This first part was fascinating. To see a genius get stumped then beat it was too cool. Congrats, Shango066.
@TheEPROM9
3 жыл бұрын
I miss Made In Japan, I miss Made In The USA, I Miss Made In Germany, I miss Made In Great Britten. We all use to make such great high quolity stuff that just lasts forever.
@rich_edwards79
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the only thing to come out of a chinese factory recently to last more than five minutes was a deadly virus.
@lonnieparks5037
3 жыл бұрын
I bought several one $1 LED 2 AA 6 years ago; made in China; they are still working; I use them every night; the 2 AA batteries last over 2 years. Outside at night; in the country; they light up stop signs a quarter mile away! Where could you find such a deal; if they were made in the west; they would cost $59.95.
@Abhishek-C92
3 жыл бұрын
EPROM chip is also good.
@Walczyk
3 жыл бұрын
@@rich_edwards79 not tired of winning huh?
@beeenn649
2 жыл бұрын
@Seventh Anubis I think the lead paint from those Chinese products that you love so much has roasted your brain.
@JuanBataan
3 жыл бұрын
I love watching repairs of old tv's and radios. Greetings from Philippines
@fredfabris7187
3 жыл бұрын
Diag process is everything! Well done, I love that you don’t give up. Thanks for the video.
@RandomRetr0
3 жыл бұрын
The level of patience you have is superhuman
@orange70383
3 жыл бұрын
This was amazing, you would really have to enjoy the challenge to attempt a repair on these radios.
@hestheMaster
3 жыл бұрын
Never give up, never give in.This is why we love Shango videos.
@1959Berre
3 жыл бұрын
Chewing my fingers to the bone anticipating the Shango video on sunday. :) And not in vain.
@MrBillmcminn
3 жыл бұрын
Who needs mumble rap, when you can get a signal tracer and a smartphone
@badass4226
3 жыл бұрын
One of my biggest HIGHS is figuring it out. It feels so good !!!!!
@missyd0g2
3 жыл бұрын
My dad gave me a Zenith pocket radio back in the 60’s. Great memories thank you.
@n2n8sda
3 жыл бұрын
hats off to your effort and persistence with these old 60s radios. I've looked at a few before and they were either really simple or a nightmare, no in-between. seems this is the latter.
@vancouverman4313
3 жыл бұрын
I think that's the radio I practiced my soldering skills on when I was ten and yes, I used a 240 watt Weller soldering gun.
@albinklein7680
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather's soldering gun I melted my first solder with is still in my possession. It's a German "Presto" made in the early thirties... I still use it. Thank God it accepts modern tips.
@qwertykeyboard5901
3 жыл бұрын
oof
@LanceHall
3 жыл бұрын
Good Lord that board looks horrible. I'm glad you got it fixed. When I was kid in the late 70s there were tons of these small radios. We used to pop old TV vacuum tubes on the asphalt.
@hamradio3716
3 жыл бұрын
What a dog’s breakfast. You have more patience than Job. Nice resurrection!
@jdmccorful
3 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt you are the "blue gloved" transistor king. "Can't touch this". Beautiful sleuthing.
@Raul_Gajadhar
3 жыл бұрын
You're Winning? Yes, yes you are, lol... I love that Philco, very sensitive. Hey I love that song 20:32 The Orleans - Still the one. Zenith's really messed up, I hope you find a tuning cap that would be closer to the original someday. Good job on these two. I really like the diagnosis; It has inspired me to continue work on something I had given up on yesterday.
@markmarkofkane8167
Жыл бұрын
Cool variable capacitor. (Philco) Not enclosed in plastic like all of the pocket AM/FM radios I've had. Your modification (volume control) makes it unique. I like it.
@maxedoutmegablith6473
3 жыл бұрын
Shango, have you seen the FCC submitted to shut down the AM broadcasting band and end the analog transmissions? They want to move AM to Digital! I mean this SUCKS because it will completely kill Millions of radios here not to mention around the world! Digital OTA TV Sucks in our area really bad and I see that is a fail personally! A freaking leaf will kill the digital tv signals! This idea of digital out in the mountains has been a total cluster Crapper! Even out local law enforcement had to go back to using ANALOG where their cell phones work! Cell coverage in the mountains is like trying to catch BEE FARTS! All this crap is supposed to be progress but every time they claim progress it means millions of people who depend on stuff get the freaking shaft!!!! By the way I Love your videos as I have said several times! You are the greatest dude keep em rolling!
@geralderdek282
6 ай бұрын
Videos like this make me want to go back to radios I tried but gave up on and shelved for a future try!!😊
@LouinVB
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your troubleshooting skills, your wise cracks about previous repairs, & finally you talking to the programming, "Say her name!" LOL! Regards from the RH coast, Virginia Beach, VA.
@martinda7446
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Shango, here in the UK I used to often look on the public dump to find all manner of stuff. I would tip the guys - Or ask them how much, and most often they would say, 'Take it'. In recent years things have changed. Not only does it cost a lot to chuck something out but the scrapyard is now out of bounds. No offer of a couple of notes accepted...Ever! Not only that but they have security looking after the dumped rubbish and they watch it like it was Fort Knox! They tell you to f-off if you go near it. Is it like that in the US or is it like The Post Apocalyptic Inventors scrapyards?...That is how they were here in the UK up until the end of last century🙀😸. Most have gone, nearly all the car junk yards have gone from London and the normal scrapyards / tips are ones run by the council.
@martinda7446
3 жыл бұрын
@@vancouverman4313 Ha ha ha
@chrisn6304
3 жыл бұрын
Sad, the same here in Germany it is not allowed to take things at the public dump or bulky waste collection. This is agsinst the law. Absolutley crazy scrap and recycling law here. Only chance is to buy them in the internet platformes or by flea markets. But the most people say: “ it's old scrap it“ typical consumer world, driven by big companys and the customers.
@martinda7446
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisn6304 Shame, sad to hear same in Germany too.
@Shakez76
5 ай бұрын
I am hooked man. Been going back watching all these old videos. Just picked up a Toshiba Lace for $5....trying to learn everything I can before I go into it. I know right off it needs a 9V connector...cuz there isn't one.
@fanofoldfans9238
3 жыл бұрын
A double home run! The thrill of a challenge that meets it's desired goal is always a great feeling. Now those 2 radios are worth $1,500 for all the labor spent on them but, the education is priceless.
@bro.weaver1282
3 жыл бұрын
Using a metal screwdriver as your pointer on the phone, priceless!
@dstoll7958
3 жыл бұрын
Its 6:45 AM and I live in a Small town near Auburn CA, up north. Rockin out to Shanggo's Oldies station on my 1960 Westinghouse H-769p9 7 transistor radio. One of my best performers. As always Shango Thanks for your informative and entertaining videos.
@allthegearnoidea6752
3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this little adventure. Thanks
@buddegennaro8695
3 жыл бұрын
In the 60's my Grandparents bought me my first transistor radio with a single ear plug. I went through 9v batteries faster than Radio Shack could stock them. Shango066, I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Almost to the point of trying radio repair as a hobby but I lack the investment into test equipment. Would you sometimes show replacing components? Please keep up these works!
@geralderdek282
6 ай бұрын
I agree. I'd love to observe his soldering techniques and more.
@LakeNipissing
3 жыл бұрын
On older pocket radios with the CD marks, where you are, you can essentially make use of them as alignment points, with KFI 640 and K-SURF at 1260 (close enough to 1240) for a direct-tuning 180° dial.
@simonmorris3964
3 жыл бұрын
Certainly demonstrates the importance of a schematic.
@45AMT
3 жыл бұрын
This video is the poster child of why most techs don't want to work on stuff people have messed with. Pretty neat using the kits tuner. I don't think i've seen one go bad. I guess those cheap kits are good for something.
@ShadowsOnTheScreen
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shango. Entertaining and informative!
@AiOinc1
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine banning the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles in your state. This is just going to drive the price of used cars way up and is going to encourage people to go out of state to buy new vehicles more than anything.
@Elfnetdesigns
3 жыл бұрын
We in the other 49 states just ignore California and let them do whatever they want as long as they keep their weirdness in their state.
@AiOinc1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Elfnetdesigns While I agree, unfortunately their BS tends to leech on to the rest of the states. Prohibition, the entire EPA...
@markmarkofkane8167
Жыл бұрын
All democratic run states. IL is one of them. Not electric vehicles yet, but letting criminals off .
@mikeponte
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching. Great job on the both of them.
@danmackintosh6325
3 жыл бұрын
That Philco board looked like it'd seen the skills of a local "restorer" who also happens to think offering to resurrect something they killed, as a favour, for free, equates to "offering a service" and then when said "service" isn't in keeping with the timeline they liked, gets all twerkosquerculated out of shape and starts crying... Good job on the patience and steady hand fixing those coils, they're damned fiddly to do at the best of times let alone when there's cops shooting down poor innocent gunmen left right & centre...
@doogie812
3 жыл бұрын
When I used to restore Philco TVs friends would just say 'Another flickering Philco'. Well you have created a Philco Frankenstein Radio.
@craignehring
3 жыл бұрын
Circuit madness, another save by the amazing shango066 Thanks for all you man
@phillipyannone3195
3 жыл бұрын
You deserve a pat on the back for those two. What's amazing to me is that someone else was in there. Who would do that? I mean besides you, it your thing. Great job!
@JerryEricsson
Жыл бұрын
It appears that I return to this video every year, so here I am once more. Quick comment, I saw a fellow on another channel who works on solid state boards like these, where the traces have lifted, he cuts new ones out of copper tape and replaces them. I have never tried that but I think I may since I have a large roll of copper tape that I use in building my ghost buster gadgets for my daughter and her cousin who are into ghost hunts.
@ts3787
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Please keep posting.
@albinklein7680
3 жыл бұрын
First: Thank you for the constant output of those great and enjoyable videos! Everytime a Message "Shango066 posted a new video" pops up, I am excited. Second: Why the hell is shipping stuff such a mayor pain in the *ss in the US? Sorry for the bragging, but I live in Germany and here it's just no problem at all. The next Parcel-Servicepoint is at a gas station round the corner. No waiting in line at all. You can post a package Sunday morning at 4o'clockAM if you want to. Shipping a 30Pound Package across Germany costs about $10-15 and 1,500 miles across Europe about double that. I have relatives in Latin America and even in Ecuador or a godforsaken mudhole-village in Bolivia it's easyer to ship a package than in the US. I don't get that. Concerning the fact, that the US is an extremely service-oriented society in other places.
@andymouse
3 жыл бұрын
"say her name"...nice fix...cheers.
@HereticsClan
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for another fantastic video!
@Libertyordeath38
3 жыл бұрын
Another great video! Your political commentary makes it even better! Thanks for a very informative and entertaining video as always.
@justincase3880
2 жыл бұрын
Holy crap .. no way I could have succeeded in fixing that one .. dam_ good work Shango .. not dressing up a pig (no dress up), inside it’s now not a pig …
@ronaldkrugman8074
3 жыл бұрын
To the Master of radio repair. I asked you to repair my Zenith Royal 3000-1 T. O. But you would not have me send it to you. I think the repair to my radio would be a greater challenge for you than the zenith 90 you said was the hardest one you had to repair. I sent the radio to two different shops and they could not find the problem. One was a very reputable shop in Canton Ohio. Another one in NYC where I live. So if you want a good challenge then this is the one for the Master.
@shango066
3 жыл бұрын
easy for me but the shipping part is a hassle and you still havent emailed me. its not hard...
@ronaldkrugman8074
3 жыл бұрын
How do I get to your email and not the comment section
@ronaldkrugman8074
3 жыл бұрын
@@shango066 let me know how to email you. A while ago I gave you my email address and my phone number and you told me to erase it.
@gregorymalchuk272
3 жыл бұрын
I had a portable radio where the batteries leaked juice which flowed into the polyvaricon Japanese tiny tuning capacitor, corroded the plates, and the sharp edges of the corroded plates ripped through the polyester film insulation and shorted the capacitor. If it's not a dead short, then maybe it's corrosion between the moving plates and their wiper contact, and rocking it back and forth might clear the corrosion in some cases.
@randynelson2265
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 1946 Philco Transistor model 46-200 series and it still works like a dream. Only recaped once. Ha ha ha.
@JerryEricsson
3 жыл бұрын
Two more silk purses to add to your collection of old sow's ears!
@kennethdavis9339
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your videos, currently working on (4) 6YR-15A's 3 with 9v and 1 with 3v, First radio I had when I was a young kid..
@bradleyhatchen4786
3 жыл бұрын
Love these vids the old radio ones
@barryfleischer6553
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. As usual.
@abcsd1254
3 жыл бұрын
The only thing more frustrating with this repair would have been a bulk recap beforehand; that would have repopulated that missing core I’m sure.
@chetpomeroy1399
3 жыл бұрын
Doing a shotgun recap on *any* vintage electronics would be counterproductive, at least without determining a baseline.
@bigmotter001
3 жыл бұрын
You have more patience than a one armed paper hanger. Nice video Shango066. Take care!
@zman4150
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Sir!
@billmcdonald2436
3 жыл бұрын
Customer says “so how many hours do you have in the repair?” Shango - “oh about 25 hours at $120/hr that’ll be $3,000 + parts + pain and suffering.” Hahaha
@briang.7206
2 жыл бұрын
I used to work in a shop sometimes you give up on those repairs but then the next day you come to work and that same radio is still on your work bench.
@theannoyedmrfloyd3998
3 жыл бұрын
If it's prepaid UPS Ground, just slap the return label on it and call for a pickup. No need to go anywhere!
@Mike1614b
3 жыл бұрын
yes, forget the post office. UPS stores are everywhere, no wait most times
@MrKillswitch88
3 жыл бұрын
I have to hate UPS because my packages either end up in the neighbor's yard or in the ditch somewhere because I got a longer drive way than most. God forbid they dump some lithium batteries out in the summer heat only for some of them too cook off and cause a forest fire.
@hadireg
3 жыл бұрын
Great job Shango066!👍 Absolutely true about the engineering thought!
@rotormaxx
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Shango; Hat's off to you! Excellent trouble shooting job (or jobs!). Hope anybody whatching interested in trouble shooting pays attention. Regards, R
@johnyoung4039
3 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!! Great job!!!
@garymckee8857
3 жыл бұрын
I agree sir I try to buy American products when ever possible.
@martinda7446
3 жыл бұрын
If you buy British stuff, I'll buy American stuff.
@burntoutelectronics
3 жыл бұрын
Martin D A If you buy Australian stuff I’ll buy British stuff.
@Elfnetdesigns
3 жыл бұрын
I want you to find ONE 100% made in the USA radio or TV set that is not half a century old.
@garymckee8857
3 жыл бұрын
@@Elfnetdesigns impossible
@Elfnetdesigns
3 жыл бұрын
@@garymckee8857 Exactly. It is impossible to buy American products these days unless you buy antiquated stuff from last century. Sad but it is what it is. Even the stuff that claims to be made in the USA is only assembled in the USA from foreign sourced parts and those assembling are most likely migrant laborers.
@JerryEricsson
3 жыл бұрын
WOW! We are experiencing a strange thunder storm. Just had a lightning strike very near my home. Knocked out all the power for a short time and I had a ring of LED'S muliticolor laying on the arm of my chair. It was not hooked to anything but the LED'S lite up very brightly. Now they seem dead. The sky has gone a strange hue of yellow now, an improvement from the black boiling clouds of a few minutes ago, and the rain has let up a bit. Seems every day I plan to mow, we get rain.
@JohnnyDanger36963
5 ай бұрын
scalar weapons
@tjsogmc
3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, it's really hard to follow behind a bad repair and find out what the problems are. I would rather start with an untouched broken radio than one that's been mangled.
@simonmorris3964
3 жыл бұрын
It lives
@glenz1975
3 жыл бұрын
"Cancer at your finger tips" only here would those words be spoken...Classic.
@MrJohndoakes
3 жыл бұрын
1:07 You look up "Philco T66" and most sites are in awe that that the case was reverse-painted, nothing about the electronics, which looks like a transistorized version of the All American Five (with one spare transistor for audio quality.)
@martinda7446
3 жыл бұрын
So they didn't convict any police for returning fire after getting shot? What is the world coming to? (Yes, it was tragic and whoever gathered information and instructed those coppers has done a poor job - You can't put the blame on these coppers though. Save the blame for those that deserve it).
@stevehoward3049
3 жыл бұрын
My brother fixes TVs and every now and then he gets an old tv that would be worthless to anyone else. But the customer is willing to pay big money. Sometimes these old TVs have personal sentimental value.
@SusanAmberBruce
3 жыл бұрын
If it can be tweeko twangulated then Shango can do it.
@RoughJustice2k18
3 жыл бұрын
Shango - The Twangulator.
@hugovale8070
2 жыл бұрын
I must to comment ,,, SAY HER NAMES . i love you man , excellent work and skills . Cheers from france :=)
@shango066
2 жыл бұрын
Rainier from Ligonier Romeoville bro no crying to show a NeNe blurs wees on arsenal
@hugovale8070
2 жыл бұрын
well , i'm not shure i'got that in my arsenal but at least now you sayd her names and location ;=). Thanks for the reply and specialy for the content. .really learn allot whith you sir , Thanks and best regards .PS I'm not french i'm portugaise tunned in fado .
@batterymakermarkii2654
3 жыл бұрын
I would say that Philco became your "White Whale". Ahab was determined to succeed...
@olradguy
3 жыл бұрын
Shango invents new musical instrument the Samsuckophone
@user-gc6ow7ys2s
2 ай бұрын
Great radio entertainment Shenco
@johnmoyer2849
3 жыл бұрын
They are a little pain in the arce to fully get into.Its nice to hear one playing after so many years.I have 26 in my collection
@cat-lw6kq
3 жыл бұрын
FYI radio museum.org has the diagram for a Philco t-66.
@tiporari
3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Would be amazing to see you build a radio from scratch using parts, hell even a breadboard. Build up a PCB, take it as far as you want. Now that is a kit/design I would love to buy/build.
@bitrot42
3 жыл бұрын
He has a couple of older videos about assembling cheap AM radio kits, but the quality was, unsurprisingly, rather poor.
@scottbrady7499
3 жыл бұрын
the often as well as frequently "named" racial inequality/"no knock warrant" victim's circumstance was covered during the sneezguard conference. discharging a firearm at police was apparently thought of pejoritively by some jurors. ..not cherry-picked enough
@paulabler1071
3 жыл бұрын
Can’t find the contact info in the About section of the Mine Explorer site.
@mymessylab
3 жыл бұрын
Using signal tracer to move PDF image is pretty cool👍👍. Old instrument always help😬😬
@tectalabyss
3 жыл бұрын
Liked,shared, Thank you for sharing. All my best.
@beertek22
3 жыл бұрын
I'm having trouble figuring out my small 9v sony xtor radio's volume control- it's on high at any setting, loud and screaming. Deoxit doesn't work on the vol pot either. What could be causing this? Thx in advance.
@bro.weaver1282
3 жыл бұрын
On $150/hr repairs, that includes the video of the repair? and how far of a drive do you have from the Post Office?
@albinklein7680
3 жыл бұрын
I think the $150/hr. are for the wait in the line in front of the post office.
@mjg263
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome diagnostic skills!
@Elfnetdesigns
3 жыл бұрын
Also since this is popular, You should bury a radio in the mud, magically find it, drag it back home then restore it in silence without actually pulling a SAMS or doing any alignments...
@rickycollins4633
3 жыл бұрын
The Japanese used what US developed for high quality components from WWII which were pretty advanced but for some reason the US seemed to forget these methods while the Japanese continued to develop them. We were in the wrong for letting that slip away.
@vicmabus1532
3 жыл бұрын
No little radio can beat you!
@johnnytacokleinschmidt515
3 жыл бұрын
Unless it falls on the floor and he steps on it barefoot in the middle of the night....
@PapiDoesIt
3 жыл бұрын
Here we have automated post offices. Slap it in a box, print a label at the kiosk, drop in the attached mailbox and go about your day. No lines.
@vancouverman4313
3 жыл бұрын
Why would someone want such convenience when they can have the experience of standing in a line for an hour or two wearing a Covid mask so that they can meet a surly Post Office employee that acts as if you are an inconvenience in their life?
@RoughJustice2k18
3 жыл бұрын
@@vancouverman4313 No one wants to stand in a queue anywhere - especially in hot weather - behind somebody who may have forgotten to shower that day.
@vancouverman4313
3 жыл бұрын
What country are you in?
@rittenhouseunit7604
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is also about eldritch electronics spiders and occasional Cessna flyovers. Both of which add character. Especially the spiders.
@randynelson2265
2 жыл бұрын
I believe it sat in some gas station bathroom and had a picture of Jane Fonda taped to it.
@rittenhouseunit7604
3 жыл бұрын
13:30 Shango has his 1966 Johnson administration moment
@chezsnailez
3 жыл бұрын
CONELRAD markers on the Philco... noice!
@IrishvintageTVRadio
3 жыл бұрын
RCA CTC16 "I'm going to be a bitch to get working again " Philico Transistor radio "Hold my beer"
@KenSilvers
3 жыл бұрын
“Bodged”Not a term you hear it every day anymore
@RicardoFerreira-hm4jf
3 жыл бұрын
Very very good
@mohinderkaur6671
3 жыл бұрын
and the speaker -CAN- be easily replaced - just add a transformer - a small output transformer / ofcourse not enough space. but ok if you remove batter and install a lithium battery from a old cell phone - soldered in
@siskokidd
3 жыл бұрын
I like to think of a challenging junk radio project like this as a wartime radio. It matters not what it looks like, as long as you can tune into an "allied" (good guys) station updating you on progress (or not), at least it's something.
@robertdams4078
2 жыл бұрын
ZENITH: THE QUALITY GOES IN BEFORE THE NAME GOES ON??!!
@Hunter-xy6qq
3 жыл бұрын
Shango, where’s the green sweater?
@batterymakermarkii2654
3 жыл бұрын
What model mitsumi cap is the one the zenith uses? i might have it, might be a PVC-2x
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