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Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this.
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Impressive is the word all right. You've got a flair for this type of work Al; always glad to see a new thread from you.
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At one time I knew older gentlemen who restored old tube radios to original working shape,he stopped doing it sometime in 90s when source of parts dried up or became too expensive.Last I heard he passed away few years back.
Magic eye-I have seen some tube radios have those.What's the deal with them?Some practical purpose or vogue of the time? |
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Magic eye
The Magic eye aided tuning. It was a bit like a neon light. When fully tuned in, best signal, it was a full green circle. As signal strength fell the circle decreased.
Heres a link with the tech stuff: All About Magic Eye Tubes Heres a video of one working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgnX...&feature=share For this radio I made a new magic eye out of square leds. If you click on the link below it will take you to Flickr and a video of my led magic eye working. Not as good as the real thing but it’s cool. Click this link below for my magic eye video: http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/r...r%2Fp%2FQtYSrG Here's a pic of my home made magic eye: As for the old tubes, they are becoming very rare although they can be got. Enjoy Last edited by alzictorini; 11-04-2018 at 12:50 PM. |
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Thank you,very informative.I know of one old lady with radio half the size of my fridge
Maybe I can beg it out of her. |
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Just found this. Missed it somehow.
A great restoration and a very interesting set of posts on how you did it. Thank you!
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Al, it's about time.
As I watched your restoration I was amazed by you problem solving ability. Did this masterpeace end up in a museum? Jim
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Hi Jim
Not just yet. I’m back home for Christmas and I’m hoping a friend can make me some small speakers that look like old RAF Tannoy speakers. These connected to the radio should look and sound great. A few more tweaks to the tuner this weekend but she’s about there. Speakers: I’ll keep you posted bud. As for a museum, this baby is mine although a museum has asked me to renovate their radio and the associated T1154 transmitter which I will do next year. Enjoy Last edited by alzictorini; 11-05-2018 at 06:48 AM. |
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Wow, fantastic and great to see something get a new lease of life. You do a great job, Sir.
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You do such excellent work.
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