Antique radio![]() ![]() It's not a secret that the majority of old radio, located today in private hands, is in a deplorable state. It repaired at different times casually, long kept in poor conditions, treated as old and useless things, that it is a pity to throw away just because it is a pity. And the more time passes, it is harder to recover antique radio, to return the original quality, authentic look to it. Despite the technology improvements, the details of rare tube radios have not produced. Nothing them replace with. Moreover, a wide range of electrical and paint materials became out of use. Some of them now are a real exotic. It's impossible to find such parts in specialized stores. Even at flea markets they are becoming a rarity. Antique radio restoration - a lengthy process, primarily due to lack of parts. But fortunately, there are amateurs who still kept the old radio parts. Enthusiasts and restorers change parts with each other. Sometimes it's possibly to restore one radio from the several faulty are obtained. But the main thing - do not force the receiver to work propertly with serviceable items, but retrieve it in its original state. ![]() The old radio in modern apartments fashion becomes mass. And the price for the receiver in 2000€ does not seem too high. At the same time everyone wants perfectly preserved and perfectly working old radios. And here there is a contradiction: the originality of electrical components - it is certainly a huge plus, but we must understand that their reliability is low. This is especially true for paper in oil capacitors and electrolytic capacitors. Maintain originality - it's expensive, and it is necessary to understand for anyone who wants to listen an old radio at home. Here you will find detailed descriptions and photographs of old radios, TV, etc. There is a special section devoted to old tubes, which are installed in the first vacuum tube radio receivers. Perhaps the most interesting articles describing the restoration and recovery efficiency of rare specimens of equipment from 1930s - 1950s. Those years equipment usually has a very poor condition when the collector gets to. So, the accurate reconstruction is required.
Warning: This site contents tube designs require compliance with safety measures to avoid electric shock. Remember that the unit is in the presence of high voltage, hazardous to health. Even if you disable the device from the power supply some capacitors able to store a charge for a long time. Therefore, this materials are addressed to experienced hams, engineers and specialists of electronics.
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