting moron in the Ukraine gets bored. *Sigh*... -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331371 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Benjamaniac" Subject: Blank Recordio albums. Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:17:28 -0700 Message-ID: I just aquired a Wilcox-Gay Recordio and thought it would be nice to have some blank albums to go with it. Does anyone have any they want to part with or know of a source of any ?? Ben Article: 331372 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141193687.078297.124530@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <61jNf.48476$g47.2058@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> <1141266487.151393.28570@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <1RCNf.1144$Bj7.357@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:29:27 GMT In article <1RCNf.1144$Bj7.357@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>, gtayman@gate.net says... > > >Careful depositing this one, it might bounce. > >Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical I promise to dribble it all the way to the bank! John Article: 331373 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jon Kummer" Subject: Vintage Solder - Nassau Message-ID: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:47:25 -0500 Can anyone tell me why so many people buy Nassau vintage solder on Ebay? Article: 331374 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jim Barnard" Subject: Zenith Schematics Available Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:52:29 -0500 Message-ID: I have posted on my Website 40 schematics for the most popular Zenith transistor radios for anyone's use. Also, there is a very useful transistor cross-reference. My Website is www.transistor-repairs.com . For those who like to fix stuff, please check it out. Jim Barnard Article: 331375 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Vintage Solder - Nassau Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:56:51 -0400 Message-ID: <120fc3gtbmh5v9b@corp.supernews.com> References: Jon Kummer wrote: > Can anyone tell me why so many people buy Nassau vintage solder on Ebay? > > Vanity? I've seen the old Nassau stuff go for megabux then sometimes it doesn't sell at all. There must be a Japanese Audiophile board that picks up on some of these auctions occasionally. Nassau is to solder what Western Electric is to wire $$$ :) -ex Article: 331376 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 02:58:29 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> In <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> "Bruce Mercer" writes: >In your case use a steel needle and change it every time. That I do. I'm probably asking the obvious here, in light of your response, or maybe I'm just rephrasing my question :), but did anyone ever make something like a gemstone needle for lateral-cut acoustics? I know (or at least think I know) there's harder steel needles that are "supposed" to be good for more than one play, but did anybody ever try something like a sapphire? Or is the tracking force on these beasts simply way too much? -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331377 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 03:19:51 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> In "Phil Nelson" writes: >> Thanks and I'm really really sorry, guys. >No apologies needed. Attacks come daily from around the globe. >A year or two ago, I had to replace the innocent, old-fashioned CGI script >used to "send email to Phil" from my website. All of a sudden, I started >getting thousands (I'm not kidding) of SPAMs every day. I contacted my ISP, >who informed me it that my vulnerable script had been hijacked by Bad Guys >who had sent out several *million* SPAM emails via that route during the >previous couple of days. Boy, was my face red :-( >I instantly deleted every "naked" email contact address in my website's many >pages, and replaced the "email to Phil" script with a little Javacsript >program that encodes my address on the contact page. No problems since then, >but . . . eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, I guess. To elaborate on this, there's two different, non-related issues here. The first problem was an insecure server-side script that allowed someone to change the destination address and use your ISP to mail not you, but lots of other people. You can avoid this by either A) having the e-mail sent clioent-side, a la a tag, or B) allowing minimal text body entry a la eBay's "send a message to a user" and pass this text to another server script that e-mails you. The Javascript encoding, I'm assuming from what folks have talked about here in the past, is a method of munging your address. The point I wanted to make is you don't have to mung to avoid having your host hijacked. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331378 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <4407C053.F5596CCE@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: <1141357660.690238.172330@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:05:27 GMT philsvintageradios wrote: > > I think it is worthwhile even if you don't keep it up to date, for > tubes anyway. > > It saves going through the same stash over and over. If you can just > make a list in ms excel. then you can search for a tube by number, to > see if you ever had it. it will tell you which box it was in when you > did the inventory list. I find this is great because I can search the > list for a tube number or it's sub if I need it. > I don't turn much stock over, so I can almost remember which ones I > have used based on the radios I have worked on. yes it might be > slightly out of date after a year or two, but it saves some of the > repeated digging and clinking them together in the process. > > phil I used to have almost everything inventoried on a Commodore computer. It started as one of those, "Type in this programs" from a computer magazine. It was in a bunch of separate modules, and was a pain in the ass to use. I rewrote it into a single program, and changed the keys needed to select functions into a small cluster of keys. The original program required you to look up a part, then change modules, then enter the stock number to edit the data. I changed it to where if you could see the item, you could edit it. The worst thing about it running on a COmmodore was that you had to remember to save the updates when you finished, and hope that the power didn't go out before you finished. I would print out the inventory and keep it in a clipboard with a form to list the parts I pulled from stock. I would spend about 30 minutes a month to update the inventory and print a new list. I was able to print everything in a small font, and had over 100 items per page. I also gave copies to friends in town that were always after me for parts they couldn't find in a hurry. Like Jeff said, I had the price on the printout, but it was the retail price. The wholesale cost was in the database, but I didn't print it out. One of these days I need to port that program to run under Winders. ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331379 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <4407C20A.1F1DF4A@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Vintage Solder - Nassau References: <120fc3gtbmh5v9b@corp.supernews.com> <1141357442.717380.246320@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:12:46 GMT AuroraOldRadios wrote: > > Geez! I've been using a roll of Nassau 60/40 rosin core solder for the > last 8 months. It's almost all used up! I would have bought cheapo Home > Depot solder a long time ago if i only knew. My favorite solder is Ersin. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331380 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Vintage Solder - Nassau Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 04:28:10 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <120fc3gtbmh5v9b@corp.supernews.com> <1141357442.717380.246320@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> In <1141357442.717380.246320@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> "AuroraOldRadios" writes: >Geez! I've been using a roll of Nassau 60/40 rosin core solder for the >last 8 months. It's almost all used up! I would have bought cheapo Home >Depot solder a long time ago if i only knew. Well, get it back! That's what solder suckers are for. Then you can form it back into wire and put it on the spool. :) -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331381 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: OT: spilled gas smell in car Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:24:23 -0800 Message-ID: References: <21271-44077FC8-293@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> cuhulin@webtv.net wrote: > There was a program on tv on Mythbusters on the Discovery channel.If I > remember,they put a dead pig in a car and left it sitting there for a > while.Talk Ripe!,whew! I remember that one. To elaborate: They put a dead pig in a car to test the tale of a very valuable classic car that no one would buy because someone had died and started to rot in it. Supposedly, the smell of the rotting corpse was so overwhelming that the scent never left the car, and no remedy known to man would get completely get rid of the smell. The dead pig was placed in the car, and the car was placed in the hot sun. After a few days, the pig started to decompose, and a few days after that certain parts started to liquefy. The smell was so awful by this time that it could be detected a fair distance away. The pig was removed, some small parts of the pig were collected, and a small amount of the liquefied material was collected. To make a long story short, the mythbusters determined that the smell of rotting flesh in a car was, for all intents and purposes, permanent. Furthermore it was also determined that a single drop of the liquid placed anywhere inside a car rendered it uninhabitable. -Scott Article: 331382 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:48:53 GMT "Stephanie Weil" wrote in message news:1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > > jim menning wrote: >> Steph, your computer may be virused up. I have received 6 attacks so far on my >> computer today (all caught and disarmed by Norton's) that appear to be from your >> email address. > > Jim et al: > > If ANYONE of you gets these things again, could you please do me the > favour of posting the complete headers here for me to see? That way we > can see what's going on. > > I think it's a spoof and someone's just copying my email address....but > I'd like to see what's up just in case. > > Thanks and I'm really really sorry, guys. > Stephanie Tim diagnosed them as coming from overseas, but whoever is over there must have your address in their system. Here's one that just came in a few minutes ago. 19 here so far today, first ones came with .jpgs, the rest with .pdfs. Norton's defuses them, and gives me a notice that they caught them. jim menning Return-path: Received: from ms-mta-02 (ms-mta-02-smtp [10.15.8.72]) by ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IVJ00IKQ73U0B@ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for jmenning@new.rr.com; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:18 -0600 (CST) Received: from txmx02.mgw.rr.com (txmx02.mgw.rr.com [24.93.41.201]) by ms-mta-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IVJ00F2V73T1G@ms-mta-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for jmenning@new.rr.com (ORCPT jmenning@new.rr.com); Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:17 -0600 (CST) Received: from orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com (orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com [66.75.160.140]) by txmx02.mgw.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k232x95e017633 for ; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:02:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from 184-189.static.alkar.net (HELO sigma-46db5800d) ([195.248.184.189]) by orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com with SMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:01:45 -0500 Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:02:15 -0500 (EST) From: "slrnc9l9t4.cfj.sven" To: jmenning@new.rr.com Message-id: <4obtrc$ih3rq7@orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_9.32826936244965E-02" X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Original-recipient: rfc822;jmenning@new.rr.com X-NAS-BWL: Found match for 'slrnc9l9t4.cfj.sven@gordsven.com' on the blocked list (227 addresses, 0 domains) Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] the file X-NAS-Classification: 1 X-NAS-MessageID: 1389 X-NAS-Validation: {E006D5D9-0388-4C63-8AB2-368AD966CBD9} This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_9.32826936244965E-02 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed hi i send the details bye ------=_NextPart_9.32826936244965E-02 Content-Type: plain/text; name="Norton AntiVirus MimeReplacementFile1.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Norton AntiVirus MimeReplacementFile1.txt" Tm9ydG9uIEFudGlWaXJ1cyByZW1vdmVkIHRoZSBhdHRhY2htZW50OiBlQm9vay5VdS4NClRo ZSBXMzIuQmxhY2ttYWwuRUBtbSFlbmMgcmlzayB3YXMgZGV0ZWN0ZWQgaW4gdGhlIGF0dGFj aG1lbnQu ------=_NextPart_9.32826936244965E-02-- Article: 331383 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: Subject: Re: Vintage Solder - Nassau Message-ID: <80QNf.10793$ty4.461@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:56:36 GMT "Jon Kummer" wrote in message news:P6ONf.8022$9_.5538@fe12.lga... > > Can anyone tell me why so many people buy Nassau vintage solder on Ebay? > It's a 'Western Electric' cult thing. They are purists, and must rebuild their stuff with the same solder as used originally. http://search.ebay.com/western-electric-nassau_W0QQfromZR40QQsatitleZwesternQ20electricQ20Q2bnassau jim menning Article: 331384 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Zenith Ebony Radios Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:38:37 -0800 Message-ID: References: <1141354376.248871.280150@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Dan Olson wrote: > I have searched this group for old discussion on the type of knobs used > on the Zenith ebony finish radios. There is a variety of views on how > the knobs looked. Does anyone have any new info on these knobs and more > importantly is any one reproducing them? Thanks Dan > Here's one that was spotted at the CHRS KRE LIVE auction in Berkeley, CA last year. This is the real deal, all original including the knobs. Note the "brights" on these knobs, which are not used on the natural-finish version of this set. That esteucheon is chrome plated, IIRC. http://techpreservation.dyndns.org/80g/KRE_LIVE_2005/sm_DSC03330.jpg -Scott Article: 331385 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Mueller Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:01:44 -0700 Message-ID: References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> <7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:04:51 +0000, Gary Tayman wrote: > The website says that "optimum" performance is obtained when the innermost > diameter is half the outermost diameter. Why? I don't know. Nothing is > said about the optimum speed. > > I noticed the website also mentioned that many players were designed to play > into an RCA jack, also invented at that time. I beg to differ -- many > radios had RCA jacks back in the 30's. > > The way I heard the story, Columbia released the LP in 1949. David Sarnoff, > never to be outdone, got a crack team of design engineers to hurry up and > design a better record, to do one up on Columbia. Their "better mousetrap" > consisted of a 7" record with a large center hole that allowed for better > handling in a changer, thicker label so the grooves don't touch each other > in a stack, and initially even a color code for the type of music. The > speed was set to 45rpm, and the official reason is unknown, but it is > speculated that someone just used the difference between 78 and 33. > > The concept of the inexpensive player indeed helped the 45 get footing; but > not quite for the intended reason. These "high fidelity" records were > intended for serious audiophiles, but they preferred to hear their classical > movements on records that didn't have to be changed every two minutes. > Instead these records were perfectly suited for teenagers, who could afford > the records and players, and who soaked up the early rock 'n roll recordings > that sold as singles. Since kids bought more records than grownups, the > 45's outsold the LP's, although both had their uses. I believe 1966 was the > first year that LP's outsold 45's. > The way I heard it, development on the 45 started in 1939 as a replacement for the 78. Previous to that, 33 1/3 RPM had been tried (using 0.003" styli) and was a dismal failure. The speed, record size, and stylus size were picked to give the best possible fidelity (by pre-WWII standards) and the same playing time as 78s. Development was severely cut back during the war but shortly after the war, the system was ready for production. However, during this time, the management at RCA had changed and the new people had little enthusiasm to replace a tried and true system. Also, after the shortages caused by the war, 78 sales were booming and the record department didn't want to upset that. Furthermore, the sound quality of 78s had improved substantially. Columbia introduced the LP in an effort to get some market share away from RCA. RCA responded by updating the styling of the 45 system and releasing it. The 45s took off because of their convenience (the user could pick which songs to play in what order), small size, and superior sound. The LPs at this time had sound worse than 78s. Columbia was betting on the extended playing time and believed that people didn't care much about the sound. The early LPs were repressings of music originally recorded in the 30s. After a few repressings, RCA went right into new recordings. The only thing that saved the LP was the long playing time which appealed to classical music lovers but didn't matter to anyone else. Columbia eventually cleaned up their act and made better records. They also released a line of 7" 33 1/3 records to compete directly with the 45 (hence the Zenith Twin Seven). To boost sales, RCA produced record players for record store listening booths. These had two turntables, one for 78 and 33 1/3 and the other for 45. Rumor has it that these were designed to make the 78s and 33s sound worse than the 45s. There are a couple of notable things about the 45 system. It is the only popular record system where the record and player were designed as a system (Highway Hi Fi is another such system but it didn't get popular). Also 45 RPM is the only exact record speed (no fractions after the number). There was no need for a fraction to match some motor speed; with the two step idler, the RCA engineers could have any speed they wanted. -- Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 331386 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> <17-dnYkwYcaOVprZnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com> Subject: Re: What in the tarnation? Message-ID: <2dQNf.10883$ty4.7449@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:10:22 GMT "Phil Nelson" wrote in message news:17-dnYkwYcaOVprZnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com... > >Clearfields > > Suh-weet. In my ignorance, I thought the clear radio was a more recent idea :-) > > http://antiqueradio.org/art/halli1110.jpg > > Phil Nelson > > Mine's a Packard-Bell 5R1 from a kit. http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/5264/pbell2d4cd.jpg I also have seen a 20's radio that appeared to be factory-built in a plate-glass case, I think the name was "Halson" or something similar. jim menning Article: 331387 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:31:04 -0600 Message-ID: <4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net> "jim menning" wrote in message news:VUPNf.10792$ty4.115@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com... > Tim diagnosed them as coming from overseas, but whoever is over there must > have your address in their system. Here's one that just came in a few > minutes ago. 19 here so far today, first ones came with .jpgs, the rest > with .pdfs. Norton's defuses them, and gives me a notice that they caught > them. Jim, the virus works by reading your contacts list and inserting one of the names into the message before displaying it in your inbox. I don't think the virus writers has her name. OE automagically puts the names of anybody you correspond with into the contacts list. That could have been anyone, for you it just happened to be her. Article: 331388 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Ron in Radio Heaven" References: <4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Subject: Re: What in the tarnation? Message-ID: <7TRNf.51079$no3.44079@tornado.southeast.rr.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:03:31 GMT Gary Tayman wrote in message news:4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > I'm at a loss for words. Comments anyone? Here's a link to a page showing my glass cased battery set. It was sorta common for real craftsman to build a radio in a glass case to show off thier work. http://radioheaven.homestead.com/GlassSet.html Ron Article: 331389 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: General stringing advice for 1956 Grundig 2035W ? Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:51:55 -0000 Message-ID: Works on am but fm stringing is bust and all over the place as also is the stringing for the am ferrite rod rotator. Any general advice before I dismantle and try and trace the path of the stringings ? Article: 331390 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: Subject: Re: Blank Recordio albums. Message-ID: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:02:47 -0500 "Benjamaniac" wrote in message news:du88vo$1k79$1@news3.infoave.net... > I just aquired a Wilcox-Gay Recordio and thought it would be nice to have > some blank albums to go with it. Does anyone have any they want to part > with or know of a source of any ?? > Ben Check eBay, they show up from time to time. You missed an opportunity coupla months ago. Thousands of blanks for 10 cents a piece... The toughest part to get is the cutter... Syl Article: 331391 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Message-ID: Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:05:33 -0500 "Tim Mullen" wrote in message > >>In your case use a steel needle and change it every time. > > That I do. > > I'm probably asking the obvious here, in light of your response, > or maybe I'm just rephrasing my question :), but did anyone ever > make something like a gemstone needle for lateral-cut acoustics? > I know (or at least think I know) there's harder steel needles > that are "supposed" to be good for more than one play, but did > anybody ever try something like a sapphire? Or is the tracking > force on these beasts simply way too much? There are Tungs-tone needles, supposedly good for 50 plays. Sapphire would cut right through the record in a single pass. Follow Bruce's advice to the letter. Syl Article: 331392 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <76euv1tfn3fpp7454vsohnob8ogq297feb@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Philco chairside with 16 RX-TU chassis Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:10:33 GMT "John Bachman" wrote in message news:76euv1tfn3fpp7454vsohnob8ogq297feb@4ax.com... > > I wonder where one could get speaker for this? One could probably > wait a good while for one to turn up. But then, it will be a good > while before I get around to going through this to recap, etc. > > John B. > > The seller has located the speaker and relisted. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6610242891 jim menning Article: 331393 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net> Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:39:37 GMT "Paul Dietenberger" wrote in message news:4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net... > > "jim menning" wrote in message > news:VUPNf.10792$ty4.115@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com... >> Tim diagnosed them as coming from overseas, but whoever is over there must have >> your address in their system. Here's one that just came in a few minutes ago. 19 >> here so far today, first ones came with .jpgs, the rest with .pdfs. Norton's >> defuses them, and gives me a notice that they caught them. > > Jim, the virus works by reading your contacts list and inserting one of the names > into the message before displaying it in your inbox. I don't think the virus > writers has her name. > > OE automagically puts the names of anybody you correspond with into the contacts > list. That could have been anyone, for you it just happened to be her. > > > Are you just trying to scare me? My impression from reading the virus report on the Symantec site was that once your system is infected, it gathers email addresses out of your system to use as decoys to attempt a mass mailing from your machine. I didn't see anything to indicate that it gets into my system to grab an address to display as a decoy in my own inbox. Further, Symantec's AV program claims to have scanned and caught this BEFORE it would have access to the rest of my computer, which would also seem to rule that out. Ran a full system scan, no virus detected. The changes that the virus would make according to the Symantec page were not made. This still leaves me believing it took the "gordsven" address from the sending computer, not generated it in mine. If I am wrong or missing something here, please explain it to me. I don't want to be ignorant about this. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blackmal.e@mm.html jim menning Article: 331394 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul P" References: Subject: Re: General stringing advice for 1956 Grundig 2035W ? Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:47:02 GMT Take lots of pictures (of the chassis) or draw diagrams of what you still have http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/grundig_2035ws3d.html PP "n cook" wrote in message news:du9aiq$4hh$1@inews.gazeta.pl... > Works on am but fm stringing is bust and all over the place as also is the > stringing for the am ferrite rod rotator. > Any general advice before I dismantle and try and trace the path of the > stringings ? > > Article: 331395 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <8c5c021onpsapl1h91s7kgn8nj4hgv9tbf@4ax.com> <7psNf.1061$Bj7.150@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Need diagram for 45 RPM RCA record changer Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:00:05 GMT > The way I heard it, development on the 45 started in 1939 as a replacement > for the 78. Previous to that, 33 1/3 RPM had been tried (using 0.003" > styli) and was a dismal failure. The speed, record size, and stylus size > were picked to give the best possible fidelity (by pre-WWII standards) and > the same playing time as 78s. Development was severely cut back during > the war but shortly after the war, the system was ready for production. This is the first time I've heard this date -- but I wouldn't doubt it. There is always R&D happening. As for the early 33's, RCA indeed released some 33 1/3 rpm records around 1930. If I'm not mistaken, the players were too expensive, and the material of the records caused them to wear quickly. Whatever, sales were dismal, and the products were dropped after a couple years. However the broadcast industry picked up on this speed about the same time, and began using records up to 16" diameter to "transcribe" programs for later broadcast. Whether the RCA records had influence on this, or the other way around, I don't know, but this was the beginning of recorded radio programming. By the way, 78's are supposedly 78.23 rpm. However this is a joke because these records varied in speed all over the place. > There are a couple of notable things about the 45 system. It is the only > popular record system where the record and player were designed as a > system (Highway Hi Fi is another such system but it didn't get popular). I don't quite catch what you mean. When Edison made cylinders, he made players for them. Same with Diamond Disks, 78's, wire, reel-to-reel tape, 8-tracks, cassettes, CD's, and just about everything out there. By the way -- betcha didn't know this one: where did the 0.25 mil needles come from for those Highway Hi-FI's? According to the fellow who originally designed the system, who is retired and lives in the Tampa Bay area, he designed the system around those toy talking dolls -- and it uses the same needle, which was readily available from the toy manufacturers! Article: 331396 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: tube for Zenith? From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <98aNf.4949$Eg2.4168@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141227630.533109.141570@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <_gZNf.53055$Fw6.15589@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:28:58 GMT In article , noxpurt@yahoo.com says... > > >you know where I can find a shop or person in Orange County, CA area that >would repair a radio like this? > See this listing of Radio Repair Shops.... several are in California. http://members.aol.com/RockSeaDials/RSE/shops.rtf for a listing of repair shops... John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331397 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Paul Dietenberger" References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net> Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:31:56 -0600 Message-ID: <44086262$0$20702$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> "jim menning" wrote in message news:JyYNf.12370$ty4.1199@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com... > If I am wrong or missing something here, please explain it to me. I don't > want to be ignorant about this. > > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blackmal.e@mm.html I wrote that wrong. Here's the concept, explained much more clearly. http://ask-leo.com/where_are_these_viruses_coming_from.html Long story short, somebody who has e-mailed both you and Stephanie is infected but neither of you is, and other than tracing IP addresses there's no obvious way to find out who AFAIK. Cheers, Paul *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** Article: 331398 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: OT: spilled gas smell in car Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:25:39 -0600 Message-ID: <27176-44085FF3-20@storefull-3257.bay.webtv.net> References: Which gives me "an idea".Nawww,I wont do that. cuhulin Article: 331399 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: The finest turntable I've ever seen Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:28:00 -0600 Message-ID: <27175-44086080-76@storefull-3257.bay.webtv.net> References: <44052310$0$5436$b9f67a60@news.newsdemon.com> Sure is a nice looking Phonograph,though. cuhulin Article: 331400 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Today's eBay "Bwahahaha" Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:47:28 GMT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7595500499 You'd think for that kind of money, they could have a few more pictures and take the time to check grammar and spelling. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331401 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:02:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> In "Syl" writes: >There are Tungs-tone needles, supposedly good for 50 plays. Okay, that's what I was thinking of when I said hardened steel. I don't think I'd trust them, though. I'd always be wondering if it was all just a marketing ploy. >Sapphire would cut right through the record in a single pass. Ah. That's not good, right? :) >Follow Bruce's advice to the letter. I always do! Thanks, Syl. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331402 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "t.hoehler" References: Subject: Re: Today's eBay "Bwahahaha" Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:14:39 GMT "Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message news:kyZNf.65$e1.32@tornado.socal.rr.com... > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7595500499 > > You'd think for that kind of money, they could have a few more > pictures and take the time to check grammar and spelling. > > Jeff The lister couldn't decide whether it was rair or rare. I guess both. Tom Article: 331403 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: John Bartley Subject: Re: Philco chairside with 16 RX-TU chassis References: <76euv1tfn3fpp7454vsohnob8ogq297feb@4ax.com> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:33:14 -0500 jim menning wrote: > > > The seller has located the speaker and relisted. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6610242891 > > jim menning I can't figure some people out .... only 9 days to go and we're bidding already ... why not just tell the whole world that we want it and give the other bidders 9 days to talk themselves into paying more .. ??? amazing ... -- regards from :: John Bartley 43 Norway Spruce Street Stittsville, Ontario Canada, K2S1P5 ( If you slow down it takes longer - does that apply to life also?) Article: 331404 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Bill Jeffrey Subject: Re: Philco 41-221 And The Dali Effect References: <1141402506.485608.67120@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:30:41 -0700 I have a Philco 42-PT94 which appears to use the same escutcheon and dial. And mine is in the same shape. If you get any leads, please tip me off. I know where there is (or was) one of these radios with a perfect escutcheon. I would buy it if anyone could copy the escutcheon, but it is a pretty complicated shape. No one seems to know how to make a copy of it. This despite the long discussion about making molds recently. Bill Jeffrey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dave@hurtle.com wrote: > The escutcheon on my Philco 41-221 is in terrible shape. It looks like > those clocks in that Dali painting. From what I've seen on the > Internet this is a very common problem although the radios look pretty > sharp with a nice escutcheon. > > Here is a picture: > http://www.hurtle.com/radio/philco-1.jpg > > Is anyone out there making reproduction escutcheons for these radios? > > Thanks > Article: 331405 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Pete_O" Subject: Re: Today's eBay Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:30:48 +0100 Message-ID: <7eb8c89f23844292901aee9e056a736a@localhost.talkaboutcollecting.com> References: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7595500499 > >You'd think for that kind of money, they could have a few more pictures and take the time to check grammar and spelling. **You guys might laugh but this might just be a "rair" model!- then won't you feel stupid! The HP160's that I have thrown in dumpsters made a thud just like the 524 series counters that the gentleman has had. I never looked back. -Pete O. Article: 331406 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Dave McClellan" References: <1141404658.307852.283190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Emerson TV Problem - Where To Start Looking? Message-ID: Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:01:51 -0500 If both the vertical and horizontal circuits are tube, I would suspect the low voltage power supply (B+ for the tube sections, not for the solid state). If it uses a voltage doubler, one of the caps or diodes may have died. I would measure that first. If it uses only a half-wave rectifier off the line (no power transformer), you should have at least 140 volts raw B+. Also measure the AC ripple. If more that a volt or so I'd suspect the input filter cap. No experience with solid state sets. Dave wrote in message news:1141404658.307852.283190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... > I have this hybrid Emerson TV that I've been using almost every night > for over a year now. The vertical section needed work when I got it > but it was working fine. I fell asleep with it on one night and I woke > up to this: > > http://www.hurtle.com/radio/emerson-4.jpg > > The picture is shrunken down and dim. The photo was taken with the > brightness turned all the way up so in the normal setting the picture > is quite dim. There is also a buzz in the audio that gets > louder/quieter with the volume control. > > I don't really do TVs and I really don't want to do a shotgun > replacement of all the electrolytic caps. Does anyone have some > pointers as to what section(s) I should be looing at to find the > problem? > > Thanks for the help. > Article: 331407 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1141403849.080251.151520@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Car Radio - Worth Fixing? Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 20:50:57 GMT Some of these radios were available in department stores, such as Airline, Allstate, or Motorola. Others, such as Karadio, Automatic, or Soundex were purchased by car dealers. Many times they would save money by deleting radios from the cars they order, and installing these cheap aftermarket types. Generally speaking, the dealer-installed aftermarket brands are no good. If you have an Automatic be careful -- I've broken many pushbuttons simply by trying to set a station with them, the plastic is very brittle. I don't get many of these; the ones I do get are for conversion to stereo. Again, they're fine for this purpose, except for those fragile pushbuttons. On the other hand, if you have any radios from the 1930's, they will indeed have some value. Some -- not a lot but some. At the time, radios were a high-priced accessory, and many cars didn't come with them. Radios from Buicks, Packards, Cadillacs, and Lincolns are easy to find; but an original radio for a Chevy or Ford can be a bit more scarce. The wealthy people who bought Packards had no problem making sure the car had a radio, but the poor victim of the Great Depression who just scraped up enough money for a Chevrolet would usually forego the radio. However a year or two later he might head to Firestone and buy one, so these aftermarket types are not out of place. Still, most collectors would rather continue the search for a genuine Delco. Out of all the radios that end up on my boneyard pile, the one type that indeed sells is the under-dash design. Truck collectors, and a few early car owners, like to pick these up for their vehicles, which when new did not come with a radio even as an accessory. You would think that an aftermarket under-dash AM radio with built-in speaker would be the pits, but indeed I get requests for these from time to time. These folks will not hesitate to spend $150-200 for such a radio that's clean and in good condition. Even with this, I would not break my back to fix one up unless you get a request -- or, you just feel like fixing one up. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com wrote in message news:1141403849.080251.151520@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >I bought a batch of car radios and I suppose in any batch of car radios > there will some aftermarket units in there made by the likes of > Motorola and Automatic. Typically there isn't much interest in these > as the OEM units can still be found. > > Here's an example: > http://www.hurtle.com/radio/motorola-1.jpg > > I fix up the radios and dribble them out on eBay as > time/experience/supplies permit. There are plenty of those aftermarket > radios on eBay and they typically sell for under $10 if at all. Of > course none of those have been repaired and probably don't work. For > the people that repair car radios for a living - Does anyone send in > the Automatic, RCA, MOT aftermarket radios in for repair or am I better > off using these for parts as I've been doing? Should I bother repairing > stuff ike this? > > The radio in the pic isn't as old as it looks. It has the mini tubes > (6BE6, etc.) so t's from the '50s. > > Thanks for your input. > Article: 331408 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: UV-202/C-302 DETECTOR Tube? References: <1141421467.753725.98250@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <_H2Of.984$pV5.43@tornado.socal.rr.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:39:06 GMT DumpsterDiver wrote: > I thought these were power amplifier / oscillator tubes They are. http://uv201.com/Tube_Pages/rca_uv202.htm However, you'll also note that they were "Licensed for amateur radio use only." as well. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331409 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Today's eBay "Bwahahaha" From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141405713.887413.34360@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:14:38 GMT In article <1141405713.887413.34360@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>, tschw10117@aol.com says... > > >At least we know he wants public input..... What a maroon. > I gave him some input.... told him 10 bucks would be a good starting bid.... he did write back and tell me someone offered $1000 for that thing.... good luck! John Article: 331410 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: OT: spilled gas smell in car Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 00:15:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <21271-44077FC8-293@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> In "Scott W. Harvey" writes: >To make a long story short, the mythbusters determined that the smell of >rotting flesh in a car was, for all intents and purposes, permanent. >Furthermore it was also determined that a single drop of the liquid >placed anywhere inside a car rendered it uninhabitable. Thanks for that elaboration. I was starting to wonder just what myth they were trying to prove or disprove by that stunt. Some time ago I read an article about skunks. It seems the head researcher was uniquely qualified for the job -- he had been born with no sense of smell. He said it did cause some embarrassing situations, such as when, fresh from field research, he joined a conference and noticed everyone wrinkling their nose. He had to say "Uh, I think that might be me..." He would've been able to get a great bargain on a nice car. :) -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331411 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 00:19:47 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> <69OdnfBHY8PW-pXZ4p2dnA@sigecom.net> In "Syl" writes: >"Bruce Mercer" wrote in message >> >> I thought I would try a jewelled tip needle in my '37 Seeburg with a one >> ounce tone arm. It heated up and fractured the point about a inch and a >> half >One ounce is way too much for a sapphire. An Osmium 3 mils would work >fine though. But for heavy tonearms, it is still better using steel needles. So what's going on here? The heat produced by the friction from that much pressure makes it impossible for anything to survive, hence the best strategy is to allow a soft steel to wear? I guess when you figure out the tip pressure it's got to be quite a few PSI. Believe me, I ain't gonna do nuthin' but follow you fellers advice. I'm just trying to wrap my head around the dynamics involved. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331412 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 00:40:19 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> In "jim menning" writes: >Tim diagnosed them as coming from overseas, but whoever is over there must have your >address in their system. Here's one that just came in a few minutes ago. 19 here so >far today, first ones came with .jpgs, the rest with .pdfs. Norton's defuses them, >and gives me a notice that they caught them. For anyone who's curious and doesn't know this, the important part of the headers is the "Received:" lines. Every mail exchanger (MX) adds its own stamp, from bottom to top: >Received: from ms-mta-02 (ms-mta-02-smtp [10.15.8.72]) > by ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com > (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) > with ESMTP id <0IVJ00IKQ73U0B@ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for > jmenning@new.rr.com; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:18 -0600 (CST) >Received: from txmx02.mgw.rr.com (txmx02.mgw.rr.com [24.93.41.201]) > by ms-mta-02.rdc-kc.rr.com > (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) > with ESMTP id <0IVJ00F2V73T1G@ms-mta-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for jmenning@new.rr.com > (ORCPT jmenning@new.rr.com); Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:17 -0600 (CST) >Received: from orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com > (orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com [66.75.160.140]) by txmx02.mgw.rr.com > (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k232x95e017633 for ; Thu, > 02 Mar 2006 22:02:15 -0500 (EST) >Received: from 184-189.static.alkar.net (HELO sigma-46db5800d) > ([195.248.184.189]) by orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com with SMTP; Thu, > 02 Mar 2006 22:01:45 -0500 The bottom-most "Received:" line is the one you want. That's the first hop, and will tell you who the mail actually came from. And you want to go by IP, since the "Received: from 184-189.static.alkar.net" is a reverse-lookup done by the MX and could be a lie (it's not in this case). The "[195.248.184.189]" part is the real origin, a machine in the Ukraine. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331413 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 00:47:36 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net> <44086262$0$20702$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> In <44086262$0$20702$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> "Paul Dietenberger" writes: >http://ask-leo.com/where_are_these_viruses_coming_from.html *Sigh*. Get rid of autorun. Civilization took a turn for the worse when the concept of "opening" your e-mail started being bandied about. I don't want to "open" my e-mail, I want to =read= it. What if people behaved that way? "It was a dark and stormy nite..." and you start running around the room closing blinds and pouring water on everyone's head? It's a novel, not a cookbook! -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331414 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Brenda Ann" Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:09:13 +0900 Message-ID: References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net> <44086262$0$20702$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> "Tim Mullen" wrote in message news:duao37$2m6$2@reader2.panix.com... > In <44086262$0$20702$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> "Paul Dietenberger" > writes: > >>http://ask-leo.com/where_are_these_viruses_coming_from.html > > *Sigh*. Get rid of autorun. Civilization took a turn for the > worse when the concept of "opening" your e-mail started being bandied > about. I don't want to "open" my e-mail, I want to =read= it. > > What if people behaved that way? "It was a dark and stormy nite..." > and you start running around the room closing blinds and pouring water > on everyone's head? It's a novel, not a cookbook! The Kanamits' "To Serve Man" was a cookbook.. :) Article: 331415 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: What in the tarnation? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:13:57 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> <17-dnYkwYcaOVprZnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com> In <17-dnYkwYcaOVprZnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@giganews.com> "Phil Nelson" writes: >>Clearfields I wonder if advertising of the time tried to capitalize on the glass with remarks of "clearer reception", or somesuch. :) >Suh-weet. In my ignorance, I thought the clear radio was a more recent idea >:-) >http://antiqueradio.org/art/halli1110.jpg That is damn cool! I remember you posting a link to a clear dealer's set before (at least I think it was you), and I took a look but I don't remember it being as wicked as this one. Really nice photograph, and the clock just makes it. Hell, if you brought that to the Modern Show (stellashows.com) here in the City folks would be all over it like wax on a cap. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331416 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: What in the tarnation? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:18:12 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4UDNf.1156$Bj7.480@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> <7TRNf.51079$no3.44079@tornado.southeast.rr.com> In <7TRNf.51079$no3.44079@tornado.southeast.rr.com> " Ron in Radio Heaven" writes: >http://radioheaven.homestead.com/GlassSet.html How big is that thing? That's a monster (this is good)! The binding post strip on the back is something to behold. A thru Z batteries? :) Looks really nice with all the gold tubes, too. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331417 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:41:49 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <4407ddfe$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net> <44086262$0$20702$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com> In "Brenda Ann" writes: >The Kanamits' "To Serve Man" was a cookbook.. :) In that case I approve of autorun. Either get in the auto, or run! -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331418 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Keith Park" Subject: Restored Antique Radios & TV's FS Message-ID: Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 01:52:22 GMT Restored Antique Radios & TV's FS http://members.aol.com/radiorest/main.htm NEW SETS JUST POSTED! I have just added several STUNNING sets including some Black dial Zeniths, some of the finest sets I've ever offered for sale!! Just be sure to click on the "Radios for sale icon" to view the sets! My Restorations are just what you're looking for if you want a set that looks and works as new. These are completely redone, not only part of the cabinet is refinished and another part left cobbled up, the entire unit is restored. These restorations are not simple "Recappings with a new power cord" I tend to every part of the chassis that needs attention, cleaning and relubing mechanical parts, rebuilding of dial assemblies, detailed refinishing or cleaning of knobs and bezels and any specific needs of a particular chassis. My sets are not "over restored", I don't rip every component and wire from the chassis and replace it just because its old, these sets are preserved in as much of their original state as possible to keep them reliable and safe. 27 years of doing antique radio restoration goes into knowing just what needs to be done and just how it should be done when I restore one. Thanks!! Keith Park Article: 331419 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Today's eBay "Bwahahaha" Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 02:56:28 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: In "Warren Weber" writes: >"Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message >news:kyZNf.65$e1.32@tornado.socal.rr.com... >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7595500499 >> >> You'd think for that kind of money, they could have a few more >> pictures and take the time to check grammar and spelling. >> >> Jeff >If I got 10K for an item like that I would pay the shipping Air Express. WW I'd han dalever it! -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331420 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Gordon Richmond Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Message-ID: <4a1i029pmcgvkjtf1cf902rbv43666upls@4ax.com> References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> <69OdnfBHY8PW-pXZ4p2dnA@sigecom.net> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 03:17:50 GMT > So what's going on here? The heat produced by the friction from that >much pressure makes it impossible for anything to survive, hence the best >strategy is to allow a soft steel to wear? I guess when you figure out >the tip pressure it's got to be quite a few PSI. > > Believe me, I ain't gonna do nuthin' but follow you fellers advice. >I'm just trying to wrap my head around the dynamics involved. One thing to remember is that, amongst steel, osmium, and sapphire, steel is probably the best thermal conductor, and sapphire is by far the worst, since it's non-metallic. Osmium is a platinum-group metal, and while such metals are pretty resistant to melting, I don't believe their thermal conductivity is as good as steel. Correct me if I'm wrong on that one. But sapphire, being a mineral crystal, has very poor thermal conductivity, which means the frictional heat generated is going to stay right there, raising the temperature of the outer surface of the crystal until it fails from internal tension. When the crystal snaps, bye bye record, too, I guess. Gordon Richmond Article: 331421 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <44090B76.7F2A54BB@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 03:37:43 GMT Tim Mullen wrote: > > In "jim menning" writes: > > >Tim diagnosed them as coming from overseas, but whoever is over there must have your > >address in their system. Here's one that just came in a few minutes ago. 19 here so > >far today, first ones came with .jpgs, the rest with .pdfs. Norton's defuses them, > >and gives me a notice that they caught them. > > For anyone who's curious and doesn't know this, the important part > of the headers is the "Received:" lines. Every mail exchanger (MX) adds > its own stamp, from bottom to top: > > >Received: from ms-mta-02 (ms-mta-02-smtp [10.15.8.72]) > > by ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com > > (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) > > with ESMTP id <0IVJ00IKQ73U0B@ms-mss-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for > > jmenning@new.rr.com; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:18 -0600 (CST) > >Received: from txmx02.mgw.rr.com (txmx02.mgw.rr.com [24.93.41.201]) > > by ms-mta-02.rdc-kc.rr.com > > (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) > > with ESMTP id <0IVJ00F2V73T1G@ms-mta-02.rdc-kc.rr.com> for jmenning@new.rr.com > > (ORCPT jmenning@new.rr.com); Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:17 -0600 (CST) > >Received: from orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com > > (orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com [66.75.160.140]) by txmx02.mgw.rr.com > > (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k232x95e017633 for ; Thu, > > 02 Mar 2006 22:02:15 -0500 (EST) > >Received: from 184-189.static.alkar.net (HELO sigma-46db5800d) > > ([195.248.184.189]) by orngca-mx-06.mgw.rr.com with SMTP; Thu, > > 02 Mar 2006 22:01:45 -0500 > > The bottom-most "Received:" line is the one you want. That's the > first hop, and will tell you who the mail actually came from. And > you want to go by IP, since the "Received: from 184-189.static.alkar.net" > is a reverse-lookup done by the MX and could be a lie (it's not in > this case). The "[195.248.184.189]" part is the real origin, a machine > in the Ukraine. > > -- > Tim Mullen Where is an old mainframe with a several fiber lines when you need to do a DOS to a machine like this? ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331422 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: 78 needle questions -- what about acoustic machines? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 03:47:41 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1bt902505h5m1thp0rimcan5g9gl4jp7u2@4ax.com> <3KydnUMrofSLMJrZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@sigecom.net> <69OdnfBHY8PW-pXZ4p2dnA@sigecom.net> <4a1i029pmcgvkjtf1cf902rbv43666upls@4ax.com> In <4a1i029pmcgvkjtf1cf902rbv43666upls@4ax.com> Gordon Richmond writes: >One thing to remember is that, amongst steel, osmium, and sapphire, steel is probably the >best thermal conductor, and sapphire is by far the worst, since it's non-metallic. Osmium >is a platinum-group metal, and while such metals are pretty resistant to melting, I don't >believe their thermal conductivity is as good as steel. Correct me if I'm wrong on that >one. Hadn't thought of that. I wonder if anyone ever tried copper? >But sapphire, being a mineral crystal, has very poor thermal conductivity, which means the >frictional heat generated is going to stay right there, raising the temperature of the >outer surface of the crystal until it fails from internal tension. When the crystal snaps, >bye bye record, too, I guess. Right... I see. Interesting, thanks. When I worked for RCA Broadcast Systems one of the mechanical engineers told me he was involved in the development of the CED video disc system. He said one of the biggest challenges was coming up with a suitable lubricant for the stylus. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331423 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Buck Frobisher" Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 22:51:47 -0500 Message-ID: <120i3mobj62om62@news.supernews.com> References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message news:440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net... > > The Paypal fake "Your account has been suspended" scam has mutated to > one stating that you have made a payment, asking if you want to dispute > it. The "Dispute Transaction" button doesn't go to Paypal, it goes to: > http://0xc2e457b8/modules/4nAlbum/album/save.php Paypal has already > managed to have this address shut down, but it will likely be back with > other addresses. I get rafts of Paypal scam emails, and I've never once used them. But then again, I also get them purported to be from US banks, and I live in Canada. It often appears to me that there is a random generator that imagines addresses and tries them all. Why aren't these people easy to track and shut down? Frank Article: 331424 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 03:51:53 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> In <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> "Michael A. Terrell" writes: >http://0xc2e457b8/ Or 194.228.87.184, aka zs.krupka.indos.cz. Czech Republic. Hex address. Whadda buncha jokers. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331425 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 03:56:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <44090B76.7F2A54BB@earthlink.net> In <44090B76.7F2A54BB@earthlink.net> "Michael A. Terrell" writes: > Where is an old mainframe with a several fiber lines when you need to >do a DOS to a machine like this? ;-) Right? One of the better ideas I've heard is to ask the connecting host to do some computationally intensive task, such as factoring a product of two large primes, before you'll accept mail from them. This would bog down (whatever happened to teergrubs?) hijacked home machines, and legit mailers could just throw some hardware at the problem, which isn't very expensive these days. As far as DOS attacks go (as much as I agree with your sentiment :), if only everybody filtered outbound packets at their border so no one was allowed to leave with a forged source address, these would also be largely stamped out. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331426 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 05:48:56 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> In <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> "AuroraOldRadios" writes: >It restores my faith in humanity... >These vermin are career criminals who take their criminal enterprises >more seriously than we take our "day" jobs. They spend lots of time >figuring out the angles to rip off the unwary and they even snag >sophisticated users sometimes. Yabbut, if they put half the effort into a worthwhile endeavor they'd make out much better, and wouldn't have people hating them, to boot. Seems like a win-win to me if they really do have a brain. I think the real answer is they're dumb & lazy. Not a good combination. >Some of these reprobates do it for the thrill of succeeding. Sort of like the success of breaking a window. Boy, was that tough! I see these idiots hammer on my web server all day long (not that it does them any good), and trust me -- they're as clueless as they come. Any "success" they might have is purely accidental. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331427 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Car Radio - Worth Fixing? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 06:00:05 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141403849.080251.151520@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <107Of.2548$6I.2070@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> In "Mark Oppat" writes: >You're right about that, and even moreso with home radios. The advantage to >car and truck radios is the radio is a small part of a much larger, more >valueable item. Easy for them to drop up to $600 on a fully restored radio >for a car if the car is worth $30K+++. Look at how much homes are worth. You need to get people onboard with the fundamental truth that any nice home is enhanced with an accessory radio. After all, you can sit on the floor but you can't listen to a chair! Maybe if people bolted consoles to the wall... :) >Home radios, its like pulling teeth sometimes to get $250 for a restoration, >including all parts and 5 hrs + of work. Yeah, never understood that. In my book y'all oughta be getting paid better than lawyers! :) :) -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331428 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "t.hoehler" References: <1141392711.939431.98840@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> <44087CAA.295D59EE@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Vintage Solder - Nassau Message-ID: <5xaOf.4124$oL.2065@attbi_s71> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 06:33:37 GMT > I have some 25 year old rolls of Ersin that is still good. The > biggest problem is the lead oxidizing on the surface, but you can use a > GOOD liquid rosin flux and use it anyway. I have some Alpha solder from 1968, and it is still fine, also some Ersin >from the late fifties, a little oxidized, but still quite usable. Sounds better than the Nassau stuff. Kester solder never impressed me in the sixties thru the seventies, but the stuff they sell today is great. And from Hosfelt, it's cheap too. Tom Article: 331429 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: Today's eBay Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 00:20:02 -0600 Message-ID: <17919-44093192-125@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: <7eb8c89f23844292901aee9e056a736a@localhost.talkaboutcollecting.com> At least it doesn't have the famous Radiomart red velvet curtain backdrop.I wonder if it has been "cleanse" ? cuhulin Article: 331430 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440943A2.F7A54678@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: New paypal scam: References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <120i3mobj62om62@news.supernews.com> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 07:37:25 GMT Buck Frobisher wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message > news:440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net... > > > > The Paypal fake "Your account has been suspended" scam has mutated to > > one stating that you have made a payment, asking if you want to dispute > > it. The "Dispute Transaction" button doesn't go to Paypal, it goes to: > > http://0xc2e457b8/modules/4nAlbum/album/save.php Paypal has already > > managed to have this address shut down, but it will likely be back with > > other addresses. > > I get rafts of Paypal scam emails, and I've never once used them. But then > again, I also get them purported to be from US banks, and I live in Canada. > It often appears to me that there is a random generator that imagines > addresses and tries them all. > > Why aren't these people easy to track and shut down? > > Frank As soon as one IP address is shut down, they set up shop somewhere else. I have forwarded over 1,000 of these to Paypal and Ebay, and I have received a lot of replies thanking me, and telling me they have shut down that particular IP address. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331431 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440944CF.E9B6C7F@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: PING: Stephanie Weil You may have a virus References: <1141353494.737217.171350@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <44090B76.7F2A54BB@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 07:42:27 GMT Tim Mullen wrote: > > In <44090B76.7F2A54BB@earthlink.net> "Michael A. Terrell" writes: > > > Where is an old mainframe with a several fiber lines when you need to > >do a DOS to a machine like this? ;-) > > Right? One of the better ideas I've heard is to ask the connecting > host to do some computationally intensive task, such as factoring a > product of two large primes, before you'll accept mail from them. This > would bog down (whatever happened to teergrubs?) hijacked home machines, > and legit mailers could just throw some hardware at the problem, which > isn't very expensive these days. > > As far as DOS attacks go (as much as I agree with your sentiment :), > if only everybody filtered outbound packets at their border so no one > was allowed to leave with a forged source address, these would also > be largely stamped out. > > -- > Tim Mullen > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. > ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- I was just thinking about that nice AMDAHL mainframe I had to scrap about 10 years ago. It was the main computer for the Honor Card ATM network, only two years old, and outgrown. Someone up north bought it for spare parts then they hired us to scrap it, and send them only the cards they wanted. We routinely scrapped tractor trailer loads of big iron, but this system looked brand new. Watching all of that subminiature silver plated teflon coax going to a smelter make me sick. :( -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331432 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Wave band switch bank crackles Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:45:59 -0000 Message-ID: Large shrouded multiway waveband switch mechanism with " piano" keys , working order but crackles and not reliable. Other than squirting in "switch cleaner" any other ideas. As it basically works I don't fancy dismantling to get to the fingers as perhaps 30 wires and 20 thru casing components to disconnect, mechanical linkage to AM/FM slip clutch , FM tuner vaned cap plus wiring would also need disconnecting. -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ Article: 331433 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Re: General stringing advice for 1956 Grundig 2035W ? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:48:18 -0000 Message-ID: References: Paul P wrote in message news:GFYNf.3$6h1.0@trndny09... > Take lots of pictures (of the chassis) or draw diagrams of what you still > have > > http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/grundig_2035ws3d.html > > PP > > > "n cook" wrote in message > news:du9aiq$4hh$1@inews.gazeta.pl... > > Works on am but fm stringing is bust and all over the place as also is the > > stringing for the am ferrite rod rotator. > > Any general advice before I dismantle and try and trace the path of the > > stringings ? > > > > > > Not as bad as it seemed at first despite separate stringing for 2 separate FM and AM dial pointers, ferrite rod twirler, and 2 separate tone control strings Article: 331434 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: Wave band switch bank crackles Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:48:28 GMT Message-ID: <44097e47.4922398@news.demon.co.uk> References: On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:45:59 -0000, "n cook" wrote: >Large shrouded multiway waveband switch mechanism with " piano" keys , >working order but crackles and not reliable. Other than squirting in "switch >cleaner" any other ideas. As it basically works I don't fancy dismantling to >get to the fingers as perhaps 30 wires and 20 thru casing components to >disconnect, >mechanical linkage to AM/FM slip clutch , FM tuner vaned cap plus wiring > would also need disconnecting. You've got it, either spray it with switch cleaner or dismantle - no other option. Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 331435 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: <1141421467.753725.98250@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: UV-202/C-302 DETECTOR Tube? Message-ID: Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:14:20 GMT You are correct, the UV-202/C-302 is an amplifier/oscillator, not a detector. I don't know why they would have been marked the way they are other than maybe a screw-up at the factory. I have a C-302 that is marked "Transmitter". If those tubes are good, the buyer got a real bargain. -- Mike Schultz "DumpsterDiver" wrote in message news:1141421467.753725.98250@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >I thought these were power amplifier / oscillator tubes, not detectors. > What's going on here (see the labels on the bases)? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6608262897 > > > DD > Article: 331436 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1141403849.080251.151520@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <107Of.2548$6I.2070@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Car Radio - Worth Fixing? Message-ID: <4EhOf.2684$6I.1000@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:38:56 GMT I get the point, but there's a major fundamental difference between car radios and home radios. If I attended a swap meet and found say, a Philco 90, I know for a fact that it will fit in my home. If you've seen the place lately it may be a tight squeeze, but it fits. This radio will fit in anyone's home. In contrast, a radio for a 49 Chevy is designed for a 49 Chevy. It will not fit a 48; nor will it fit a Pontiac, Olds, or other model. It will indeed fit a 50 Chevy, but the dial is different and it won't look right. So for car radios you have a much more limited audience for any particular model. You may put it up for auction, but the only people who will bid are those who either own a 49 Chevy with no radio, or possibly a dealer for vintage Chevy parts. It will be hit or miss as to whether you'll get a decent bid. Even an aftermarket, you still have a very limited following. As for how much they'll bid to get it, usually car owners will be a bit more serious about putting down some money for what they want. Still there are the penny-pinchers. There's a fellow who comes to area car shows -- the guy makes me laugh. He brings a 37 Buick. He never pays a dime for anything (and doesn't register; how he gets on the show field is a mystery), but he continually brags about how he got "something for next-to-nothing." One day he came to me, asking about a radio conversion. Mind you, he doesn't want me to do the conversion, he wants to buy the parts. He has a technician "friend" that will install them -- all I have to do is sell him the PCB and a sheet of instructions. I flat out told him no, and he got mad. What I should've done was give him a price of the full conversion, plus another 25% -- and no warranty. Yes, it's cheaper if I do it. (It really is; otherwise I'll be spending many hours on the phone explaining how to do it, and will probably end up doing it myself anyway. These are NOT Heathkits!) This guy apparently has the impression that anyone with a soldering iron can do this in ten minutes or less, and that I'm ripping him off by not offering the PCB itself. The truth is that these Buicks are monsters to convert -- I'd much rather avoid doing it by selling the parts. But I can imagine the look on this guy's face when he finds out what he's gotten into! For what it's worth, Dan Schulz of AAR continually gets phone calls from people who only want to buy the PCB's. His answer: minimum order is 20 boards! -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "Tim Mullen" wrote in message news:dubad5$avg$1@reader2.panix.com... > In "Mark Oppat" > writes: > >>You're right about that, and even moreso with home radios. The advantage >>to >>car and truck radios is the radio is a small part of a much larger, more >>valueable item. Easy for them to drop up to $600 on a fully restored >>radio >>for a car if the car is worth $30K+++. > > Look at how much homes are worth. You need to get people onboard with > the fundamental truth that any nice home is enhanced with an accessory > radio. > After all, you can sit on the floor but you can't listen to a chair! > > Maybe if people bolted consoles to the wall... :) > >>Home radios, its like pulling teeth sometimes to get $250 for a >>restoration, >>including all parts and 5 hrs + of work. > > Yeah, never understood that. In my book y'all oughta be getting paid > better than lawyers! :) :) > > -- > Tim Mullen > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. > ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331437 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1141479755.709783.153020@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Help ID this console Message-ID: <1HhOf.77972$bF.27285@dukeread07> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:42:02 -0500 "Terry S" wrote in message news:1141479755.709783.153020@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Anyone know this radio? > > It's for sale in the Twin Cities, along with a '41 Philco console. > > Terry. > > http://members.aol.com/tschw10118/mysteryconsole.jpg > > Thanks! > "Grounds For Divorce"? Pete Article: 331438 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "CLFE" References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:54:37 -0500 Message-ID: <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> "Bill Turner" wrote in message news:15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net... > ONE REASON IS THE EXCESS PRICE OF SHIPPING AND THE LONG DELAYS IN > SHIPPING. THE TIME REQURED TO SHIP SOMETHING TO A U.S. ADDRESS REQUIRES > ONLY THE CORRECT POSTAGE WHILE THE CANADAN REQUIRES A TRIP TO THE > POSTOFFICE. > > > CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com > Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. > Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. > I'm not disagreeing with your statement. Many "do" have home mail service - which isn't so bad - I have experienced it at some time and liked it. Here, where I've lived the majority of my life -we don't have "home delivery". So, that wouldn't matter anyway - as I have to go to the post office to get my mail so - it's just about 10 feet to the window from my mail box. The biggest hassle there is filling out the form. MY biggest complaint is the customer wanting you to lie on it. For the few bucks, it just isn't worth it. clf Article: 331439 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:14:33 -0600 Message-ID: <21271-4409BCE9-547@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net> References: <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> I could probally get that married Irish woman wayyyyy over yonder across the big pond to find me a Lowe HF-150 shortwave radio and ship it to me here in U.S.A.(shipping charges) for much less than dealing with Canada. She would say,What do you think I am,your secretary? cuhulin Article: 331440 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" Subject: tuning lamp problem Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:55:59 -0600 Hi all, Have a Majestic here that uses a tuning lamp. However, it's toast. The math suggests the lamp needs to be about 20V and 0.02A. It uses an ordinary quarter-inch threaded base. Anyone have any recommendations for source or alternatives? I've done some searching, but nothing seems to come close. Cheers, Nelson Article: 331441 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "k35454" References: Subject: Re: tuning lamp problem Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:41:15 -0800 "Nelson Gietz" wrote in message news:VCjOf.14$Dj7.7@newsfe21.lga... Hi all, Have a Majestic here that uses a tuning lamp. However, it's toast. The math suggests the lamp needs to be about 20V and 0.02A. It uses an ordinary quarter-inch threaded base. Anyone have any recommendations for source or alternatives? I've done some searching, but nothing seems to come close. Cheers, Nelson I have a few dozen assorted bulbs left over from when I closed up shop 25 years ago. There is one box of Eveready #1139B marked 24v (they are bayonet base) and I have located 2 screw-in bulbs supposed ro be 24v but it will take me some time to confirm. As I recall, the bulbs are in series with some tube(s) and when tuning in a station, the AVC developes, putting negative bias on the tube(s), reducing the current and so you tune for the maximum REDUCTION in illumination. When I have time, I will see if I can find a chart with info on the current consumption of these bulbs. k35454. Article: 331442 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." Subject: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Message-ID: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:47:27 GMT I plan to someday build a decent bench power supply for working on old radios. The most useful unit, to me, would be one that features all the required voltages for powering virtually any battery radio. Let me know if this list sounds complete: A supply: 1.5V @ 500mA, 2.0V @ 5A B supply: 22.5, 45, 67.5, 90, and 135V @ 50mA max C supply : -1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9.0V @ 1mA max The A supply would be switchable between 1.5 or 2.0 volts, and the B and C supplies would be designed so that one or all outputs could be used at once. The B and C supplies would be regulated, not sure of the A supplies as most regulator ICs (and transistors) require a minimum of 3 volts. The trick to building the A supply will be the power transformer; I plan to cut open an old microwave oven transformer, remove the HV secondary, and wind my own low-voltage primary. A low-voltage primary wound on one of these would be good for MANY amps of current, perfect for powering the filaments of a row of UV-201A's. I also plan to have the various supplies metered and fused. While a lot of work, it's certainly much cheaper than buying a power supply, and I can customize it to my exact needs too. Let me know if there's anything else I should consider adding. Article: 331443 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bill Morris" References: Subject: Re: Info needed for Cameradio Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 13:58:50 -0500 Message-ID: <4409e35f$0$7330$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> I believe it was made by Air King around 1947, if that gives you any help Bill "Blacksmith" wrote in message news:dfoj02p079spcu0qvlhluu2l5j7ndvjcn7@4ax.com... >I have to sell a cool Cameradio for a guy and don't know anything > about it. Any info would be helpfull. Pictures on the binaries. > > > > > Blacksmith > wwwdotrenovatedradiosdotcom Article: 331444 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" References: <4409e35f$0$7330$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> Subject: Re: Info needed for Cameradio Message-ID: <3AlOf.243$QG4.193@newsfe23.lga> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 13:05:47 -0600 "Bill Morris" wrote in message news:4409e35f$0$7330$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net... > I believe it was made by Air King around 1947, if that gives you any help > > Bill > > > > "Blacksmith" wrote in message > news:dfoj02p079spcu0qvlhluu2l5j7ndvjcn7@4ax.com... > >I have to sell a cool Cameradio for a guy and don't know anything > > about it. Any info would be helpfull. Pictures on the binaries. > > > > Blacksmith > > wwwdotrenovatedradiosdotcom Now that is COOL! ...and people thought picture-taking cellphones was a Big New Thing. (Sorta like the wireless remote Philco... people are amazed at their age. And you don't even have to be in the same room as the radio.) Cheers, Nelson Article: 331445 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Walter Campbell Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:38:49 -0800 Message-ID: References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> In article <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Mick" wrote: > Ladies and Gentlemen, > > I am trying to find a ballpark estimate of Power Transformer > requirements for my amplifier. snipped > 1. My design rectifies 115VAC to about 250VDC at the tubes > 2. When the 6L6GC is running at idle, voltage drops to about 225VDC at > the anode > 3. When the EL84 is running at idle, voltage drops to about 245VDC > 4. The 6L6GC idles at a total current of about 73mA and consumes about > 17 watts total (anode dissipation plus G2 resistor watts) > 5. The EL84 idles at a total current of about 45mA and consumes about > 13 watts total (anode dissipation plus G2 resistor watts) > > So, to run BOTH tubes, it looks like I'll need 118mA of current, plus > some current for the rest of the amp, which can't be much (2 x 12AX7s). > This is a good bit higher than the 65mA rating for my 269EX. > > QUESTION: Will the 269EX work to run both tubes at the same time? > doesn't look like it'll hack it to me. In addition to the overall B+ power req's I'd be real concerned about the heater current as well. You didn't mention it, but the 269EX only supports 2.5amps of 6.3 volt heater current. I don't have the tube requirements memorized but I suspect that the heater requirements alone will toast the tranny with both type of tubes in it. I think you need to re-spec your PT requirements and get a beefier PT before you try to run both at the same time. My 2 cents, Walt Campbell Campbell Sound http://www.campbellsound.com/ Article: 331446 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Ron H" Subject: Transformer lead color code? Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:22:57 -0600 Somewhere I found a site with a pretty complete listing of transformer lead color codes but alas, I can't get back to it... Anyone remember where they might have seen it? Remember being the keyword here!!! Google can't seem to find it either but then it might be my sophisticated search techniques too! K3PID Ron H. Article: 331447 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: Subject: Re: Transformer lead color code? Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 16:24:41 -0500 "Ron H" wrote in message news:VynOf.52471$kl4.29069@newsfe13.lga... > Somewhere I found a site with a pretty complete listing of transformer lead > color codes but alas, I can't get back to it... Anyone remember where they > might have seen it? Remember being the keyword here!!! Google can't seem to > find it either but then it might be my sophisticated search techniques too! > > K3PID > Ron H. > > > Article: 331448 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Shawn K Subject: Re: Info needed for Cameradio References: Message-ID: Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:33:32 GMT There is a local country radio personality out here in Vancouver, BC, Canada, that collects all things camera. His name is Campbell McCubbin, works for JRFM doing news in the morning. His website is: http://www.cameroddities.com/ I looked through his stuff but didn't see anything like your radio, but who knows, maybe he knows something about it. From one of his loyal listeners... -- Shawn K www.thisoldradio.com Article: 331449 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... From: Doggone References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:33:47 GMT "Mick" wrote in news:1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: > Ladies and Gentlemen, > > I am trying to find a ballpark estimate of Power Transformer > requirements for my amplifier. As you may know, I built an amp > based on the AX84 High Octane design. My version includes both > octal and noval tube sockets, so I can run it with EITHER an > EL84 or a 6L6GC. I'm trying to figure out if I can run it with > BOTH at the same time, as long as I include separate cathode > bias resistors and bypass caps for each tube. > > The disconnect I have is in relating PT capability to amp > requirements. I don't know how to use the Voltage/Current rating > of the PT. Specifically, I don't know if the current rating is > absolute, or if it has something to do with voltage and power. > > Why the confusion? The specification for my PT (Hammond 269EX) > gives the rating as 380VCT @ 65mADC. This looks like it could > relate to power rating (i.e. 380V x 65mA = about 25W), but I'm > not sure whether to use those number, adjust for RMS, etc. > > Here is what I do know: > > 1. My design rectifies 115VAC to about 250VDC at the tubes > 2. When the 6L6GC is running at idle, voltage drops to about > 225VDC at the anode > 3. When the EL84 is running at idle, voltage drops to about > 245VDC 4. The 6L6GC idles at a total current of about 73mA and > consumes about 17 watts total (anode dissipation plus G2 > resistor watts) 5. The EL84 idles at a total current of about > 45mA and consumes about 13 watts total (anode dissipation plus > G2 resistor watts) > > So, to run BOTH tubes, it looks like I'll need 118mA of current, > plus some current for the rest of the amp, which can't be much > (2 x 12AX7s). This is a good bit higher than the 65mA rating for > my 269EX. > > QUESTION: Will the 269EX work to run both tubes at the same > time? > > Many thanks, > Mick > > High Octane Build Page: > www.charlestonarea.com/octane > > I think this links has what you're looking for. BTW, cross posting is usenet pollution. Don't do it. -- If it ain't broken, fix it till it is. Article: 331450 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <4409e35f$0$7330$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> Subject: Re: Info needed for Cameradio Message-ID: Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:40:09 GMT "Bill Morris" wrote in message news:4409e35f$0$7330$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net... > >I believe it was made by Air King around 1947, if that gives you any help > > Bill > > > > Also available as a "Tom Thumb" model. http://www.americanantiquities.com/nancys%20things/tom%20thumb%20radio.JPG http://www.americanantiquities.com/nancys%20things/tom%20thumb%20radio%202.JPG jim menning Article: 331451 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:44:43 -0400 Message-ID: <120k62qpuhsqg43@corp.supernews.com> References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Doggone wrote: > > I think this links has what you're looking for. > BTW, cross posting is usenet pollution. Don't do it. > We're enjoying following the progress here on rar+p even though its a guitar amp! We use tubes and build stuff too, ya know. I think Usenet can handle it. -Bill Article: 331452 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Transformer lead color code? Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:47:49 -0400 Message-ID: <120k68ioqpncia7@corp.supernews.com> References: <1141508290.577011.118210@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> Travis wrote: > Nostalgia Air has color codes on their site: > http://www.nostalgiaair.org/References/rmacodes/ > Woe be unto whoever depends on transformer lead color coding. Its rare to find one that follows The Plan, especially in older radios... assuming the colors haven't faded. Do double check your findings with some resistance measurements to make sure the windings are what you think they are. GL, Bill Article: 331453 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: SpringDiver Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... Message-ID: References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:11:23 GMT Mick; You don't want both tubes hot on the same OT at the same time do you? I wonder what that would sound like. Anyway, the PT might not handle both tubes at idle: one has to be shutdown via reduced transconductance (increasing the value of the cathode resistor). I sent you my schematic. Wayne On 4 Mar 2006 08:09:37 -0800, "Mick" wrote: >Ladies and Gentlemen, > >I am trying to find a ballpark estimate of Power Transformer >requirements for my amplifier. As you may know, I built an amp based on >the AX84 High Octane design. My version includes both octal and noval >tube sockets, so I can run it with EITHER an EL84 or a 6L6GC. I'm >trying to figure out if I can run it with BOTH at the same time, as >long as I include separate cathode bias resistors and bypass caps for >each tube. > >The disconnect I have is in relating PT capability to amp requirements. >I don't know how to use the Voltage/Current rating of the PT. >Specifically, I don't know if the current rating is absolute, or if it >has something to do with voltage and power. > >Why the confusion? The specification for my PT (Hammond 269EX) gives >the rating as 380VCT @ 65mADC. This looks like it could relate to power >rating (i.e. 380V x 65mA = about 25W), but I'm not sure whether to use >those number, adjust for RMS, etc. > >Here is what I do know: > >1. My design rectifies 115VAC to about 250VDC at the tubes >2. When the 6L6GC is running at idle, voltage drops to about 225VDC at >the anode >3. When the EL84 is running at idle, voltage drops to about 245VDC >4. The 6L6GC idles at a total current of about 73mA and consumes about >17 watts total (anode dissipation plus G2 resistor watts) >5. The EL84 idles at a total current of about 45mA and consumes about >13 watts total (anode dissipation plus G2 resistor watts) > >So, to run BOTH tubes, it looks like I'll need 118mA of current, plus >some current for the rest of the amp, which can't be much (2 x 12AX7s). >This is a good bit higher than the 65mA rating for my 269EX. > >QUESTION: Will the 269EX work to run both tubes at the same time? > >Many thanks, >Mick > >High Octane Build Page: >www.charlestonarea.com/octane Article: 331454 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: SpringDiver Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... Message-ID: References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1141517919.216001.37000@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:30:59 GMT Holy Shit... I can't wait to hear this amp. In any case, have you looked at the Mercury site. They've got PTs that will handle that with no sweat. Wayne On 4 Mar 2006 16:18:39 -0800, "Mick" wrote: >Wayne said: >*** >You don't want both tubes hot on the same OT at the same time do you? >*** > >Hi Wayne, > >YES! I want to run both tubes through the same output transformer, at >the same time. My intuition (not very trustworthy for engineering, but >great for "trying new stuff") tells me that the two tube output signals >will combine to give me about 12 watts, with an interesting tonal mix. > >Mick Article: 331455 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Ron H" References: <1141508290.577011.118210@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> <120k68ioqpncia7@corp.supernews.com> Subject: Re: Transformer lead color code? Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:23:55 -0600 My primary need is to try to identify the leads on a couple of multi tap audio transformers. Power transformers are pretty straight forward and an Ohm meter can usually get you close. Trying to deduce the various taps on an audio transformer is almost hopeless! Thanks fer the advice! Ron H. "TerryJ" wrote in message news:SvednfMhO-bvvpfZRVn-rQ@comcast.com... > One of the first newby mistakes that I made was to use 'conventional' color > coding to connect a replacement transformer in a Philco 38-12. I connected > the line input to the filament wires with predictable results... smoke, > sparks and a burned up $40.00 transformer. > "- exray -" wrote in message > news:120k68ioqpncia7@corp.supernews.com... > > Travis wrote: > > > >> Nostalgia Air has color codes on their site: > >> http://www.nostalgiaair.org/References/rmacodes/ > >> > > > > Woe be unto whoever depends on transformer lead color coding. Its rare to > > find one that follows The Plan, especially in older radios... assuming the > > colors haven't faded. > > Do double check your findings with some resistance measurements to make > > sure the windings are what you think they are. > > > > GL, > > Bill > Article: 331456 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 17:39:11 -0800 Message-ID: <22633-440A413F-41@storefull-3114.bay.webtv.net> References: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> You may want to make it a variable A supply, say between 0 and 8 volts @ around 6 amps. That way you could power old 6 volt farm sets also. The supply I bought years ago was a kit Gary at PTOP sold. Real nice unit, but only around 2 amps A supply, but works for me. Has A, B and C supply. By the way, you list your need for 2 volts @5 amps? Can't think of 2 volt battery tubes drawing that much current. Article: 331457 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "DAVID STINSON" Subject: "Ship Radio?" Message-ID: <0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 02:50:36 GMT Real?? # 5874663107 Article: 331458 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Scott W. Harvey" Subject: Re: Inventory Software Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:31:22 -0800 Message-ID: References: Blacksmith wrote: > On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:54:26 -0700, "Benjamaniac" > wrote: > > >> I've been thinking about trying inventory my whole shop...tubes and >>all...right down to how many of each value caps I have. I guess the easiest >>way to do this is on the computer. I've been looking around for the "right" >>inventory program to do this with, but none of them seem to fit the bill so >>far. Do any of you guys use an inventory program to do this with and if >>so...which program do you use ?? >> Ben >> > > > I've tried an inventory with tubes and radios in stock. I found that I > spent as much time working on the inventory as I did on the radios. > > The inventory would save me only a miniscule amount of time if any at > all over just putting stuff away where I can find it and labeling > parts with unclear or no labels. > > BETTER THAN AN INVENTORY IS MY "WHERE IS IT" FOLDER ON MY COMPUTER. > WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S SELDOM USED, AND CAN'T FIND A LOGICAL > DRAWER OR BIN TO KEEP IT IN, I PUT IT WHEREVER, THEN ENTER ITS > LOCATION IN MY "WHERE IS IT" FOLDER. You're getting the right idea.....forget about quantities, just concentrate on location. That's how I've got my tubes arranged. I must have at least a couple of thousand tubes in my inventory now; I can find exactly the ones I need in about 5 minutes or less because I keep them in small numbered boxes that hold maybe 20-30 tubes apiece. Just consult the computer spreadsheet I've got set up and find out which boxes contain the tube I need and pull one of them out and get the tube from it. Much easier and more efficient than foraging around in one or two big boxes or trying to keep each type tube in a specific place. As for caps and resistors, I buy the most common values in fairly huge quantities and store as many of each type as I can fit in the little bins that a lot of other people use. The overflow is bagged and marked with the value and all the bags are kept in a single box. When the bin runs out, I replenish it with more stock from the appropriate bag. When a bag runs out, that's my "red flag" to reorder the part. Again, I don't worry about quantities....I'd go crazy trying to do that. Yeah, initial setup for something like this can be a bitch, Particularly if you start out with a lot of parts and no organization. If it's done right though, it will save time. If you don't believe it, just do a little mental arithmetic and add up the time spent looking for parts you know are "around here someplace"....That's time much better spent actually restoring radios. -Scott Article: 331459 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Mueller Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:58:11 -0700 Message-ID: References: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <22633-440A413F-41@storefull-3114.bay.webtv.net> On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:39:11 -0800, Jim Berg wrote: > You may want to make it a variable A supply, say between 0 and 8 volts @ > around 6 amps. That way you could power old 6 volt farm sets also. The > supply I bought years ago was a kit Gary at PTOP sold. Real nice unit, > but only around 2 amps A supply, but works for me. Has A, B and C > supply. By the way, you list your need for 2 volts @5 amps? Can't think > of 2 volt battery tubes drawing that much current. -- High current at 2V is useful for sets that got their B supply from a vibrator running on a single lead-acid cell. Other voltages that would be useful: Some battery portables put the tube filaments in series or series-parallel. I have seen 4.5V, 7.5V, and 9V. I have also seen 75V for the B battery. Then there were the farm radios that ran off 32V at an amp or so. Good luck and have fun, Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. From jsmcauley'at'earthlink.net Sun Mar 5 10:43:07 EST 2006 Article: 331460 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: js mcauley Reply-To: jsmcauley'at'earthlink.net User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> In-Reply-To: <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0609-3, 03/03/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Lines: 37 Message-ID: <7mtOf.6645$F56.6412@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 03:58:59 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.87.139.208 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net 1141531139 65.87.139.208 (Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:58:59 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:58:59 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Path: news1.isis.unc.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!207.69.154.102.MISMATCH!elnk-atl-nf2!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!1800c27c!not-for-mail Xref: news1.isis.unc.edu rec.antiques.radio+phono:331460 CLFE wrote: > "Bill Turner" wrote in message > news:15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net... > >>ONE REASON IS THE EXCESS PRICE OF SHIPPING AND THE LONG DELAYS IN >>SHIPPING. THE TIME REQURED TO SHIP SOMETHING TO A U.S. ADDRESS REQUIRES >>ONLY THE CORRECT POSTAGE WHILE THE CANADAN REQUIRES A TRIP TO THE >>POSTOFFICE. >> >> >>CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com >>Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. >>Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. >> > > > I'm not disagreeing with your statement. Many "do" have home mail service - > which isn't so bad - I have experienced it at some time and liked it. Here, > where I've lived the majority of my life -we don't have "home delivery". So, > that wouldn't matter anyway - as I have to go to the post office to get my > mail so - it's just about 10 feet to the window from my mail box. The > biggest hassle there is filling out the form. MY biggest complaint is the > customer wanting you to lie on it. For the few bucks, it just isn't worth > it. > > clf > > I have shipped a number of items to Canada and overseas with no problem or hassle. The post office gives me an ample supply of customs forms and I fill them out at home. It takes all of about 2 minuets for a literate English speaker to complete the form. Drop it off at the post office and pay the man. Really easy. I refuse to lie on the customs form and I insist the buyer pay for insurance and make it clear the buyer is responsible for any customs fees or import duties. How anyone could think this is difficult is beyond me. Scott. Article: 331461 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Transformer lead color code? Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:11:11 -0400 Message-ID: <120kp6v2ckfmee9@corp.supernews.com> References: <1141508290.577011.118210@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> <120k68ioqpncia7@corp.supernews.com> Ron H wrote: > My primary need is to try to identify the leads on a couple of multi tap > audio transformers. Power transformers are pretty straight forward and an > Ohm meter can usually get you close. Trying to deduce the various taps on > an audio transformer is almost hopeless! > > Thanks fer the advice! > Ron H. Oh indeed, thats even worse :) Do you know what the transformers were originally used for? If they are relatively small and multi-tapped they may be 70.7v line transformers like are used in multi-speaker music systems. -Bill Article: 331462 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:22:41 -0400 Message-ID: <120kpsgsp6esi68@corp.supernews.com> References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <7mtOf.6645$F56.6412@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net> js mcauley wrote: >> it. For the few bucks, it just isn't worth it. >> >> clf >> > I have shipped a number of items to Canada and overseas with no problem > or hassle. The post office gives me an ample supply of customs forms and > I fill them out at home. It takes all of about 2 minuets for a literate > English speaker to complete the form. Drop it off at the post office and > pay the man. Really easy. I refuse to lie on the customs form and I > insist the buyer pay for insurance and make it clear the buyer is > responsible for any customs fees or import duties. How anyone could > think this is difficult is beyond me. > Scott. I shipped a radio just last week (2/23) from here in Puerto Rico to a buyer in BC. I had to fill out the "new" form and neglected to put a value. The postal clerk put zero and marked it Gift. The recipient notified me on 3/2 that it had arrived with no hassle, he had already hooked it up and been listening to it. The actual shipping was faster than the PayPal eCheck routine. I'm with Scott...I don't see the difficult part other than standing in line at the Post Office which I have to do often enough anyway. -Bill Article: 331463 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1141403849.080251.151520@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <107Of.2548$6I.2070@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> <4EhOf.2684$6I.1000@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> <1141504644.067079.82530@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Car Radio - Worth Fixing? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 04:24:12 GMT I was using this for an example, but you're exactly right. There was actually a manual radio available, and a more deluxe pushbutton radio. Both sat vertically, although they had different size dash openings -- I think the trim made up the difference. In the case of the pushbutton version, the 49 had a black dial, the 50 used a grey dial. Otherwise they were pretty much the same. Would you believe you can buy new knobs and pushbuttons for these? Most that I've seen, the knobs and buttons are still in pretty good condition. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "JK" wrote in message news:1141504644.067079.82530@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Gary Tayman wrote: >> squeeze, but it fits. This radio will fit in anyone's home. In >> contrast, a >> radio for a 49 Chevy is designed for a 49 Chevy. It will not fit a 48; >> nor >> will it fit a Pontiac, Olds, or other model. It will indeed fit a 50 >> Chevy, >> but the dial is different and it won't look right. So for car radios you >> have a much more limited audience for any particular model. You may put >> it >> up for auction, but the only people who will bid are those who either own >> a >> 49 Chevy with no radio, or possibly a dealer for vintage Chevy parts. It >> will be hit or miss as to whether you'll get a decent bid. Even an >> aftermarket, you still have a very limited following. > > Hey Gary, about that 49 Chev. My first car was a Canadian 49 Chev coupe > with the long trunk. $75 I paid, needed a headgasket and one of the > windsheilds was cracked. I remember the ivory pushbuttons on the radio > running vertically in a curve down from the top and then 2 knobs at the > bottom. Is that right or am i dreaming this? I know I dream about that > car. > > John Kogel > Article: 331464 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Transformer lead color code? References: <1141508290.577011.118210@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> <120k68ioqpncia7@corp.supernews.com> <120kp6v2ckfmee9@corp.supernews.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 04:47:02 GMT If such is the case, you'll find TWO wires that are isolated from the rest with a reasonable resistance across them. Those are the 70.7V "line" side. The other windings, well, here's where an oscilliscope comes in handy. Feed the line side with an audio oscillator and sych the scope trace from that. Use a scope probe on the various pairs of the remaining leads. The reason I say to synch off of the input signal, is that you'll know whn you have found the "zero" or common lead. ALL the other signals, against that lead with be different voltages, but they will all be in phase with one another. If you're one or two leads (taps) up from the bottom, as you look across the other leads, one or more of them will be out of phase. Typically, the taps are rated at watts. For example, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 watts depending on how much of the "over all power available" you want for a specific location (speaker). Jeff - exray - wrote: > Ron H wrote: > >> My primary need is to try to identify the leads on a couple of multi tap >> audio transformers. Power transformers are pretty straight forward >> and an >> Ohm meter can usually get you close. Trying to deduce the various >> taps on >> an audio transformer is almost hopeless! >> >> Thanks fer the advice! >> Ron H. > > > Oh indeed, thats even worse :) > > Do you know what the transformers were originally used for? If they are > relatively small and multi-tapped they may be 70.7v line transformers > like are used in multi-speaker music systems. > > -Bill -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331465 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jason M" Subject: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:10:29 GMT Hi Everyone, I could use some help again if someone could spare the time. I'm working on a Philco 41-608 console that wont make any sound. The tubes seem to be functional according to my tester, and they light up in the radio. The transformer seems to have output voltage everywhere and ohms out around what the Rider manual (12-75) says it should. I can run the speaker off a transistor radio using two of it's four leads and the field coil ohms around where it should. I've also tested for oscillation by gettting a quiet spot on a nearby transistor radio. So, after replacing the filter caps the best I could (not exactly like the schematic), I was wondering what voltage I should have across the field coil on the speaker? I'm getting 38 volts, and that seems low to me but I'm not sure where they normally should run. I say the filter caps aren't replaced exactly like the schematic because the 8mfd (part 21), and 16mfd (part 21A) share a common ground and are going to the chassis for ground. The schematic has the 16mfd going into one of the taps of a multitap resistor with 26 ohms between it and ground. I've also hooked the transistor speaker leads up to both 41 output tubes' grids and the chassis hoping to verify the final output stages, but didn't get anything out of the speaker. I'd think that since I can run the speaker using just the transistor radio I'd get something, but I didn't hear a noise. That's what brought me on here asking about speaker coil voltages. Thanks for the help. Jason Article: 331466 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:39:59 GMT Jason M wrote: > I say the filter caps aren't replaced exactly like the schematic > because the 8mfd (part 21), and 16mfd (part 21A) share a common > ground and are going to the chassis for ground. The schematic has > the 16mfd going into one of the taps of a multitap resistor with > 26 ohms between it and ground. They should go to the resistor instead. That's where they develop the negative bias for several stages. Quite possibly, you've got the radio biased off by accident. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331467 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "William B Noble (don't reply to this address)" Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:41:07 -0800 Message-ID: References: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <22633-440A413F-41@storefull-3114.bay.webtv.net> look at solid state regulators - all the voltages you want, at the currents you want, with minimal hassle - for example, the LM309 5V regulator is a to3 with about 3 or 4 amps capacity -- the app guides show you how to gethigher voltages from them. if you do it this way, you will have minimal parts and a nice configuration. just beware of heat dissipation in linear regulators On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:58:11 -0700, Jim Mueller wrote: >On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:39:11 -0800, Jim Berg wrote: > >> You may want to make it a variable A supply, say between 0 and 8 volts @ >> around 6 amps. That way you could power old 6 volt farm sets also. The >> supply I bought years ago was a kit Gary at PTOP sold. Real nice unit, >> but only around 2 amps A supply, but works for me. Has A, B and C >> supply. By the way, you list your need for 2 volts @5 amps? Can't think >> of 2 volt battery tubes drawing that much current. Bill www.wbnoble.com to contact me, do not reply to this message, instead correct this address and use it will iam_ b_ No ble at msn daught com *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** Article: 331468 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 04:12:43 -0400 Message-ID: <120l7bsjmgk568@corp.supernews.com> References: Jason M wrote: > functional according to my tester, and they light up in the radio. The > transformer seems to have output voltage everywhere and ohms out around what > the Rider manual (12-75) says it should. I can run the speaker off a > transistor radio using two of it's four leads and the field coil ohms around > where it should. > So, after replacing the filter caps the best I could (not exactly like the > schematic), I was wondering what voltage I should have across the field coil > on the speaker? I'm getting 38 volts, and that seems low to me but I'm not > sure where they normally should run. > I've also hooked the transistor speaker leads up to both 41 output tubes' > grids and the chassis hoping to verify the final output stages, but didn't > get anything out of the speaker. I'd think that since I can run the speaker > using just the transistor radio I'd get something, but I didn't hear a > noise. That's what brought me on here asking about speaker coil voltages. > > Thanks for the help. > > Jason Hmmm...where to start... The field coil is a component of the power supply. Its there to create a circuit to filter out the 60 or 120 cycle effects. If you measure the input voltage against ground versus the output voltage against ground...38 volts difference wouldn't be a concern...thats normal. That said...pumping 320 volts into a field coil and coming out with 290 is in the ballpark and if you're not hearing stuff I would look further/deeper than the audio output stage. Are you in Vermont, Jason? -Bill Article: 331469 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Nelson Gietz" References: <1141504398.601249.82360@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: tuning lamp problem Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 02:34:35 -0600 wrote in message news:1141504398.601249.82360@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > > Hi Nelson > > I have found that the bulb voltage is not important but the current > draw is critical. To get my Royal Star going I had to make an adapter > to hold a miniature bulb, one with current draw in the area you show. > It was a 12 volt bulb. Some of those bulbs have leads so that they can > be subbed in easily for a test. Those 24 volt bulbs have been long > discontiued, maybe someone will have old stock bust any 24 volt bulb I > found has much higher current draw. > > Ed. > Thanks, Ed, I suspected that would be the case. I was mulling over the idea of taking a screw base from a dead lamp working up an LED with series or series/parallel resistors to put in it. Does that sound plausible? Nelson Article: 331470 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Your@email.adr Subject: Please read - nothing nasty Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 10:40:30 GMT I want start a trend, this is make ppl to think carefully about where they live and how we are screwing it up, and the cures. goto my site and look i am a disabled ex-truck driver, and i have to find a new career, so this it, i want to plant a few trees, My site url :-) http://www.global-airconditioning.com/index.html its on a candian server my name and address is fully available I want help, and thats very hard for me to say. i don't lie it costs too much, truth hurts but it costs nothing, phishers beware, balderdash is binned Article: 331471 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: My Walton up for sale again NOT !!! From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: Message-ID: <6GAOf.34905$_c.11597@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 12:18:10 GMT In article , grahamiba@comcast.net says... > > > >.. your photos are available via your website and through > eBay .. they are not copyrighted or marked with your ID > >.. you have provided them in a public domain and they will > be used when wanted by anyone at anytime ... as long as > the item is identified as a similar or like item .. there is not > much you can do, since you provided the web with the photos ... > > Wasn't My Auction .. I was just the buyer.... if it were MY Auction then we wouldn't have needed to notify ebay about the scammer... As I use my own website for storage of photos.... it would be very easy to change the picture file to something totally different than what he had up for sale.... Unfortunately the seller used the ebay picture service... where he has no after the auction ability to change the pictures... John Article: 331472 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Subject: Re: "Ship Radio?" References: <0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:42:46 -0500 That's not a ship radio, that's a ship carrying a radio. I'd say fake. Ken DAVID STINSON wrote: > Real?? # 5874663107 > > Article: 331473 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: John Bartley Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <1141551898.310327.305620@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:11:09 -0500 Jornada680e wrote: > My reason for not shipping out of the U.S.A. is that---I just don't > want to! Why do I have to give a reasn to anyone. My auctions clearly > state the rules and always say "NO SHIPPING OUT OF USA" Period! I also > refuse to use UPS as a shipper and that too is clearly stated in my > auctions "FED EX or USPS shipping only, MY CHOICE". If you don't like > the terms then don't buy. > Well !! Of all the posts I've seen on this thread, this (above) is one that I like. I have to admire someone who says "I won't because I don't want to and I don't have to have an excuse either". I like to read sale ads that say clearly what the rules are. Nicely done !! The forms (as prev stated) are easy to fill out, so that excuse doesn't wash. There are no extra charges that the buyer isn't paying, so that excuse is a non-starter also. As far as lying on the form, that goes both ways and folks in the USA ask for it also. My only neg on eBay is from a USA'er who wanted me to call a $500US drone motor a gift and then neg'd me when I wouldn't. I'm (obviously) Canadian, and I don't ask for anything to be marked as a gift, although sometimes the seller goes ahead and does it anyway. I also don't cheat at customs when I'm crossing. It's cheaper just to pay the taxes than to pay the consequences. cheers -- regards from :: John Bartley 43 Norway Spruce Street Stittsville, Ontario Canada, K2S1P5 ( If you slow down it takes longer - does that apply to life also?) Article: 331474 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: John Bartley Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:13:55 -0500 Scott W. Harvey wrote: I must > have at least a couple of thousand tubes in my inventory now; I can find > exactly the ones I need in about 5 minutes or less because I keep them > in small numbered boxes that hold maybe 20-30 tubes apiece. Just consult > the computer spreadsheet I've got set up and find out which boxes > contain the tube I need > -Scott Exactly - just what I said also. A quickie spreadsheet with locations - I also add quantity, but ...... -- regards from :: John Bartley 43 Norway Spruce Street Stittsville, Ontario Canada, K2S1P5 ( If you slow down it takes longer - does that apply to life also?) Article: 331475 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: FM range alteration ? Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 14:30:26 -0000 Message-ID: For the UK and old valve radios and mono FM, set range 87 to 100 MHz. In a sense it should be only BBC stations received on these old radios but if someone wanted the commercial stations in 100 to 108 MHz is there a simple generic change of capacitor or 2, or similar easy adaption, to bring the range up to 95 to 108, or even 87 to 108, and ignoring dial indicator markings? Modern day radios it is possible to just change a crystal to adapt a Japan area receiver say. -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ Article: 331476 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: " Uncle Peter" References: <1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:36:56 -0500 "Eddie Brimer" wrote in message news:1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com... > considering bidding on this radio. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1930s-Philco-console-radio-w-record-changer_W0QQite mZ6609325280QQcategoryZ38034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > never seen a philco this nice. looks original. any comments? > It is a handsome cabinet. Much nicer than the typical hi/lo boys. Pete Article: 331477 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:39:31 GMT "Eddie Brimer" wrote in message news:1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com... > considering bidding on this radio. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1930s-Philco-console-radio-w-record-changer_W0QQitemZ6609325280QQcategoryZ38034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > never seen a philco this nice. looks original. any comments? > Cool turntable. My guess is that it's a model 211 or 212. Ron R., can you help on this? jim menning Article: 331478 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02> <1141565554.888574.230980@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: "Ship Radio?" Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:46:06 GMT "Terry S" wrote in message news:1141565554.888574.230980@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > The dial and grill look like General Radio and Television brand to me. > > Terry. > So close Terry, so close... It's a "GT&R", not a "GR&T". Model 920. jim menning Article: 331479 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <22633-440A413F-41@storefull-3114.bay.webtv.net> Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Message-ID: <17DOf.38881$VV4.546393@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:05:33 GMT > supply. By the way, you list your need for 2 volts @5 amps? Can't think > of 2 volt battery tubes drawing that much current. > I've seen a few battery sets that used several UV-201A's; a UV-201A draws 1A heater current. Of course, maybe these sets were designed for the UV-201, which only needed 250mA for the heater. Since the UV-201 is so scarce (not that the 201A's are plentiful either), it's possible that many of these sets were simply retubed with the -A version. I can't imagine any of those old "A" supply batteries lasting too long with a load of 4 or 5 amps...... Article: 331480 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: Subject: Re: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:29:14 -0330 "Jason M" wrote in message news:F9wOf.1413$Cc3.414@trnddc08... > Hi Everyone, > Sounds to me the 'problem' or question is not necessarily with the speaker field coil voltage drop! It may be that the replacement of the filter capacitors (especially if metal cased ones have been used for replacement?) may be connected so that the biasing of the audio output tubes (and maybe other stages of the set) is all wrong? Replacement caps should be connected exactly as the originals. BTW the poster does not mention if the field coil of the speaker is in the positive B+ line from the rectifier output or whether it is in the negative line to, say, the centre tap of the power transformer. There may also be a network of resistors in that negative return feed to produce the required biases for various tube stages of the set. Another clue could be whether the output tubes have an individual or a common cathode biasing resistor/s usually by passed by an electrolytic capacitor with a rating such as 25/50 mfd at 20 to 50 volts; as opposed to the higher voltage electrolytics used for B+ (High Tension) filtering? The 38 volt drop across the speaker field must mean some B+ current is flowing through it? But it may well be that when the set is fully working the total B+ current (with output tubes drawing plate current etc.) and therefore the voltage drop will be higher. Just ideas anyway! Article: 331481 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: <0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02> Subject: Re: "Ship Radio?" Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:26:35 GMT Real, but a different dial design than these: http://www.antiqueradios.readywebsites.com/albums/album_image/1030328/342077.htm http://www.spoonercentral.com/2005/Beautiful.html The "cabinets" for these ship radios were made by Mastercrafters, and they apparently used generic chassis from various sources. They also made similar ship clocks. The ship clock cabinets and sails are narrower than the those of the radio ships. The 1941 model had a Majestic chassis, and had a Majestic nameplate on the bow ("Majestic" is in a large script font, and "Melody Cruiser" is in a small plain font). The 1946 model had a different chassis, and no longer had the Majestic name on it. If you look carefully at the picture at the second link, it just says "Cruiser" where "Majestic" had previously been. The picture isn't clear enough to read the rest of it, though. The one on eBay has some problems (note the banana plug jacks visible from the rear), but at $5.00 it's a steal. -- Mike Schultz "DAVID STINSON" wrote in message news:0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02... > Real?? # 5874663107 > > Article: 331482 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: Subject: Re: Transformer lead color code? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:42:25 -0330 "Ron H" wrote in message news:VynOf.52471$kl4.29069@newsfe13.lga... > Somewhere I found a site with a pretty complete listing of transformer > lead > color codes but alas, I can't get back to it... > Haven't done much of this and a long time ago! But seem to recall feeding a low AC voltage, such as 5 volts or 6.3 volts >from a filament/heater supply into one winding (or between a couple of taps of a winding) of an unknown transformer and recording voltages.on/between other leads. This at least gave you the open circuit voltage ratio and which leads were which. If any of the voltage on other windings seemed dangerous to handle it was possible to 'reverse' the connection and work 'backwards' to the ratio. But starting with 5 or 6 volts the most one usually encountered was transformation back to 'normal' mains or B+ type voltages! Was useful for assessing 'surplus' transformers of any types, even 400 cycle ones would give a reasonable indication of voltage ratio even on 50 cycles. Terry M Article: 331483 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Mike Schultz" References: <0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02> Subject: Re: "Ship Radio?" Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:38:04 GMT Note also design patent D115413 from 1939 which covers this radio. It's interesting in that it shows the origin of design elements that were found in both the prewar and postwar versions of the Melody Cruiser. -- Mike Schultz "Mike Schultz" wrote in message news:LqDOf.4520$eP4.635@trnddc05... > Real, but a different dial design than these: > > http://www.antiqueradios.readywebsites.com/albums/album_image/1030328/342077.htm > > http://www.spoonercentral.com/2005/Beautiful.html > > The "cabinets" for these ship radios were made by Mastercrafters, and they > apparently used generic chassis from various sources. They also made > similar ship clocks. The ship clock cabinets and sails are narrower than > the those of the radio ships. > > The 1941 model had a Majestic chassis, and had a Majestic nameplate on the > bow ("Majestic" is in a large script font, and "Melody Cruiser" is in a > small plain font). > > The 1946 model had a different chassis, and no longer had the Majestic > name on it. If you look carefully at the picture at the second link, it > just says "Cruiser" where "Majestic" had previously been. The picture > isn't clear enough to read the rest of it, though. > > The one on eBay has some problems (note the banana plug jacks visible from > the rear), but at $5.00 it's a steal. > > -- > Mike Schultz > > > "DAVID STINSON" wrote in message > news:0msOf.20338$W42.15508@trnddc02... >> Real?? # 5874663107 >> >> > > Article: 331484 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1141511354.451467.248270@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:58:03 -0330 "Mick" wrote in message news:1141511354.451467.248270@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > Walt warned > *** > I'd be real concerned about the heater current as well > *** > > Hi Walt, > > Surprisingly, the heater current is fine. 269EX is specked for 2.6mA. 2 > 12AX7s, 1 6L6GC, and 1 EL84 (all JJs) come to 2.26mA. But I've since > learned that the tranny is already overburdened by the 6L6GC idle > current. > That's 2.26 amps (not milliamps)? At 6.3 volts. 12AX7 = 2 x 0.3a 6L6 = 1 x 0.9a EL84 = 1 x 0.76a Total = 2.26a i.e. 2.26 x 6.3 = 14.3 watts of the total transformer power capacity will be utilized for tube heaters. Any 6.3 volt indicator lamps etc? Overall though sounds as though the 65 milliamp B+ rating is too low! What a weird amp design! But one could derate the tubes (at a lower voltage and current than 'typical' ratings) and run them at a few watts each to try out the design! Terry M Article: 331485 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440B0858.1438F29E@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: New paypal scam: References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <-JWdnaQy4vvs5ZTZnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:49:22 GMT William Sommerwerck wrote: > > For those who might be new to the Web... > > Never, never, EVER click links to commercial sites in e-mail. * If you need > to go to a site you do business with, either type in the address by hand, or > use a bookmark you created yourself. > > * And you should pay attention to the others, as well. That is more than a little paranoid. I get a number of e-mails from legitimate businesses with clickable links to special offers. All you have to do is position the cursor over the link and look at the bottom of that window to see where the link is going. It only take minor computer skills to read the URL's location and to see that it is going to where you want it to. I get them from Sam's Club, Circuit City, Tiger Direct, Harbor Freight, Classmates.com, Analog.com and a number of mailing lists like Test & Measurement, PC World magazine and a few others. If I go to these sites through the front door, I will not be able to see the offers that are hidden from the general public. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331486 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Re: Weller Solder Station - No Heat Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:51:48 -0000 Message-ID: References: <1141215995.104665.216320@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> <1141218887.091056.253590@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Andy Cuffe wrote in message news:sjje0212gf1sqbbcaaqiklsp1mef094gpc@4ax.com... > While we're on the subject of soldering iron. I'm still having no > luck finding a source for soldering iron cord. It seems to be a > common failure, but Weller is the only source (at a very high price). > There is supposedly something similar available from Belden, but I've > never been able to find it in their catalog. It's all too thick, or > has too few conductors. I'd pay money for information on where to get > about 20 feet of the stuff. I've not done this for some years because its not required replacement. Making your own silicone covered multicore cable for a soldering iron etc. It is silicone pink rather than white or grey but that is just cosmetic. Requires some silicone covered cable as supplied with boiler control gear thermistor temp probes etc. Strip out the existing 2 cores by pulling in a peristaltic fashion. Obtain a fishing line threader from an angling supplies shop - its used for threading line through fine hollow rod tips. The end opens to a diamond like a seemstress's needle threader so you can feed it through the silicone sheathing and then pull the new wires backwards without a knot or bulge. It does have more uses in the workshop for doing impossible jobs. (digression , Eg to pull a resistor blind through a pcb hole when you've restricted access inside some kit. Push this threader through the pcb and out to somewhere you can attach a bit of fine solderable wire and pull that back through the pcb. Solder the end of the resistor to the wire without any bulge, weak yes but with care can pull it through the pcb) Replacement 5 wires for a soldering iron ,the 2 power wires don't need the same degree of insulation as the originals (assuming 24V) so finer and 3 much finer wires for thermocouple/thermistor , if 1 amp or more is flowing through the earth wire then you more than likely have other problems to worry about. Each time you push/pull through the threader, or the 5 wires in one go ,(strip back and loop the wires through the diamond and back in line), pass them through a plastic funnel fitted over the silicone sleeving and containing talcum powder . Article: 331487 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <120i3mobj62om62@news.supernews.com> Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:15:14 -0330 "Buck Frobisher" wrote in message news:120i3mobj62om62@news.supernews.com... > > I get rafts of Paypal scam emails, and I've never once used them. But > then again, I also get them purported to be from US banks, and I live in > Canada. It often appears to me that there is a random generator that > imagines addresses and tries them all. > > Why aren't these people easy to track and shut down? > Hi Frank and news group. Agree, I'm one of those 36 million Canadians too! Also get many scams, origination from everywhere in the world. Although I sometimes get the impression that the "ca" on the end of my email address means 'California' (instead of Canada) to anyone who doesn't think outside the USA! Some attempted scams are almost amusing, although annoying; some are cleverer than others, the incorrect billing is, for me, a more recent one. And, for example, I recently had to tell eBay that I had nothing to do with attempted purchase or sale (can't remember which) of several cell phones! But imagine trying to tell some organisation that a guy/gal sitting in an internet-cafe in say; oh pick somewhere, perhaps Indonesia/Nigeria/Timbuctoo? is sending scamming message to me in North America, along with thousands of others! As long as they pay their dollar per 15 minutes! Yawn! Eh? Like all technology the internet has it downside as well. 'Phonebusters' in Canada process info of the scamming type for the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and usually acknowledge what I forward to them; without my opening any attachments of course! Article: 331488 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440B10A4.73FD4D95@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Inventory Software References: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:24:46 GMT "Scott W. Harvey" wrote: > > Yeah, initial setup for something like this can be a bitch, Particularly > if you start out with a lot of parts and no organization. If it's done > right though, it will save time. If you don't believe it, just do a > little mental arithmetic and add up the time spent looking for parts you > know are "around here someplace"....That's time much better spent > actually restoring radios. The easy way to do this is to do it to new things as they arrive, and ay time you have to dig for something you have on hand, add the items as you go through them. That is how I built my inventory database of a couple hundred thousand parts. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331489 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: FM range alteration ? Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:27:00 GMT Message-ID: <440b111d.17191590@news.demon.co.uk> References: On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 14:30:26 -0000, "n cook" wrote: >For the UK and old valve radios and mono FM, set range 87 to 100 MHz. >In a sense it should be only BBC stations received on these old radios but >if someone wanted the commercial stations in 100 to 108 MHz is there a >simple generic change of capacitor or 2, or similar easy adaption, to bring >the range up to 95 to 108, or even 87 to 108, and ignoring dial indicator >markings? >Modern day radios it is possible to just change a crystal to adapt a Japan >area receiver say. This is one of the commonest FAQs on Paul Stenning's UK Vintage Radio forum. Here's a recent thread: http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5866 HTH, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 331490 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jeffrey D Angus Subject: Re: Please read - nothing nasty References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:21:58 GMT Your@email.adr wrote: > I want start a trend, this is make ppl to think carefully Error: Account Suspended Sorry, this Bravenet hosted website is currently suspended. Bwahahahah, now that's a trend I'd like to see. Jeff -- RESTRICTED AREA. Anyone intruding shall immediately become subject to the jurisdiction of military law. Intruders will be subject to lethal force, without warning, and on sight. USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED under the Internal Security Act of 1950. Article: 331491 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply From: "Alan R. Betz" References: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <22633-440A413F-41@storefull-3114.bay.webtv.net> <17DOf.38881$VV4.546393@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:13:55 GMT "Chris F." wrote in news:17DOf.38881$VV4.546393@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca: > I've seen a few battery sets that used several UV-201A's; a UV-201A > draws 1A heater current. Of course, maybe these sets were designed for > the UV-201, which only needed 250mA for the heater. Since the UV-201 > is so scarce (not that the 201A's are plentiful either), it's possible > that many of these sets were simply retubed with the -A version. I > can't imagine any of those old "A" supply batteries lasting too long > with a load of 4 or 5 amps...... > > It's the other way around. The UV-201A (and UV-200A) use 0.25 amp filaments. The original UV-201 and UV-200 use 1 amp filaments. The UX versions of the same tubes followed this scheme as well. For the full story see chapter 16 of Gerald F. J. Tyne's book, "Saga of the Vacuum Tube." Regards to all, Alan Article: 331492 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440B482C.60BEC413@sympatico.ca> From: John Stewart Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:21:00 -0500 Mick wrote: > Wayne said: > *** > You don't want both tubes hot on the same OT at the same time do you? > *** > > Hi Wayne, > > YES! I want to run both tubes through the same output transformer, at > the same time. My intuition (not very trustworthy for engineering, but > great for "trying new stuff") tells me that the two tube output signals > will combine to give me about 12 watts, with an interesting tonal mix. > > Mick 6L6 & EL84 in parallel OP? To do that properly you will need an OPT of lower impedance. You might get 20% more power with the same OPT, but that is about it. What OPT are you using? As well, the PT will cook as is. I'm surprised to find such a small PT in an amp of this sort. Not good at all. Seems you are using SS diodes as rectifiers. Better put something like 47R, 1/2 watt in series with each one of those diodes. That way the PT will think it is driving the tube rectifier that it was designed for. Your amp as is will not have a long life in the service you are proposing! Cheers, John Stewart Article: 331493 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jason M" References: Subject: Re: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:49:28 GMT I guess I must have only replied to one person this morning. OK, here's what I did when I replaced the filter capacitors. The original filter can in the radio says red 16mfd, blue 8mfd, black common neg, blue 12mfd, yellow negative. So at that point I assumed the red and blue used the black as negative, and the blue used yellow a negative. In the schematic the green wire (8mfd) isn't part of the power supply (or what I'd call it) and goes directly to chassis on one side. That's how it appeared it was originally wired. One the other hand the schematic shows the red wire coming from the field coil, going through the 16mfd cap, then going to the multitap resistor at a point 26 ohms from chassis. That same point on the multitap resistor goes through a 4.7 megaohm resistor that then branches to a grid on the 2nd detector (a 7C6) and through a .006mfd cap going to what looks like another multitap resistor. When I got this radio there was no actual wire going from the capacitor to that point on the multitap resistor, so I wired the modern 16mfd capacitor between the red wire coming from the speaker field coil to the chassis at the same point the 8mfd connected. That's how I think it was originally connected. When I was measuring voltages I was measuring across the field coil to get the 38 volts. On the schematic it says B at one side of the speaker field coil (the blue 12mfd side). That B is one side of the filament voltage of a 7Y4 that is fed from one set of taps on the transformer. Also coming across that 7Y4 is about 610 volts being fed from the power transformer that's tapped in the center making 300 volts on one side and 310 on the other. Hope that description of stuff is helpful, but I understand it's probably hard to follow without a schematic in front of you. I've actually started to wonder if it could be a bad output transformer feeding the speaker. I haven't got to testing it and wont have time until this afternoon, but since I have tried force feeding signal into the output tubes without a sound out of the speaker, that seems possible. I guess I hadn't realized the field coil on the speaker was only suppressing hum, but since I can run the speaker using two wires from a transistor radio I guess it's not using that power for making a magnet. Thanks again for the help. Jason Article: 331494 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Georg Richter" <520066970381-0001@T-Online.de> Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:58:57 +0100 Message-ID: References: <1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> Eddie Brimer wrote: > considering bidding on this radio. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1930s-Philco-console-radio-w-record-changer_W 0QQitemZ6609325280QQcategoryZ38034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > never seen a philco this nice. looks original. any comments? I see my Capehart changer on top ... Thanks to group members I received pages from Riders, showing it as part of Philco 4585, 4586 and 35-1178. If that helps? Kind Regards Georg Article: 331495 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: New paypal scam: From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:46:41 GMT In article <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, menwagoh@msn.com says... > > >They spend lots of time >figuring out the angles to rip off the unwary and they even snag >sophisticated users sometimes. Some of these reprobates do it for the >thrill of succeeding. > problem is.... the laws against these perps isn't stiff enough to deter them from doing their thing... if they whacked off their hands... and actually caught a few of them and did it... bet it would stop quickly... would have to be of course on a world wide basis ... most of them are not in the US or Canada.... but then many of them are... I average 5 to 8 per day of fleabay gonna delete your account and paypal is about to GIVE you money... thats another one they have been using.. is that U have to do apply to GET your money... except of course your not getting it from you paypal account... BOHICA ... John Article: 331496 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "CLFE" References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 17:57:49 -0500 Message-ID: <440b6cca$0$25075$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:lTJOf.35310$_c.273@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > In article <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > menwagoh@msn.com says... >> >> >>They spend lots of time >>figuring out the angles to rip off the unwary and they even snag >>sophisticated users sometimes. Some of these reprobates do it for the >>thrill of succeeding. >> > > problem is.... the laws against these perps isn't stiff enough > to deter them from doing their thing... > > if they whacked off their hands... and actually caught a few of > them and did it... bet it would stop quickly... would have to > be of course on a world wide basis ... most of them are not in the US > or Canada.... but then many of them are... > > I average 5 to 8 per day of fleabay gonna delete your account and paypal > is about to GIVE you money... thats another one they have been using.. > is that U have to do apply to GET your money... except of course > your not getting it from you paypal account... > > BOHICA ... > > John > You "can" set your computer to not get those scams. I don't get them anymore. I still like my penalty best - shoot the bastards. You know - like a flu shot - give them an innoculation (pick your favorite caliber) in the head where those crazy ideas come from - they'll be cured forever. Article: 331497 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: panamuse capehart console From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141593651.446917.267420@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <84KOf.35346$_c.6468@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:00:20 GMT In article , philnelson@nospam.xyz says... > > >Can you find a model number anywhere? (See >http://antiqueradio.org/identify.htm for tips on finding model numbers.) I >think the Panamuse name might have been used for more than Capehart model. > >Phil Nelson > > mostly for sure are Capeharts ... and some are worth considerably more than others.... the ones with the flip over phono changer in them are the higher priced units.... John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331498 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Thanks Guys (/Gals)! (Help! I'm working on an AA5 and it has me stumped.) From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: Message-ID: <0dKOf.35347$_c.2011@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:09:48 GMT In article , drdanbeckeratcomcastdotnet says... > > > >-Dan Becker > >(Ph.D. EE but a Radio repair neophyte :o) > Hi Dan ... we all started someplace and all learned... glad the storms left your radio! John k9uwa /w4 snowbird Article: 331499 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: <1141587919.435115.200330@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1141591749.920065.16050@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Transformer Insides Message-ID: <7oKOf.227$_b.36140@news20.bellglobal.com> Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 19:52:13 -0330 "nesesu" wrote in message news:1141591749.920065.16050@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Further to Aurora's comments, when it gets beyond the melting of the > 'low temperature' glop, then the stuff coming from the reduction of the > transformer coils and varnish can be quite nasty. The piece of > equipment I am working on right now cremated the power transformer due > to failure of a 6X5 cathode to filament. This has a fuse, too, and it > is the corrcet value, so no help from that. Aside from the resinous and > sooty deposits on the chassis top and bottom, I found that when I > applied the working B+ to the B+ rail in the unit, there was a > flash-over on the Octal wafer socket next to the transformer, which > indicates that that stuff from the transformer windings must have > substantial carbon content and will spread leakage paths through the > area. It looks, smells and acts like the smoke residue from a building > fire, and clearly can cause significant hidden problems! > > Neil S. > Slightly away from the original transformer topic of this thread; 6X5s! Having previously noted the problems that 6X5s seem to be capable of causing, especially due to cathode filament shorts, I plan to replace the 6X5 in an ex military equipment with a custom made plug in unit that (a) uses SS diodes, (be) a BE+ voltage dropping resistor, (c) a fuse (cos there's none in the B+ or transformer primary of the original set) and hopefully (d) some sort of time delay to 'soft start' the B+ after the tubes in the set have warmed up. This also will remove the approx 3.8 watts of 6X5 heater consumption or approx. 12% of the total 31 watts handled by the probably irreplaceable power transformer for whole set! The use of plug in will leave the set as original. What would be a suitable timing device for item (d)? I've got enough space for the home made plug-in to be several times larger than a single 6X5! Maybe something as simple as a resistor fed relay with a large capacitor in parallel? Hmm! That might use 0.6 watts ......................... ?????? What was that previous advice about using a thermistor? Terry M Article: 331500 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:02:46 -0400 Message-ID: <120mv138rc9i5fa@corp.supernews.com> References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <440b6cca$0$25075$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> CLFE wrote: > > You "can" set your computer to not get those scams. I don't get them > anymore. I still like my penalty best - shoot the bastards. You know - like > a flu shot - give them an innoculation (pick your favorite caliber) in the > head where those crazy ideas come from - they'll be cured forever. > > Interesting article here on this topic. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1215/p07s02-woaf.html Article: 331501 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:59:26 -0800 Message-ID: <4668-440B7B5E-872@storefull-3118.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> I am guessing the model 211. The 212 is pictured in Ron's book on page #31 I could not tell you if the changer is original or not. Article: 331502 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jimfberg@webtv.net (Jim Berg) Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 16:05:54 -0800 Message-ID: <4668-440B7CE2-873@storefull-3118.bay.webtv.net> References: <17DOf.38881$VV4.546393@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Chris, those 201's are 5 volt filaments. I did not think of the 2 volt vibrator sets, actually I have never seen one, but have seen a few 6 volt models. Article: 331503 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Subject: Re: The wife would have been horrified... References: Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:03:01 -0500 Check that same trash next week, it may be there. Ken Robert Murrell wrote: > While passing through a semi-affluent neighborhood, I spied a wood radio in > the junk on the other side of the boulevard. I swung around the next > turn-around and junk-picked it. I hadn't done that for about 40 years. > It's a small Zenith 5-R-680 radio-phono. Not real pretty, but I figured > worst case the knobs and lightning bolt pointer would be worth saving. The > top cover is missing, and the tone arm is broken, missing a chunk but still > functional. I don't normally collect phonos, but I may want to restore > this. Does anyone have a spare lid and tone arm? > > Rob Murrell > > Article: 331504 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Transformer Insides Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 17:57:25 -0700 Message-ID: <24672-440B88F5-78@storefull-3238.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141588869.818332.270560@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Its cremated waffle juice Article: 331505 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Growing conductive fuzz Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 19:23:10 -0700 Message-ID: <24671-440B9D0E-296@storefull-3238.bay.webtv.net> In tuning capacitors . I have run into this to many times and have found no way to cure it .The last one i cleaned till it worked then spray can lacquered down into the plates now the radio preforms poor . No static just half sensitivity now Article: 331506 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141611289.686148.235700@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Motorola Model 10T28M Radio Date of manufacture Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:54:46 GMT "Dave" wrote in message news:1141611289.686148.235700@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Does anybody know the date of manufacture for the Motorola model 10T28M > radio. I have included a link to a picture of this radio > > http://www.antiqueradio.org/art/mot08.jpg > It was covered in Sam's #402, which came out in September of 1958. jim menning Article: 331507 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Bob in Phx" References: Subject: Re: The wife would have been horrified... Message-ID: Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 20:10:59 -0700 Well, Ive gotten the wife over all of that,,, but if my mom knew!!! I am sure I would get a spanking... and I am 45!!!! bob in phx "Robert Murrell" wrote in message news:u1JOf.18853$rL5.1158@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > While passing through a semi-affluent neighborhood, I spied a wood radio > in the junk on the other side of the boulevard. I swung around the next > turn-around and junk-picked it. I hadn't done that for about 40 years. > It's a small Zenith 5-R-680 radio-phono. Not real pretty, but I figured > worst case the knobs and lightning bolt pointer would be worth saving. > The top cover is missing, and the tone arm is broken, missing a chunk but > still functional. I don't normally collect phonos, but I may want to > restore this. Does anyone have a spare lid and tone arm? > > Rob Murrell > > Article: 331508 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: New paypal scam: From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <1141449249.365420.321880@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <440b6cca$0$25075$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:05:11 GMT In article <440b6cca$0$25075$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net>, Junkmail@CLFURENT.COM says... > > >shoot the bastards. I am for that.... John Article: 331509 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Jim Mueller Subject: Re: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:13:44 -0700 Message-ID: References: On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:10:29 +0000, Jason M wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I could use some help again if someone could spare the time. I'm working on > a Philco 41-608 console that wont make any sound. The tubes seem to be > functional according to my tester, and they light up in the radio. The > transformer seems to have output voltage everywhere and ohms out around what > the Rider manual (12-75) says it should. I can run the speaker off a > transistor radio using two of it's four leads and the field coil ohms around > where it should. I've also tested for oscillation by gettting a quiet spot > on a nearby transistor radio. > > So, after replacing the filter caps the best I could (not exactly like the > schematic), I was wondering what voltage I should have across the field coil > on the speaker? I'm getting 38 volts, and that seems low to me but I'm not > sure where they normally should run. I say the filter caps aren't replaced > exactly like the schematic because the 8mfd (part 21), and 16mfd (part 21A) > share a common ground and are going to the chassis for ground. The > schematic has the 16mfd going into one of the taps of a multitap resistor > with 26 ohms between it and ground. > > I've also hooked the transistor speaker leads up to both 41 output tubes' > grids and the chassis hoping to verify the final output stages, but didn't > get anything out of the speaker. I'd think that since I can run the speaker > using just the transistor radio I'd get something, but I didn't hear a > noise. That's what brought me on here asking about speaker coil voltages. > > Thanks for the help. > > Jason For everyone's reference, there is a schematic on Nostalgia Air, http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/433/M0013433.pdf. This set uses back bias on just about every stage. If you don't have the filter capacitors connected correctly, you will get horrible hum. Follow the schematic. When you used the transistor radio to test the speaker, did you have the field energized? Without that, there is very little magnetic field and the response will be extremely weak. One thing no one has mentioned yet, do you have anything connected to the "home recording shunt plug socket", item 64? If you don't, the speaker is disconnected and you won't hear anything. You need a jumper from pin 1 to pin 5, assuming the schematic shows a bottom view as is conventional. It would be better to check the actual radio to be sure you have the right pins. Note that pins 2 and 3 go to the plates of the output tubes and have hazardous voltage on them. Also, grounding one of these by mistake can cause major damage. Good luck, -- Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 331510 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "effi" Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 23:34:37 -0600 Message-ID: <120nifai20efaef@corp.supernews.com> References: <1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com> "Eddie Brimer" wrote in message news:1141568815.562502.206740@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com... > considering bidding on this radio. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1930s-Philco-console-radio-w-record-changer_W0QQitemZ6609325280QQcategoryZ38034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > never seen a philco this nice. looks original. any comments? get two and make the world's largest tube headphones attach a honda generator to make the world's largest self contained tube headphones maybe the next king kong movie will buy them, music calms the savage beast scene or jay leno might buy them, he has a giant head Article: 331511 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Scott Irvine Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 06:18:54 GMT Bill Turner wrote: > ONE REASON IS THE EXCESS PRICE OF SHIPPING AND THE LONG DELAYS IN > SHIPPING. THE TIME REQURED TO SHIP SOMETHING TO A U.S. ADDRESS REQUIRES > ONLY THE CORRECT POSTAGE WHILE THE CANADAN REQUIRES A TRIP TO THE > POSTOFFICE. > > > CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com > Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. > Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. > > > > They actually don't deliver to your house in Canada? Article: 331512 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Scott Irvine Subject: 12 volt plate voltages Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 06:25:27 GMT Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before. How did they get plate voltages to work at 12 volts which is such a lower voltage than other tubes requiring 45-90 volts? I have a Radio Ace kit with a 12au7 tube that only needs 12 volts total to work. Thanks for your help. Article: 331513 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Gary Tayman" References: <1141403849.080251.151520@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <107Of.2548$6I.2070@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> <4EhOf.2684$6I.1000@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net> <1141504644.067079.82530@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1141582445.924128.188400@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Car Radio - Worth Fixing? Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:28:31 GMT ALL 6 volt radios were guilty of this. When running they drew about 8 amperes. When cars switched to 12 volts this dropped to 4 amps, but the big improvement came with transistors and the elimination of that vibrator power supply. -- Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical Sound Solutions For Classic Cars http://www.taymanelectrical.com "JK" wrote in message news:1141582445.924128.188400@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... > Thanks for that. I loved that radio, even tho it could drain a 6 volt > battery in about an hour. > Article: 331514 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "n cook" Subject: Grundig 2035 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:40:55 -0000 Message-ID: Interstation 'pops' when changing tuning on AM , is that a 'feature' or curable ?, no pops or crackles when tuned in . Complicated stringing details now on http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/repair2.htm full repair details will be on there later -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ Article: 331515 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440C251C.BE472F6D@sympatico.ca> From: John Stewart Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:03:40 -0500 Mick wrote: > John Stewart Pointed Out > *** > 6L6 & EL84 in parallel OP? To do that properly you will need an OPT of > lower impedance. You might get 20% more power with the same OPT, but > that > is about it. What OPT are you using? > > As well, the PT will cook as is. I'm surprised to find such a small PT > in > an amp of this sort. > *** > > Hello John, > > I'm using a Hammond 125ESE OT. The impedance will be set by the speaker > and taps that I use, not the OT. I have an impedance selection switch, > so I would just put it on 4 ohms and run an 8 ohm speaker. That will > give me a reflected impedance of 2500 ohms, which is close to what > these two tubes in parallel will need. > > The PT has been used very successfully for this amp design for a long > time, BUT only when a single output tube is used at one time. Check > this out at www.AX84.Com. Look at the "High Octane" design. I would > definitely blow up the current transformer if I used it with both tubes > simultaneously. > > Many thanks, > Mick G of the 6L6 is about 1/2 of the EL84 G. So, as well as adjusting the individual cathode bias resistors you will need to make some modifications to the grid drive circuit to the OP tubes. Otherwise when the EL84 is at full output your 6L6 will only be driven to about 1/4 power. Cheers, John Stewart Article: 331516 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jim Barnard" Subject: Re: I finally fixed my Zenith TO 1000D tonight, sort of Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:38:52 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1141621017.046064.237070@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Sometimes unfortunately it is the old speaker. Try listening to your radio using headphones. This will let know if the it's speaker or perhaps more faulty caps. Jim Barnard www.transistor-repairs.com "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1141621017.046064.237070@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > It was my bargain Ebay find a few weeks ago. They audio was weak and > tinny. The xsistors checked ok so I finally resorted to replacing the > electrolytics. Turned out the 3mfd caps were bad, well at least 1 was > since I replaced both of them at the same time. I'm still not > completely pleased with the audio. It's strong, but seems slightly > distorted. I used 4.7mfd caps for the 3mfd (yes, polarity is right). > Don't think that should hurt. Pots and switches and xsistor sockets > were cleaned with Deoxit. > Article: 331517 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Lou deGonzague Subject: Re: 12 volt plate voltages References: Message-ID: <7TWOf.2690$Da7.389@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:33:55 GMT Check that number again Scott. I have an Allied kit that uses a 12U7 which looks like a 12AU7 but is made to run on 12 volts plate voltage. They were special tubes made for car radio use before transistors took over. Scott Irvine wrote: > Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before. How did they get plate > voltages to work at 12 volts which is such a lower voltage than other > tubes requiring 45-90 volts? I have a Radio Ace kit with a 12au7 tube > that only needs 12 volts total to work. Thanks for your help. Article: 331518 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Jason M" References: Subject: Re: What's a normal speaker field coil voltage? Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:35:22 GMT Your right Jim, I was only trying to fix the radio and didn't have the record recorder hooked up. I figured that out last night just before I went to bed and just got on here and saw your reply. I started testing the leads out at the speaker and was sure the output transformer was dead, but after tracing them in the radio they didn't go straight to the output transformer. Then I started tracing wires that connected to the transformer and there it was. That's another first for me, I've never worked on a radio before that had a record recorder and hadn't had to worry about the speaker output going somewhere else. I'm learning something new on every one of the radios I work on. Thanks again for everyone's help, the radio is now working. Now I'm going to see if I can get the record player to spin up. Jason "Jim Mueller" wrote in message news:pan.2006.03.06.05.13.43.543772@nospam.com... > On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:10:29 +0000, Jason M wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I could use some help again if someone could spare the time. I'm working >> on >> a Philco 41-608 console that wont make any sound. The tubes seem to be >> functional according to my tester, and they light up in the radio. The >> transformer seems to have output voltage everywhere and ohms out around >> what >> the Rider manual (12-75) says it should. I can run the speaker off a >> transistor radio using two of it's four leads and the field coil ohms >> around >> where it should. I've also tested for oscillation by gettting a quiet >> spot >> on a nearby transistor radio. >> >> So, after replacing the filter caps the best I could (not exactly like >> the >> schematic), I was wondering what voltage I should have across the field >> coil >> on the speaker? I'm getting 38 volts, and that seems low to me but I'm >> not >> sure where they normally should run. I say the filter caps aren't >> replaced >> exactly like the schematic because the 8mfd (part 21), and 16mfd (part >> 21A) >> share a common ground and are going to the chassis for ground. The >> schematic has the 16mfd going into one of the taps of a multitap resistor >> with 26 ohms between it and ground. >> >> I've also hooked the transistor speaker leads up to both 41 output tubes' >> grids and the chassis hoping to verify the final output stages, but >> didn't >> get anything out of the speaker. I'd think that since I can run the >> speaker >> using just the transistor radio I'd get something, but I didn't hear a >> noise. That's what brought me on here asking about speaker coil >> voltages. >> >> Thanks for the help. >> >> Jason > > > For everyone's reference, there is a schematic on Nostalgia Air, > http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel/433/M0013433.pdf. > > This set uses back bias on just about every stage. If you don't have the > filter capacitors connected correctly, you will get horrible hum. Follow > the schematic. > > When you used the transistor radio to test the speaker, did you have the > field energized? Without that, there is very little magnetic field and > the response will be extremely weak. > > One thing no one has mentioned yet, do you have anything connected to the > "home recording shunt plug socket", item 64? If you don't, the speaker is > disconnected and you won't hear anything. You need a jumper from pin 1 to > pin 5, assuming the schematic shows a bottom view as is conventional. It > would be better to check the actual radio to be sure you have the right > pins. Note that pins 2 and 3 go to the plates of the output tubes and > have hazardous voltage on them. Also, grounding one of these by mistake > can cause major damage. > > Good luck, > > -- > Jim Mueller wrongname@nospam.com > > To get my real email address, replace wrongname with eportiz. > Then replace nospam with sacbeemail. Article: 331519 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Rob Mills" References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? Message-ID: <4XWOf.477297$0l5.388209@dukeread06> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:38:10 -0600 My local (neighborhood) post office sub stations will not accept shipments going out of the states. I have to drive down town (fairly large city) to the main post office find parking then stand in line for 30 minutes or so. By the time I'm finished I've blown the day. I did it once and swore I'd never do it again, it's just not worth the hassle. RM~ Article: 331520 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 06:47:28 -0700 Message-ID: <27681-440C3D70-97@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141652345.936424.223190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> That is a very beautifull and interesting radio indeed . Ya gona get it ? Article: 331521 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Pete_O" Subject: EBAY SCAM: 2nd Chance offerings Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:42:48 +0100 Message-ID: I feel like an idiot for nearly falling for this well executed fraud. After bidding on two AK breadboards a few days ago and loosing, I got "2nd Chance offerings" on each. They are frauds. The English and spelling on the back-and-forth emails was terrible. The payment instructions very odd. Pay thru Western Union to the "seller" in London; and then there was a beautifully executed phony shipping notice >from TNT (real shippers). I almost fell for it until the last notice instructed me to NOT PHONE TNT as they do their business only through email- the moment of truth. WATCH OUT FOR 2ND CHANCE OFFERINGS. CONTACT THE SELLER THROUGH EBAY LINKS TO CONFIRM!!!! -Pete O. Article: 331522 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Subject: Re: EBAY SCAM: 2nd Chance offerings References: Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:54:37 -0500 Off with their fingers. Ken Pete_O wrote: > I feel like an idiot for nearly falling for this well executed fraud. > After bidding on two AK breadboards a few days ago and loosing, I got "2nd > Chance offerings" on each. They are frauds. > > The English and spelling on the back-and-forth emails was terrible. The > payment instructions very odd. Pay thru Western Union to the "seller" in > London; and then there was a beautifully executed phony shipping notice > from TNT (real shippers). I almost fell for it until the last notice > instructed me to NOT PHONE TNT as they do their business only through > email- the moment of truth. > > WATCH OUT FOR 2ND CHANCE OFFERINGS. CONTACT THE SELLER THROUGH EBAY LINKS > TO CONFIRM!!!! -Pete O. > Article: 331523 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Chris F." References: <3hlOf.38533$VV4.536211@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <22633-440A413F-41@storefull-3114.bay.webtv.net> <17DOf.38881$VV4.546393@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Subject: Re: Building the Ultimate Power Supply Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:55:49 GMT So it is, my mistake....... "Alan R. Betz" wrote in message news:Xns977D7C74F8DAFarbetztelusnet@198.80.55.250... > "Chris F." wrote in > news:17DOf.38881$VV4.546393@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca: > > > I've seen a few battery sets that used several UV-201A's; a UV-201A > > draws 1A heater current. Of course, maybe these sets were designed for > > the UV-201, which only needed 250mA for the heater. Since the UV-201 > > is so scarce (not that the 201A's are plentiful either), it's possible > > that many of these sets were simply retubed with the -A version. I > > can't imagine any of those old "A" supply batteries lasting too long > > with a load of 4 or 5 amps...... > > > > > It's the other way around. The UV-201A (and UV-200A) use 0.25 amp > filaments. The original UV-201 and UV-200 use 1 amp filaments. The > UX versions of the same tubes followed this scheme as well. For > the full story see chapter 16 of Gerald F. J. Tyne's book, "Saga of > the Vacuum Tube." > Regards to all, Alan Article: 331524 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: EBAY SCAM: 2nd Chance offerings From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:04:46 GMT In article , stateasylum@private says... > > >WATCH OUT FOR 2ND CHANCE OFFERINGS. CONTACT THE SELLER THROUGH EBAY LINKS >TO CONFIRM!!!! -Pete O. > if there isn't a copy of the email in your EBAY MESSAGES FOLDER... IT AIN"T A REAL 2nd CHANCE OFFER........... glad U managed to figure it out Pete before you lost your money!... Everytime we bid on any higher priced radios... we always get fraudulent 2nd chance offers to buy another one... John Article: 331525 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: EBAY SCAM: 2nd Chance offerings From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:05:17 GMT In article , wklwns@cox.net says... > > >Off with their fingers. Ken > Naw just shoot 'em John Article: 331526 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141652345.936424.223190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> <27681-440C3D70-97@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <4gYOf.57148$g47.6922@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:08:48 GMT In article <27681-440C3D70-97@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net>, goodguyy@webtv.net says... > > >That is a very beautifull and interesting radio indeed . Ya gona get it >? > me guess is... Eddie is going to have some competition for that one... John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331527 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:19:15 GMT "Scott Irvine" wrote in message news:ivQOf.7791$oL.799@attbi_s71... > Bill Turner wrote: >> ONE REASON IS THE EXCESS PRICE OF SHIPPING AND THE LONG DELAYS IN >> SHIPPING. THE TIME REQURED TO SHIP SOMETHING TO A U.S. ADDRESS REQUIRES >> ONLY THE CORRECT POSTAGE WHILE THE CANADAN REQUIRES A TRIP TO THE >> POSTOFFICE. CHECK MY WEBSITE: www.dialcover.com >> Bill Turner, excuse caps, short answers, stroke. >> Business SASE, each order a copy of The Pocket Resource Guide. > They actually don't deliver to your house in Canada? A few of you are interpreting this wrong. For shipping to Canada it requires that BILL makes the trip to the PO. He doesn't want to have to do that. For me that's about a 12-minute round trip, plus whatever time I waste in the PO itself, which can be quite lengthy. Plus add in the gas, vehicle wear and tear, etc. All the "little costs" add up, but for me it's just plain inconvenient. If you read the eBay newsgroups you will notice there are often threads on why people don't want to ship to Canada, and a lot of them have very valid reasons. Some just don't want to be bothered with answering all the "how much is the shipping cost" questions. Many have had terrible experiences with lost or detained mail at the borders, brokerage fees, lack of tracking, and even just that buyers don't wait long enough for the package to arrive before harassing the seller and giving negative feedback out. I always look at it as a personal decision. If a seller does not want to ship outside the US, that is up to them, for whatever reason. I will ship items to people around the world, if I know them somehow such as through this group. But I will not run my eBay auctions to anywhere outside the US unless the item fits in a standard sized envelope. It may seem unfair, but for me it's just not worth the hassle. jim menning Article: 331528 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440C52C5.1D549A24@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: HUGE lot old books 1858-1950 copyrights-antiquarian-Ebay-L@@K ! References: <1141649358.712840.27410@j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com> <1141650294.883826.315100@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:19:33 GMT Terry S wrote: > > He's back, the Maggot. This idiot's a dickfor. He is posting from epix.net from 199.224.114.202 wich is a direct allocated address. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331529 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440C531A.A7EF169E@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: EBAY SCAM: 2nd Chance offerings References: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:20:57 GMT Ken wrote: > > Off with their fingers. Ken Off with their heads! -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331530 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: panamuse capehart console From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) References: <1141593651.446917.267420@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <84KOf.35346$_c.6468@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:07:07 GMT In article , philnelson@nospam.xyz says... > > >> mostly for sure are Capeharts ... and some are worth considerably more >> than others.... the ones with the flip over phono changer in them are >> the higher priced units.... > >Sorry for the typo. I meant to say "more than one" Capehart model using the >Panamuse name. I spotted two or three model numbers when doing a quick web >search. > >Regards, > >Phil "that's all I know" Nelson > > those are the ones with the big jensens in them that seem to disappear off to JA land ... John Article: 331531 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: oldcoot@webtv.net (Bill Sheppard) Subject: Re: Transformer Insides Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:31:40 -0800 Message-ID: <7926-440C55DC-518@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141620842.569838.226020@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Paul wrote, >Radios that use directly heated rectifier >tubes (5Y3 etc.) have B+ before the >other tubes' cathodes are ready, as the >rectifiers heat up much faster than the >indirectly-heated tubes elsewhere in the >set. > >I wouldn't worry about it. Well, the other poster (Terry) originally HAD 'soft start' with the indiectly heated 6X5. But now he's putting in SS diodes, thereby introducing 'hard start'. So how about using an old ham-style 'standby' switch in the ct lead of the HV secondary to manually turn the B+ on after warmup? Just kiddin' :-) Bill(oc) Article: 331532 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Dave McClellan" Subject: FREE: Manuals - Knight Kit and Tektronics Message-ID: Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:33:01 -0500 The following manuals are available FREE for the cost of postage. Let me know at dave (AT) mcclellans (DOT) com if interested. Knight-Kit Assembly Manuals, complete: o Wide Band Oscilloscope, 83 YU 144 o Resistor - Capacitor Tester, 83 Y 124 Tektronics Scope Manuals: o Model 531 Scope Instruction Manual (Photocopy) o Model 514D Scope Instruction Manual plus separate mechanical parts list (061-0425-01) o Model 532 Scope Instruction Manual with Type D Plug-In instruction manual. Dave Article: 331533 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141652345.936424.223190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> <27681-440C3D70-97@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> <4gYOf.57148$g47.6922@tornado.tampabay.rr.com> Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:37:07 GMT "Rick Yerke" wrote in message news:zaudnfvDWdE6wpHZnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@adelphia.com... > >I have a Philco model 76 small console which i believe has the same chassis > .It uses a pair of #45 tubes for the output.If anyboby wants the Philco #76 > console it is free if you pick-up.The tubes and knobs are missing and the > top of the cabinet needs work.Rick You have a much smaller chassis. The 76 was only a 7-tube radio. The 211 is an 11-tube radio. jim menning Article: 331534 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Wanted Philco 38-116 From: k9uwaREMOVE@THISarrl.netSTUFF (John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:38:48 GMT Anyone have a Philco 38-116 that they want to sell?... Have a customer that thinks he wants one of them... John k9uwa /w4 Article: 331535 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Syl" References: Subject: Re: Wanted Philco 38-116 Message-ID: <9NZOf.31558$Nb5.404722@weber.videotron.net> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:52:23 -0500 "John Goller, k9uwa /W4 Snowbird" wrote in message news:sAZOf.36522$_c.5405@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > Anyone have a Philco 38-116 that they want to sell?... Have a customer > that thinks he wants one of them... > > John k9uwa /w4 If I am not mistaken, John Hagman has one for sale (Yonny). Syl Article: 331536 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Ken Subject: Re: Grundig 2035 References: Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:16:08 -0500 Sounds like a dirty tuning cap. Ken n cook wrote: > Interstation 'pops' when changing tuning on AM , is that a 'feature' or > curable ?, no pops or crackles when tuned in . > > Complicated stringing details now on > http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/repair2.htm > full repair details will be on there later > > -- > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England > electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on > http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ > > > > Article: 331537 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "robert g smith" Subject: WTD SONY KV-4000 & 4100 miniature TVs Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:51:16 GMT Looking for the miniature Sony 4 inch TVs from the early 1980s. Thanks. Robert G Smith Article: 331538 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "Terry" References: <1141621343.768266.311710@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: The wife would have been horrified... Message-ID: Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:19:14 -0330 "AuroraOldRadios" wrote in message news:1141621343.768266.311710@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > My mom would be proud of me. She grew up in the worst of the depression > with an alcoholic dad. Anything that was useful (and free) was > scrounged and used until it wore out completely. We picked up her > scrounging methods. As kids in a small town we'd regularly visit the > town dump to scrounge. > Totally agree: We survived WWII and its aftermath, in Britain. Rationing, shortages etc. Scrounging was looked upon as 'ingenious improvisation', do it yourself etc. Larger items could be moved quite a distance by resting some part of it on a bicycle and wheeling it home! I recall a very large/heavy 1940s radar power supply moved a couple of miles that way. Still got a couple of the parts of it, somewhere! The amount of stuff that is dumped is a crime. Unfortunately a few years ago a man scavenging was killed by one of the machines at our dump/tip. Since then not even the employees are allowed to remove anything, even if it's fully serviceable! Enough wood is dumped, for example, to heat the city hall! Yet despite constant complaining "that the dump will be all filled up by year ...... " there is no attempt at the dump itself to recycle anything. Drop it off and get out! Although one day I helped a guy load some turf sods that had been dumped; suggesting to him that if asked he should say that he had to unload the sods to dump his garbage/trash underneath and then put them back on again! :-) Also considerable lack of success and very complicated procedures regarding recycling. For example plastic bottle/jars etc. Those that contained food cannot be recycled but those that contained cleaning compounds, soap etc. can be recycled! Or is that the other way round ...................? Recycled newspapers must not contain the coloured advertising flyers nor anything with glossy pages. See what I mean? That's more organised that my reading and laying aside skills! Recycling rules are so complicated that many people just don't bother. One woman carefully recycled various items in plastic garbage bags, drove to the recycling depot and received something like 75 cents for the kids who helped to recycle, piggybank. Working out the cost of the bags and the gas (let alone the time used) found she had made a loss of a few dollars! Disheartening many of us would like to and do recycle and also since the price of some products, new, now includes a recycling fee. But admit I dumpster dive with the best of em given opportunity! And take a certain pride in returning something to a useful working state. Result is I got a lot of projects (i.e. junk)! Anyway must move in and test that cooking stove that I was given recently, >from the garage. It's in better shape than the one I have now (which also didn't cost anything!). Oh; and the phono motor I picked up at the side of the road during city-clean-up week, to the horror of my very correct British sister who was visiting (Gee whiz; she has car boot sales and should understand that it runs in the family ................!). Parts of that motor have resided in our bathroom fan for the past several years! There must be a profitable businesses in certain recycling; although with the amount of care, skill and labour involved I don't think vintage, rare, sought-after, unique (all those eBay superlatives eh?) radios are? Have fun out there! Article: 331539 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: paulSPAM@paulsherwin.co.uk (Paul Sherwin) Subject: Re: EBAY SCAM: 2nd Chance offerings Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:53:45 GMT Message-ID: <440ca0a7.3440066@news.demon.co.uk> References: On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:42:48 +0100, "Pete_O" wrote: >I feel like an idiot for nearly falling for this well executed fraud. >After bidding on two AK breadboards a few days ago and loosing, I got "2nd >Chance offerings" on each. They are frauds. > >The English and spelling on the back-and-forth emails was terrible. The >payment instructions very odd. Pay thru Western Union to the "seller" in >London; and then there was a beautifully executed phony shipping notice >from TNT (real shippers). I almost fell for it until the last notice >instructed me to NOT PHONE TNT as they do their business only through >email- the moment of truth. Quite a few Nigerian scammers operate from London, there's a big Nigerian community there. Even if the second chance offer isn't an out and out scam, there's a good chance that the 'winner who has pulled out' is a shill bidder for the seller - the idea is to find out how much you're prepared to pay. As you say, be careful. Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk Article: 331540 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Scott Irvine Subject: Re: 12 volt plate voltages References: <7TWOf.2690$Da7.389@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:18:39 GMT Lou deGonzague wrote: > Check that number again Scott. I have an Allied kit that uses a 12U7 > which looks like a 12AU7 but is made to run on 12 volts plate voltage. > They were special tubes made for car radio use before transistors took > over. > > Scott Irvine wrote: > >> Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before. How did they get plate >> voltages to work at 12 volts which is such a lower voltage than other >> tubes requiring 45-90 volts? I have a Radio Ace kit with a 12au7 tube >> that only needs 12 volts total to work. Thanks for your help. It is a 12au7. No vibrator. Just 12v straight in. Thanks for all the info. Article: 331541 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Scott Irvine Subject: Re: 12 volt plate voltages References: Message-ID: <9I1Pf.841714$xm3.829287@attbi_s21> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:20:05 GMT Scott Irvine wrote: > Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before. How did they get plate > voltages to work at 12 volts which is such a lower voltage than other > tubes requiring 45-90 volts? I have a Radio Ace kit with a 12au7 tube > that only needs 12 volts total to work. Thanks for your help. It is a 12au7. 12v straight in. Thanks for all the info. Article: 331542 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: - exray - Subject: Re: 12 volt plate voltages Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:27:18 -0400 Message-ID: <120pa9m4gups93@corp.supernews.com> References: <7TWOf.2690$Da7.389@twister.nyroc.rr.com> Scott Irvine wrote: > Lou deGonzague wrote: > >> Check that number again Scott. I have an Allied kit that uses a 12U7 >> which looks like a 12AU7 but is made to run on 12 volts plate voltage. >> They were special tubes made for car radio use before transistors took >> over. >> >> Scott Irvine wrote: >> >>> Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before. How did they get >>> plate voltages to work at 12 volts which is such a lower voltage than >>> other tubes requiring 45-90 volts? I have a Radio Ace kit with a >>> 12au7 tube that only needs 12 volts total to work. Thanks for your help. > > It is a 12au7. No vibrator. Just 12v straight in. Thanks for all the info. It can work quite easily. Figure that many old regenerative detector sets from the 20s and 30s ran with maybe 22 volts or so B+ on the detector plate and they weren't particularly high gain tubes. I've used #30s and can get regeneration often in the 10-15 volt range. For an audio stage thats pretty puny but its better than nothing...or having to 'buy' a UL approval! -Bill Article: 331543 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: New paypal scam: Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 21:59:17 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <440909B2.8661DE4@earthlink.net> <120i3mobj62om62@news.supernews.com> In "William Sommerwerck" writes: >> Why aren't these people easy to track and shut down? >Could it be that service providers don't want to disconnect the people who >pay for their services? They will if said service provider gets UDP'ed and their customers are left talking to themselves. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331544 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:22:39 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <1141551898.310327.305620@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> In John Bartley writes: >I don't ask for anything to be marked as a >gift, although sometimes the seller goes ahead and does it anyway. I'd never dream of asking someone to lie on the form (plus I just don't care), but I recently got something from Italy marked "Electric junk for free". Cracked me up. -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331545 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: "jim menning" References: <1141652345.936424.223190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> <27681-440C3D70-97@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> <1141673947.669918.167660@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <2z0Pf.13654$iR1.3491@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141680997.686469.302520@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Message-ID: Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:02:08 GMT "Eddie Brimer" wrote in message news:1141680997.686469.302520@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... > caught me jim.....converting an expensive black dial cabinet into a > bathroom vanity. just kidding...here is the vanity i made for the sink > you are talking about. > > http://members.aol.com/EB062559/vanity.jpg > Eddie, there are a lot of us that wish we had even a small bit of your skill. Nice job. jim menning Article: 331546 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: jacob610@webtv.net (Jacob Shank) Subject: Silvertone 4666 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:03:49 -0700 Message-ID: <4241-440CBFD5-58@storefull-3155.bay.webtv.net> Hi, i got a silvertone 4666, and it sounds beautiful. It's been playing great, but i noticed when i turned the bandswitch, about 5 minutes later there was a harmonic ring and i shut it off. When i turned it back on later, i played it for about 3 hours without turning the bandswitch and the harmonic ring didn't come back. Does anyone know it's is? Thanks. Jacob Article: 331547 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440CC2E4.C38055D8@sympatico.ca> From: John Stewart Subject: Re: Power Transformer Requirements... References: <1141488577.554222.83260@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:16:52 -0500 > When looking at power transformer spec's you & others might wonder where > the power goes. So here is a little info that I hope will help. I will use as an example the Hammond 269EX that you have in your guitar amp. The primary is rated at 43 VA. If the power factor (PF) was one then the power input would be 43 watts. But the PF will never be one, but rather some number less than one. So you are already at a disadvantage! Converting AC to DC on the surface looks rather easy & it is with all the various devices you have at hand. In this case it is rectifiers working into a capacitor. On a good day while using SS diodes & a large cap, say 100 microfarads at the input to the filter you can expect about 1.3X the AC voltage applied to show up at the load. That also depends upon the transformer having a low winding resistance & low leakage inductance. A tube rectifier might get you 1.25X the applied AC volts if it was something like a 5V4 with an indirectly heated cathode. If you were to use a rectifier such as a 5Y3 you would probably get about 1.2X the applied AC. In all cases if the cap at the input to the filter were not so large, say 8 microfarads, then all those numbers would go down. If you take the average of those numbers, say 1.25 & multiply that by the rated HV load current you get the DC power available in watts. That would be 190 x 1.25 x 0.065 = 237.5 volts x 65 ma = 15.44 watts of DC Add to that 6.3 volts x 2.5 amps = 15.75 watts of AC for a total of 31.19 watts So where did the rest go? The transformer primary has to supply all of the transformer losses, as well as the loads connected to the secondaries. That would include copper losses in the winding resistances which are proportional to the square of the load currents. There are also losses in the magnetic core. One of these is caused by eddy currents in the iron laminations set up by the alternating field just as it sets up currents in the copper windings when they are connected to a load. The other core losses are caused by hysteresis in the magnetic materials caused by the fluctuating magnetic field. The losses due to rectification are greater than a straight AC to AC coupling such as transfer of power to the filament winding. That is because the rectifiers switch the current on & off in that winding causing large harmonic currents to flow. The harmonics do no useful work but contribute a lot to the heating in the transformer. All of that is why the transformer temperature rises. Cheers, John Stewart Article: 331548 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: Tim Mullen Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 00:05:33 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1141652345.936424.223190@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> <27681-440C3D70-97@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> <1141673947.669918.167660@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <2z0Pf.13654$iR1.3491@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com> <1141680997.686469.302520@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> In "jim menning" writes: >"Eddie Brimer" wrote in message >news:1141680997.686469.302520@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... >> caught me jim.....converting an expensive black dial cabinet into a >> bathroom vanity. just kidding...here is the vanity i made for the sink >> you are talking about. >> >> http://members.aol.com/EB062559/vanity.jpg >> >Eddie, there are a lot of us that wish we had even a small bit of your skill. Nice >job. >jim menning Yeah, I'd give that a WOW!!! -- Tim Mullen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Am I in your basement? Looking for antique televisions, fans, etc. ------ finger this account or call anytime: (212)-463-0552 ------- Article: 331549 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: cuhulin@webtv.net Subject: Re: The wife would have been horrified... Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:28:59 -0600 Message-ID: <17918-440CD3CB-981@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141688155.267706.308210@j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com> Go back and tell them you want the rest of that radio/phonograph. I was about one month old when World War Two began,so I know about scrounging things.Not many years ago,I used to hang around one of the junk yards/scrap metal yards around here.I brought all kinds of old things home and I piled it up in my back yard.It got so bad,I once got a certified letter from the city,telling me I had to haul that old stuff off.It took me about 16 truck loads to haul most of that old stuff back to the junk yard. I know an Irish woman in England who works for a U.K.government office.She once told me she used to do car boot sales. cuhulin Article: 331550 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: thoughts on this philco Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:35:36 -0700 Message-ID: <27679-440CD558-1432@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> References: The Zenith was a better choice anyway . That10 tube chassis should be the same as the 10S130 incase you run into a cabinet :-) Article: 331551 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Silvertone 4666 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:38:03 -0700 Message-ID: <27679-440CD5EB-1433@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net> References: <4241-440CBFD5-58@storefull-3155.bay.webtv.net> One of the tubes has a problem . tap on each tube Article: 331552 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Growing conductive fuzz Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:01:10 -0700 Message-ID: <23960-440CDB56-1277@storefull-3234.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141678167.588787.176190@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Thanks guys . I have not tried the 120 volts & bulb yet . Here is what i have tried . 1 Clean cap with forced air and long stiff brush in all sets of plates . I could see the dust & stuff poof out of the cap . Re-install in radio and it works great for a month then it comes back . 2 Remove cap and put in ultrasonic cleaner , blow dry and lube .. same results .. it comes back . 3 fix up a piece of thin plastic with cloth to buff between all plates with WD-40 , blow dry .. same results . it comes back . I look in the cap plates with a light each time and see thousands of fine peach fuzz all over every plate . One radio this has deen a problem in is a Crosley O2CA that i have had for 15? years or so . I bought another O2CA to restore and it has the same fuzz in the tuner which i killed with lacquer . I will lacquer thiner the tuner next summer . One other radio with this problem is a small AA5 Olympic Article: 331553 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? From: noone@telus.com References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <1141551898.310327.305620@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> Message-ID: <2k5Pf.15939$vC4.11403@clgrps12> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:27:26 GMT On 6-Mar-2006, Tim Mullen wrote: >I'd never dream of asking someone to lie on the form (plus I just don't >care), but I recently got something from Italy marked "Electric junk for >free". Cracked me up.> Have to agree with Tim on that. Even customs folks should understand :-). I must admit it sounds a lot more friendly than the usual, very formal, "Gift". Back to original topic. I can understand why someone in the US might not want to send anything USPS to Canada after an episode I've beenweathering through, which was finally cleared up today. Short version: Bought radio from the US. Paid immediately. Seller shipped the following day. Waited until 43rd day to try out the Paypal "buyers protection", 'cos package hadn't arrived. (Paypal graciously allow a maximum of 45 days before it's considered "lost" I guess). I was under the misconception that Paypal was insured against this kind of happening - they aren't, or don't use it. But anyway, seller reimbursed me in full within hours. 12 hours later, parcel arrived (read "the next morning")! Murphy doing his thing to me again :-). A little embarassed, I quickly sent the "refund" back into the sellers account. Refunding the refund you might say. I didn't feel I had jumped the gun - Paypal came up with the 45 day rule. The seller, who obviously is a very decent kind of guy (aren't all radio collector types?), told me that my Canadian address came up "not verified" which meant he had no Paypal "seller protection", so he refunded my payment himself. Timeline: Parcel mailed from Kansas Jan. 25th. Arrived Canada Customs Feb. 6th. Left Canada Customs Feb. 28th. Arrived at my place today. "Not opened", according to the customs sticker. FWIW, I have received (since this episode started) a radio from Greece in 14 days and a crystal set from the UK in 7 days. Insurance for small items from the US is very difficult to purchase I'm told. Canada Post has automatic insurance on "Small Packets" (under 1 Kg. weight with a few size limitations) of CDN$100.00, but from what I gather, USPS doesn't offer this option? (or have a person jump through so many hoops, it's not worth the effort). I gave up after about 20 minutes of searching the USPS website. Can anyone who's actually tried to buy USPS insurance confirm? That's my 2 bits worth (over ten times the usual "2 cents"). Haggis. Article: 331554 of rec.antiques.radio+phono Message-ID: <440CEF85.AFFD5341@earthlink.net> From: "Michael A. Terrell" Subject: Re: Why won't people ship to Canada? References: <%nvMf.75890$B94.40075@pd7tw3no> <15632-44039BE4-272@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net> <4409b820$0$25066$ecde5a14@news.coretel.net> <1141551898.310327.305620@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <2k5Pf.15939$vC4.11403@clgrps12> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:28:42 GMT noone@telus.com wrote: > > On 6-Mar-2006, Tim Mullen wrote: > > >I'd never dream of asking someone to lie on the form (plus I just don't > >care), but I recently got something from Italy marked "Electric junk for > >free". Cracked me up.> > > Have to agree with Tim on that. Even customs folks should understand :-). > I must admit it sounds a lot more friendly than the usual, very formal, > "Gift". > Back to original topic. I can understand why someone in the US might not > want to send anything USPS to Canada after an episode I've beenweathering > through, which was finally cleared up today. > Short version: > Bought radio from the US. Paid immediately. Seller shipped the following > day. Waited until 43rd day to try out the Paypal "buyers protection", 'cos > package hadn't arrived. (Paypal graciously allow a maximum of 45 days > before it's considered "lost" I guess). I was under the misconception that > Paypal was insured against this kind of happening - they aren't, or don't > use it. But anyway, seller reimbursed me in full within hours. > 12 hours later, parcel arrived (read "the next morning")! Murphy doing his > thing to me again :-). > A little embarassed, I quickly sent the "refund" back into the sellers > account. Refunding the refund you might say. I didn't feel I had jumped > the gun - Paypal came up with the 45 day rule. > The seller, who obviously is a very decent kind of guy (aren't all radio > collector types?), told me that my Canadian address came up "not verified" > which meant he had no Paypal "seller protection", so he refunded my payment > himself. > Timeline: Parcel mailed from Kansas Jan. 25th. Arrived Canada Customs Feb. > 6th. Left Canada Customs Feb. 28th. Arrived at my place today. "Not > opened", according to the customs sticker. > FWIW, I have received (since this episode started) a radio from Greece in 14 > days and a crystal set from the UK in 7 days. > Insurance for small items from the US is very difficult to purchase I'm > told. Canada Post has automatic insurance on "Small Packets" (under 1 Kg. > weight with a few size limitations) of CDN$100.00, but from what I gather, > USPS doesn't offer this option? (or have a person jump through so many > hoops, it's not worth the effort). I gave up after about 20 minutes of > searching the USPS website. Can anyone who's actually tried to buy USPS > insurance confirm? > That's my 2 bits worth (over ten times the usual "2 cents"). Haggis. I've seen it take the USPS 15 days to get a package from the next town, about seven miles, and it was covered with tape trying to hold the damaged box together. I made the mailman wait while I slit the box pen and dumped the contents on the gorund, in hundreds of pieces. It HAD been a new round UHF/VHF TV antenna with an internal rotor. It hit Florida at the wrng post office, the one that was a couple miles from the house. The sent it to the Right one that was about ten miles away, and it was destroyed sometime after it left the first stop. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Article: 331555 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: Growing conductive fuzz Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:20:38 -0700 Message-ID: <23960-440CEDF6-1290@storefull-3234.bay.webtv.net> References: <3tCdnTVrmtmXRZHZ4p2dnA@comcast.com> Yes i have used the tire cleaner too . The fuzz comes back in time . Article: 331556 of rec.antiques.radio+phono From: goodguyy@webtv.net (Ken G.) Subject: Re: I finally fixed my Zenith TO 1000D tonight, sort of Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:24:08 -0700 Message-ID: <23960-440CEEC8-1291@storefull-3234.bay.webtv.net> References: <1141621017.046064.237070@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> Better spray those controls with something else . You just used toilet water so far :-) Have you checked the speaker ? those radios do have pretty clear sound when working right .