As a Dutchman myself I say thank you for restoring this Dutch glory. As usual you went al the way, especially restoring the valves, gluing them together, painting them, even sewing the fabric which goes around the loudspeaker. You do it all and that is amazing. Thank you again.
Great job again. With all that sewing, rebuilding tubes and polishing of your knob, it’s not hard to see why your videos are an integral part of my Fridays. By the way, I bought a pack of Carls Caps, and was really surprised at how quickly they got here. Thanks for the tip.
Hi Manuel, thank you. I have been busy of late 😄 Carls caps have been very good, no failures and consistent quality. I saw you used some in the Philips. If you buy from his eBay store, ask for combined postage, he will generally adjust the postage if possible.
Ah man this is your funniest video to date, couldn’t stop laughing at the certified ‘’Knitwit’’ part, i was just catching my breath when you got to polishing your knob in the garage bit and i’m still giggling all by myself in front of the computer. You do have a very understanding wife mate. Great work as usual, the end result is astonishing, the radio looks like it just came out of the factory. Great historical background as well. You’re the best at what you do Dave period !
That turned out fantastic. You really do it all, wood, plastic and Bakelite repair, electronics repair, sewing. I always learn a lot from watching you. Cheers.
I loved the sewing segment. It had a very similar vibe to the 1963 short film "the home made car" a British Trade Test Film of the 1970's and a TV repairman's compulsive viewing...Love the humour (you're keeping all our peckers up!)
This was a great video, Dave! I nominate this for an academy award. It had everything! It had drama, it had comedy, it had adventure and yes, even a happy ending! I have to thank you for getting me back into the hobby which I had abandoned for some years. I've restored four sets now and still have a few more that have been gathering dust and calling for attention. I owe my renewed interest directly as a result of stumbling across your RUclips channel. I will refrain from the 'It's A Wonderful Life' analogies of how one persons life can be affected so much by another's, by simply thanking you!
Hi Tim, I was too late for the nominations and I can't nominate myself apparently. I'm glad you regained your interest in old radios and it was my pleasure to help you along, Cheers! 🙂
Really nice restoration and I see you are back in form with your humor! Gotta love Dave's Sewing Circle! "Hope the boys down at the pub aren't watching this?" Hilarious.
Hi, Dave" Another joyful ending to a radio restoration. Don't be embarrassed about your flowery sewing machine; It's when you pull out your little baking oven that will have people worried! "cheers mate". Hope to see more restorations of tube radios from you!
Always great to see your projects reach completion. I am sure that you light hearted banter is one of the things that appeals to people who watch your channel. Technical problem solving with a smile!
40 minutes of education, entertainment and some welcome laughs. Hope you are keeping well. Thanks for sharing, great fixes on the valves, case looks superb, some useful sewing tips proving there's nothing you can't turn your hand to. Loved how the engineer in you surfaced in the measuring and cutting of the cloth. As if to recognise your skills "Carly singing Nobody Does It Better" at the end
HI Ken, I'm going OK thanks. Cutting a circle out of cloth had me stumped for a minute but it worked ok. I didn't pick the Carly song, that was fortuitous 👍😀
Well I've seen it all now and so have your pub mates. I can hear them now, "I thought there was something odd about this Dave guy, do you know that he sews, maybe he makes his wife's dresses". Only joken, when I was young my Mum taught me how to knit and darn socks. There was something about that era where you actually learnt to fix and make things because you had to. I hope Mrs Dave appreciated the effort involved in achieving a shiny knob as well. Nice video Dave with lots of innovative fixes.
Hi Graham, my pub mates were very understanding, instead of talking footy we swap dress patterns now 😉 My Mum used to darn socks too, she had an orange darning dolly I recall. My wife was disappointed with my knob effort unfortunately, she said she had seen better 😏 Thanks Graham.
What an amazing job Dave. So many different skills including a bit of sewing now 😲. I know where to send my speaker covers for repair 😉. I do have some of those weird Philips valves if you get stuck. Cheers Graham
Hi Graham, thanks I will keep your Philips valve stash in mind. You do a lot of Bush radios you wouldn't happen to have any info on a 1936 Bush BP5 battery radio loop antenna would you. I am working on one and the antenna is missing, I need the number of windings and the wire size, I can estimate the frame size I think. Thanks 👍
Good to see you fairing well and something a bit more familiar to these shores. Looking forward to the next instalment where Mr Tipton repairs his socks….. ‘Darn it with Dave’ 😁. At least you’re not a knit wit. Gave me a good chuckle that.
Hi Gary, I'm going OK thanks. I've done a few British, French, German and Philips Dutch radios, they are always a bit different to the local radios. ‘Darn it with Dave’ … I like it 🤔 Thanks Gary 🙂
Hi Dave. This provided a great deal of amusement this morning. Great Aussie humour. Get rid of the My Little Pony sewing machine and get yourself a Singer! The full restoration was superb especially the work on those Philips valves. And to think you have now mastered polishing your knob!! Look forward to the next Radio Adventure.
WOW that turned out so nice, I would be proud to have a radio like that just to display. The fact you got it working so well really adds to the beauty of the hole project!
@@DavidTipton101 It just dawned on me, that is a NAZI radio, works great considering that fact, perhaps Phillips used some of the internees to build their product as history tells us those folks did when they took over major companies in occupied countries. Makes a person wonder at the true history of some of the products that came out of that horror that overtook Europe in the late 30's to the mid 40's. I wrote to one of mothers cousins back when I was young, she lived in Germany through that period, her reply surprised the heck out of me. She wanted me to pass on her thanks for the care packages that my folks sent to Germany to help them survive the hardship following the war. I never knew that part of our family history. Some things just never get passed on from generation to generation. It sort of makes me a bit more open about my families adventures when my children were little and I was serving as a Soldier in the US Army in the 70's.
Love your videos. I was very much an amateur enthusiast during my school days during 1950s. Made a Crystal Set using a Gillette Razor Blade and a Safety Pin as a crystal ( Was a wartime innovation by nifty troops that I read in a Hobby Magazine) It worked! Also made a One valve Radio using a 1T4. It worked also in spite of my dodgy Soldering skills.
I actually have a decent sewing machine but my daughter has it, this one is good for what I need and fits in a tiny spot, I don't intend doing much more sewing 😀 Thanks deepblueskyshine.
Hope the bodily constraints are on the way out now... 😀 Top job again Dave... I had my doubts, but you put me right yet again... great verbal presentation with lot's of self mockery LOVE it... your tube improvements are way beyond most I've seen... your an true crafts artist. And about the sewing club... tip... cut the elastic... measure length + extra for knott. Use cloth as pattern... plus oversize for sleeve. Sew together and enter elastic with long wire. . Greetings again, Ruud
Another fantastic radio restoration and bonus sewing masterclass too. Maybe for a future project you could build a radio entirely from fabric with your newly discovered skills😁.
Great work Dave. It sounds really good on MW. It's amazing how those old sets get a beautiful sound from the limited bandwidth of AM MW. I would love to hear how it works on SW as well, but that's just my amateur radio brain leaking out.
Brilliant restoration as always Dave, loved the sewing lesson as well as the frankenvalve. Way back in the late sixties until probably mid eighties I used to get "Practical Electronics", "Practical Wireless" and "Electronics Today International" magazines regularly at our local news agent. They were UK magazines, I also used to get "Elektor" as well if I saw something worthwhile in the contents. I still have a box full of these in a cupboard, built many interesting gadgets from them over the years. I'm approaching my 3 score and 10 so maybe time to flip through them once more then send them off to recycling, I don't think my kids or grandkids would be interested. Keep well and all the best from a hot and horribly muggy Pinetown, South Africa.
Hi Len, thank you. you could donate them to a local radio club or put them in Marketplace, free if you like. Our club auctions off books all the time. All the best to you in Pinetown, stay cool 👍🙂
such magazines should be sent to archivists. "internet archive" in America would take them, assuming they don't already have such issues. they aim to archive literally everything ever published.
Agree with the others, Dave, you did a fine job with this one! My biggest laugh was at something you were serious about - the dirty string. I'm trying to tell myself you were worried about it slipping but I think it more likely you worried about how it would look although it would never be seen!
Hi Allen, thank you. The string fell next to the pully and got dirty, for a second I thought about leaving it there but it was easy enough to cut a new one from the old new one and fit that. Yeah, I know... nut case 😀
Now you can ad sewing to the list of your many talents. Brilliant work as usual and a lovely outcome. I reckon that output valve will be reliable. Just wave the new one when it arrives in front of the radio now and again. 😉
Hi Ian, haha... thanks. We got the new valve and replaced the repaired one, it didn't seem to work any difference. The owner has the repaired valve next to the set to make sure the new valve knows it can be replaced 😉😄
Dear Dave, the universal genius, even on the sewing machine, great video. I fix loose tube sockets with wood glue, in Germany it is calles "Ponal Classic". It hardens out transparent and stays flexible.
@@DavidTipton101 Yes, Ponal Classic is a PVA-glue. If you remove the socket totally from the bulb for re-fixing JB-Weld might be the better choice, even though it might not be possible separating the tube again. When there is a loose socket, but it is still cemented into the socket, Ponal Classic works great for fixing and its drying out transparent.
Dave. Sorry I have not been more active in comments. We moved across country from the West U.S. to the East U.S. Thus "when" you post has changed for me to when I am asleep rather than just before I go to bed. I enjoy your videos a lot, learn a lot too! I am praying for your issue too. God bless. Outstanding work as is per usual for you.Nice work rebuilding the tubes. I have done a little sewing and when you tied off the elastic I knew it would be redone LOL. Nice
Very interesting radio restoration! Owning a radio built by the Dutch at a time of German occupation is an interesting conversation piece as well. Phillips built very nice radios for a long time, maybe not as nice as German radios, and those German boys were proud of that no doubt. I expect it was tough working for them at that time, no doubt always armed and dangerous; adds a new dimension to fearing the boss at work!
Thank you David. I really enjoyed the adventure story. Phillips Radios have never been popular in JA, so the chasis, caps, resistors, Euro-style Tubes with the distinctive side-contact base, so on, whatever, are all new to me, and are highly interesting to me. All the best. 73's JH8SST/7, Jun
Good evening Dave. I hope today finds you hale and hearty. I must say you've surpassed yourself with the sewing machine. You truly are A Man For All Seasons. As I has said before, I'm and old radioman. And, at one time, I worked on Non Directional Beacons (NDB). Those are devices that broadcast a signal on the band below the regular commercial AM (MW) broadcast band. These are relics from the beginnings of aviation and radio. I heard the signals you captured on the long wave and I figured out the call signs. The first I couldn't find on Sky Vector, but the second one was easily found. It's pumping out a code of BLM on a frequency of 374 KHz, which correlates to roughly 800 meters, from the metropolis of Bromelton, which looks like it's about 60 Km SSW of you in Brisbane.
Good evening Tim, I'm pretty good now thank you. A few others also commented on the NDBs, I was told they were on the water for shipping years ago but as you and others have pointed out they are for aircraft and land based. The other beacon is at Gold Coast airport at Coolangatta, it's sign is CG and transmits at 278 KHz. It's about 68 km from me. Thanks Tim 👍🙂
mmm string ing the dial always seems to be the craziest thing about the radios !! And you are a man of many talents... sewing?????... another great restore David
Sir David, that is astounding! If I were sent to Mars, told "no return until you done", I would soon grab a rock and beat it to death! Then I'd stick a select finger in the camera and wander off looking for firewood and some game. Be happy you can accomplish this. They'll refuse to ship you off! Thanks Sir David!
Dave your amazing, the Phillips tube grounding technique certainly will become the restoration standard, I think it was a coincidence that the valve died be interesting to see what to tester proclaimed. Then you make restringing dial cords look like child's play send some dial cord magic to Caldeira ha ha.
Hi Mack, the valve base rework come out pretty good in the end and will be handy in the future as these tubes are difficult to get. I don't think the tube failure in the end wasn't due to my repair, I resoldered the wires on the base and I was careful not to get adhesive on the wires, I think it just got tired. Dial re-stringing is pretty easy and I was sending Manuel positive thought to get him through his FM tuner restring, I hope he appreciates it. Thanks Mack 😀
That was a lot of pulleys to go through to get that dial cord on Dave. You did have quite a few challenges with this one Dave, but you worked through them again and did a really great job. Thanks for the interesting and informative video. Hope all continues to go well with your health so we continue to see more of your radio adventures.
A pretty simple string layout LL and easy to get at thankfully. I'm getting much better these days, almost back to normal thank you. Thanks LUCKYLARRY, I appreciate your support 👍🙂
Hi David, another fine restoration, the history around the radio when it was made I find another interesting part of the restoration, also the re coating of the valves was very good some good tips there. As always looking forward the next project thanks David.
Hi Dave I've read through your comments and whole heartedly agree with them all. You really do everything you can to restore the radio's to the original or better condition. I find your video's an absolute pleasure to watch. I'm sure you put a lot of thought ,time and effort into producing each one. Well done and keep them coming. And i hope you finally managed to get a good shine on your knob. I have just started to restore valve radios i'am on my second now and have learned a lot about fault finding and repair from your videos.
Good reception of the LW beacons #1 CG = Coolangatta, #2 BML = Bromelton It's a shame that the tube, which was repaired with love, no longer works 😢 Your sewing skills aren't that bad. Overall result and the look is really impressive. I like the radio very much.😍😍😍👍👍👍
Hi Bernd, Ahh it was Coolangatta, another comment picked up the Bromelton NDB, I was told it was the Coolangatta beacon years ago, it's at Coolangatta airport, I was told it was in the water. Thanks 👍🙂
David, hi. An interesting lamp repair, I have been repairing the radio for many years, but I have not met lamps with such a screen. I continue to study your work. Hello from Russia .Дэвид, привет. Интересный ремонт лампы, я много лет ремонтирую радиоприемник, но ламп с таким экраном не встречал. Я продолжаю изучать вашу работу. Привет из России.
The original owner probably didn’t enjoy the radio for long, because in 1943 the Dutch were obliged by the German occupier to hand in their radios. Listening to the radio was forbidden. I did enjoy this video very much, especially the Knitting part. I’ve also downloaded the book “Van microfoon tot oor”, very interesting!
Hi Hijme, the radios manufacture date is uncertain but I was surprised the Germans allowed domestic radios to be manufactured at all. You are right that they confiscated them. My sewing technique could could use a little work 😄 Thanks Hijme, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍🙂
I love this radio, and the great job you have done making the video. I recently saw on radio museum a mullard badged one of these it also had an original photo of the back.. I noticed the original permag speaker which looked like a typical Alnico type. So Philips we’re making permag speakers in Europe during the war while here in oz we didn’t see them in use till the late forties.
Hello Robert. I believe the Mullard version was made at Mullard in England. They used octal versions of the same side contact valves used by Philips in Holland. There seemed to be a mix of permag and electro speakers here in Oz on the same production run. The same model radio would come with either speaker type and maybe a choke or no choke. I think it depended on supply. Kriesler documented the changes to their models showing the changes as supply varied 🙂
Another excellent Refurbishment David and I admire your sewing skills with the Pony Sewing Machine,I remember my Dads words the P bases were a Bastered of a valve design It sad they Australia didn’t use the Long Wave I remember a film they were in Deserts of Saudi Arabia and one people pulled out there Sony portable Radio and tuned the BBC Long Wave Station which was loud and Clear in desert Australia I have been told had a few in Long Wave on test but that didn’t last so all moved to Medium Wave It was suited for Australia vast distance Anyway David a Top refurbishment the owner would be pleased,Regards Ian.
Hi Ian, thank you. Your Dad may have been on to something there. I understand there were some long wave stations very early on but disappeared or moved to medium wave, I don't know the reason we don't use long wave you would think it would be good here but looks like it had a problem if stations moved away from it. Thanks Ian👍🙂
This is a radio with a VERY GOOD performance for its age! When you install the ECH33 permanent, I advise you to keep the concetions as short as possible. This is especially important for the short wave frequency range.
Fantastic Dave! Thanks for the laughs too, the sewing machine was great! :^)
Hi Paul, thank you 😀
Don't forget the polishing of his knob🤣
@@adampurcell7119 I'm trying my best to forget it 😁
@@falksweden 🤣
Now it's sewing and knob polishing 😅🤣😂
Great stuff 😎
Yes Dale, it's a full day for me alright 😀
As a Dutchman myself I say thank you for restoring this Dutch glory. As usual you went al the way, especially restoring the valves, gluing them together, painting them, even sewing the fabric which goes around the loudspeaker. You do it all and that is amazing. Thank you again.
Glad you enjoyed it Jan. Thank you 🙂
Gotta love that sense of humor 😂 between you and the wife.
Thanks Joker68, we are a team 🙂
One of the best ever. Enjoy the coffee.
Thank you Michael 👍😊
Ya knocked this one out of the park Dave, couple of really good laughs in there too - thank you my friend - your work is so enjoyable.
Thank you Skip, glad you enjoyed it 😀
You are one in a Million Sir, Thank-You !!!! The bit with the sewing had me in "Stiches".
Mr Bond, that pun is sooo weak... can I use it next time? 😄 Thank you 🙂
Nobody is surprised that you can sew. Your restoration skills are outstanding.
I was! Thanks Ethel 👍🙂
Great job again. With all that sewing, rebuilding tubes and polishing of your knob, it’s not hard to see why your videos are an integral part of my Fridays.
By the way, I bought a pack of Carls Caps, and was really surprised at how quickly they got here. Thanks for the tip.
Hi Manuel, thank you. I have been busy of late 😄 Carls caps have been very good, no failures and consistent quality. I saw you used some in the Philips. If you buy from his eBay store, ask for combined postage, he will generally adjust the postage if possible.
Ah man this is your funniest video to date, couldn’t stop laughing at the certified ‘’Knitwit’’ part, i was just catching my breath when you got to polishing your knob in the garage bit and i’m still giggling all by myself in front of the computer. You do have a very understanding wife mate. Great work as usual, the end result is astonishing, the radio looks like it just came out of the factory. Great historical background as well. You’re the best at what you do Dave period !
Hi Raymond, Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Pretty plain looking radio but it has a 'presence' in the room and it works very well. Thanks Raymond 🙂
The sewing tutorial had me in "STITCHES" Great job on restoring those rare valves!
Thanks John, good pun 😄
Great video David thank you! Just remember behind every great man is a sewing machine, I've got a 50s Alfa.
Thanks A Last, I take it an Alfa is a sewing machine in this case 😀
That turned out fantastic. You really do it all, wood, plastic and Bakelite repair, electronics repair, sewing. I always learn a lot from watching you. Cheers.
Thanks Jay, it's good to have a go 🙂
You will never be accused of doing the same old thing. A terrific job on this unusual radio with quite a few challenges along the way.
Hi Phillip, thank you. Yes a big job this one the the result was rewarding 🙂
I loved the sewing segment. It had a very similar vibe to the 1963 short film "the home made car" a British Trade Test Film of the 1970's and a TV repairman's compulsive viewing...Love the humour (you're keeping all our peckers up!)
Hi John, I just watched it, I think I did a little better with the sewing machine that he did, nice Morris Cowley though. Thanks John 🙂
Another good sounding radio! Phillips is a good brand, they made some great radios back in the day.
Thanks Jeff, the Philips stuff is sometimes quirky but it usually works ok, cheers! 🙂
Haha! Dave's Sewing Circle and Knob Polishing LTD.
Good to see the conclusion of this radio, it turned out beautiful.
And good to see you again too.
Hi Danial, That was my dream career. Thanks, cheers! 😀
Bang-up job David. Glad your wife is so understanding. 73 Joe
She's a wonderful lady Joe. Thanks 👍🙂
This was a great video, Dave! I nominate this for an academy award. It had everything! It had drama, it had comedy, it had adventure and yes, even a happy ending!
I have to thank you for getting me back into the hobby which I had abandoned for some years. I've restored four sets now and still have a few more that have been gathering dust and calling for attention. I owe my renewed interest directly as a result of stumbling across your RUclips channel.
I will refrain from the 'It's A Wonderful Life' analogies of how one persons life can be affected so much by another's, by simply thanking you!
Hi Tim, I was too late for the nominations and I can't nominate myself apparently. I'm glad you regained your interest in old radios and it was my pleasure to help you along, Cheers! 🙂
Really nice restoration and I see you are back in form with your humor! Gotta love Dave's Sewing Circle! "Hope the boys down at the pub aren't watching this?" Hilarious.
Thank you zorka4098, I was in luck, no one from the pub saw it 😄
Mr Dave is everyone’s dream grandad thank you sir for your videos brings much joy for me
I not THAT old... oh wait... I am 😏 Thanks Cockney Brian, I'm glad you enjoy them 🙂
Hi, Dave" Another joyful ending to a radio restoration. Don't be embarrassed about your flowery sewing machine; It's when you pull out your little baking oven that will have people worried! "cheers mate". Hope to see more restorations of tube radios from you!
Hi Kevin, oh dear, I have had my little baking oven on my videos several times, there might be a trend happening 😳 Thanks Kevin.
Excellent work, as always, Dave! And your “polishing my knob” story had me laughing out loud!
Thanks Super Het, I wasn't laughing, it was darn hard work 😉😀
Always great to see your projects reach completion. I am sure that you light hearted banter is one of the things that appeals to people who watch your channel. Technical problem solving with a smile!
Hi Kenneth, thank you. I don't get to worried when working on these things, if it goes wrong just fix it. That may come across on the videos I guess 🙂
Thanks again Dave for a great restoration...I always learn something valuable and get a good laugh...
Great, thank you James 😀
I do like your humour as much as your technical ability and skills. Loved the tone of that radio, Cheers.
Thanks slypig24 🙂
I am happy whenever you make old radios to work perfectly
He Too, thank you Devasikhamani R 👍🙂
Very entertaining Dave! Christine wanted to drop your sewing machine in the bin and loan you one of her good ones! 🤣🤣
Hi Chris, thanks. I have a good machine but my daughter has it. Tell Cristine I wouldn't part with my $40 Chinese sewing machine 😂
40 minutes of education, entertainment and some welcome laughs. Hope you are keeping well. Thanks for sharing, great fixes on the valves, case looks superb, some useful sewing tips proving there's nothing you can't turn your hand to. Loved how the engineer in you surfaced in the measuring and cutting of the cloth. As if to recognise your skills "Carly singing Nobody Does It Better" at the end
HI Ken, I'm going OK thanks. Cutting a circle out of cloth had me stumped for a minute but it worked ok. I didn't pick the Carly song, that was fortuitous 👍😀
Well I've seen it all now and so have your pub mates. I can hear them now, "I thought there was something odd about this Dave guy, do you know that he sews, maybe he makes his wife's dresses". Only joken, when I was young my Mum taught me how to knit and darn socks. There was something about that era where you actually learnt to fix and make things because you had to. I hope Mrs Dave appreciated the effort involved in achieving a shiny knob as well. Nice video Dave with lots of innovative fixes.
Hi Graham, my pub mates were very understanding, instead of talking footy we swap dress patterns now 😉 My Mum used to darn socks too, she had an orange darning dolly I recall. My wife was disappointed with my knob effort unfortunately, she said she had seen better 😏 Thanks Graham.
"This is my wife's My Little Pony machine." Sureeeeeee, Dave lol! Great video as always, sir!
It is! I wouldn't own a sewing machine 😳 Thanks JO 🙂
So pleased that you also restaured a radio from my country, the Netherlands.
I've done a few Philips sets Diane 🙂
I enjoyed part 1 ! And now there is part 2. Lucky me 😊
You are an artist and a magician. And funny ☺️
Cheers
Nard
Hi Nard, thank you, cheers! 😀
I know I keep commenting on work but I am so amazed at your skills and attention to detail and I am REALLY ENJOYING your videos so very much
Thank you Stephen, I'm glad you liked it 👍😀
Another great restoration and some laughs to boot! Thanks, David!
Haha... thanks David 😀
It's amazing what us guys will do to rebuild our radios.
Good job.
Amazing and quite concerning. Thanks Jonny 🙂
Now that was funny ! Dave's sowing class for soldering nuts...
Haha... thanks Eddy 😄
Thanks for the sewing lesson and the fantastic restoration! Cheers!
Haha... thanks Dean 🙂
You’ve done it again Dave! Awesome!👏 👏👏. Cannot wait for your next adventure.
Thank you Jamal 🙂
What an amazing job Dave. So many different skills including a bit of sewing now 😲. I know where to send my speaker covers for repair 😉. I do have some of those weird Philips valves if you get stuck. Cheers Graham
Hi Graham, thanks I will keep your Philips valve stash in mind. You do a lot of Bush radios you wouldn't happen to have any info on a 1936 Bush BP5 battery radio loop antenna would you. I am working on one and the antenna is missing, I need the number of windings and the wire size, I can estimate the frame size I think. Thanks 👍
Great work as always. Don’t sell yourself short I think you were a great Taylor.
Thanks Ripley, I needed a boost regarding my sewing talent 👍😀
That one certainly put up a fight, but I you prevailed regardless! And, the knob 😁
Hi Kevin, it was a lot of work but very happy with the result. The knob was very hard to do 🙂
Great job David, it turned out great!!!
Thank you tarstarkusz 👍🙂
Good to see you fairing well and something a bit more familiar to these shores. Looking forward to the next instalment where Mr Tipton repairs his socks….. ‘Darn it with Dave’ 😁. At least you’re not a knit wit. Gave me a good chuckle that.
Hi Gary, I'm going OK thanks. I've done a few British, French, German and Philips Dutch radios, they are always a bit different to the local radios. ‘Darn it with Dave’ … I like it 🤔 Thanks Gary 🙂
Congratulations David for this restoration and congratulations also for the "couture" sequence. 😄
" Be Seeing You" 👌
N°6
Hi Number 6, thank you and my pleasure 😀
Another triumph! I will echo all of the other comments. You're number 1! Cheers, Jim
Thanks Jim, big project but worth the effort 👍🙂
Thank you fore the show greetz from holland
Hi Twan in Holland, thank you 🙂
Hi Dave. This provided a great deal of amusement this morning. Great Aussie humour. Get rid of the My Little Pony sewing machine and get yourself a Singer! The full restoration was superb especially the work on those Philips valves. And to think you have now mastered polishing your knob!! Look forward to the next Radio Adventure.
Hi Martin, the pony stays, I invested $40 in that 😂 Thanks Martin cya next time 🙂
Great job on this radio like it has left the philips factory yesterday ....
I agree, it looks pretty good with a polish 🙂
Just so good, a treat to watch...Thanks for the fun also..Ed..UK..😁
Hi Ed, thank you 🙂
Tea in bed just arrived, thanks Dave 👍👍👍 Hope you are well, another superb job 👍👍👍
Hi Venena Religio Est (?), thank you, enjoy your tea, hopefully a bacon butty to follow? 👍🙂
@@DavidTipton101 😂 I can tell you are from British stock 👍👍👍
WOW that turned out so nice, I would be proud to have a radio like that just to display. The fact you got it working so well really adds to the beauty of the hole project!
Thank you Jerry, it turned into a very nice working radio 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 It just dawned on me, that is a NAZI radio, works great considering that fact, perhaps Phillips used some of the internees to build their product as history tells us those folks did when they took over major companies in occupied countries. Makes a person wonder at the true history of some of the products that came out of that horror that overtook Europe in the late 30's to the mid 40's. I wrote to one of mothers cousins back when I was young, she lived in Germany through that period, her reply surprised the heck out of me. She wanted me to pass on her thanks for the care packages that my folks sent to Germany to help them survive the hardship following the war. I never knew that part of our family history. Some things just never get passed on from generation to generation. It sort of makes me a bit more open about my families adventures when my children were little and I was serving as a Soldier in the US Army in the 70's.
Fantastic job all around Dave! Thanks for the laughs as well, take care mate!
Hi James, will do, thanks 👍🙂
Love your videos. I was very much an amateur enthusiast during my school days during 1950s. Made a Crystal Set using a Gillette Razor Blade and a Safety Pin as a crystal ( Was a wartime innovation by nifty troops that I read in a Hobby Magazine) It worked! Also made a One valve Radio using a 1T4. It worked also in spite of my dodgy Soldering skills.
Thank you @mehere8305. I have heard of the razor blade radio. One was on display at a museum we visited 🙂
Dave, find yourself a second hand top home model Pfaff machine from the 90s and sewing will become a whole new experience for you.
I actually have a decent sewing machine but my daughter has it, this one is good for what I need and fits in a tiny spot, I don't intend doing much more sewing 😀 Thanks deepblueskyshine.
Hope the bodily constraints are on the way out now... 😀
Top job again Dave... I had my doubts, but you put me right yet again... great verbal presentation with lot's of self mockery LOVE it... your tube improvements are way beyond most I've seen... your an true crafts artist. And about the sewing club... tip... cut the elastic... measure length + extra for knott. Use cloth as pattern... plus oversize for sleeve. Sew together and enter elastic with long wire. . Greetings again, Ruud
They are in the mail now Ruud. This radio was a lot of work and a bit of fun and came out very nicely. Thanks for the sewing tips 😀
Awesome video Mr Tipton thanks for your time and consideration top job God bless you and your family stay safe love from England 🇬🇧
Thank you Phil and all the best to you and your family 🙂
Another fantastic radio restoration and bonus sewing masterclass too. Maybe for a future project you could build a radio entirely from fabric with your newly discovered skills😁.
A cloth radio, that would be different. Thank you Jonathan 😄
Great work Dave. It sounds really good on MW. It's amazing how those old sets get a beautiful sound from the limited bandwidth of AM MW. I would love to hear how it works on SW as well, but that's just my amateur radio brain leaking out.
Hi David, it did sound good I agree. I get limited SW here, I did try it at night but didn't video it, I will next time, thanks 👍🙂
Brilliant restoration as always Dave, loved the sewing lesson as well as the frankenvalve. Way back in the late sixties until probably mid eighties I used to get "Practical Electronics", "Practical Wireless" and "Electronics Today International" magazines regularly at our local news agent. They were UK magazines, I also used to get "Elektor" as well if I saw something worthwhile in the contents. I still have a box full of these in a cupboard, built many interesting gadgets from them over the years. I'm approaching my 3 score and 10 so maybe time to flip through them once more then send them off to recycling, I don't think my kids or grandkids would be interested. Keep well and all the best from a hot and horribly muggy Pinetown, South Africa.
Consider organising getting the scanned. I subscribed to ETI and Practical Electronics for years also.
Hi Len, thank you. you could donate them to a local radio club or put them in Marketplace, free if you like. Our club auctions off books all the time. All the best to you in Pinetown, stay cool 👍🙂
such magazines should be sent to archivists. "internet archive" in America would take them, assuming they don't already have such issues. they aim to archive literally everything ever published.
You're an absolute genius mate. Old mate will be as happy as the proverbial pig.
Thanks Adam, he was delighted 👍
Agree with the others, Dave, you did a fine job with this one! My biggest laugh was at something you were serious about - the dirty string. I'm trying to tell myself you were worried about it slipping but I think it more likely you worried about how it would look although it would never be seen!
Hi Allen, thank you. The string fell next to the pully and got dirty, for a second I thought about leaving it there but it was easy enough to cut a new one from the old new one and fit that. Yeah, I know... nut case 😀
Now you can ad sewing to the list of your many talents. Brilliant work as usual and a lovely outcome. I reckon that output valve will be reliable. Just wave the new one when it arrives in front of the radio now and again. 😉
Hi Ian, haha... thanks. We got the new valve and replaced the repaired one, it didn't seem to work any difference. The owner has the repaired valve next to the set to make sure the new valve knows it can be replaced 😉😄
Dear Dave, the universal genius, even on the sewing machine, great video. I fix loose tube sockets with wood glue, in Germany it is calles "Ponal Classic". It hardens out transparent and stays flexible.
Hi Thomas, Ponal Classic glue sound like it's PVA, I'm surprised it works. Thanks for the tip 🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Yes, Ponal Classic is a PVA-glue. If you remove the socket totally from the bulb for re-fixing JB-Weld might be the better choice, even though it might not be possible separating the tube again. When there is a loose socket, but it is still cemented into the socket, Ponal Classic works great for fixing and its drying out transparent.
The JB Weld socket ain't going nowhere. I try your PVA fix next time, thanks Thomas.
Well done David! The work you did was outstanding particularly the valve repairs.
Thank you Alan 🙂
another informative session Dave. I like the sewing circle idea.
Thanks John, the cloth turned out OK despite my best efforts 😉😀
Fantastic Dave......you just brighted my day. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you William 🙂🙂🙂
Nobody does it better,, good do 🍻😎, thanks David
Thank you Martin 🙂
Dave. Sorry I have not been more active in comments. We moved across country from the West U.S. to the East U.S. Thus "when" you post has changed for me to when I am asleep rather than just before I go to bed. I enjoy your videos a lot, learn a lot too! I am praying for your issue too. God bless. Outstanding work as is per usual for you.Nice work rebuilding the tubes. I have done a little sewing and when you tied off the elastic I knew it would be redone LOL. Nice
Hi Wayne, no problem. That's a big move, hopefully it went smoothly and bad luck with the new time difference, sorry about that. Cheers 🙂
Very interesting radio restoration! Owning a radio built by the Dutch at a time of German occupation is an interesting conversation piece as well. Phillips built very nice radios for a long time, maybe not as nice as German radios, and those German boys were proud of that no doubt. I expect it was tough working for them at that time, no doubt always armed and dangerous; adds a new dimension to fearing the boss at work!
Hi Jeff, it's hard to imagine that entire situation. The radio is quite complex as well, I wonder sometimes if it was built in that time 🙂
Morning from Cairns Dave. Great job as usual.
Hi Phillip in Cairns, thank you 👍🙂
Hi dave i know nothing about old radios,but i really enjoy watching your videos,your a genius.....
Thank you Sean, that makes two of us 😉🙂
@@DavidTipton101 😂😂😂☘
Thank you David. I really enjoyed the adventure story. Phillips Radios have never been popular in JA, so the chasis, caps, resistors, Euro-style Tubes with the distinctive side-contact base, so on, whatever, are all new to me, and are highly interesting to me. All the best. 73's JH8SST/7, Jun
Hi Jun, Thank you. Philips are different to most, I'm glad you found it interesting 🙂
Another very enjoyable video. Thank you David.
Thank you Terry 🙂
Good evening Dave. I hope today finds you hale and hearty. I must say you've surpassed yourself with the sewing machine. You truly are A Man For All Seasons.
As I has said before, I'm and old radioman. And, at one time, I worked on Non Directional Beacons (NDB). Those are devices that broadcast a signal on the band below the regular commercial AM (MW) broadcast band. These are relics from the beginnings of aviation and radio. I heard the signals you captured on the long wave and I figured out the call signs. The first I couldn't find on Sky Vector, but the second one was easily found. It's pumping out a code of BLM on a frequency of 374 KHz, which correlates to roughly 800 meters, from the metropolis of Bromelton, which looks like it's about 60 Km SSW of you in Brisbane.
Good evening Tim, I'm pretty good now thank you. A few others also commented on the NDBs, I was told they were on the water for shipping years ago but as you and others have pointed out they are for aircraft and land based. The other beacon is at Gold Coast airport at Coolangatta, it's sign is CG and transmits at 278 KHz. It's about 68 km from me. Thanks Tim 👍🙂
Hello Dave
Very entertaining. Put me down for Dave's sewing 'Circle' LOL
Hi Mark, thank you. Classes start next Thursday at 12:00pm.. be there😄
mmm string ing the dial always seems to be the craziest thing about the radios !! And you are a man of many talents... sewing?????... another great restore David
Hi Chris, indeed, they still do it though and I don't mind doing it most times. Thanks Chris 🙂
Sir David, that is astounding!
If I were sent to Mars, told "no return until you done", I would soon grab a rock and beat it to death! Then I'd stick a select finger in the camera and wander off looking for firewood and some game. Be happy you can accomplish this. They'll refuse to ship you off! Thanks Sir David!
Hi John, thank you. I doubt I would get much AM signal on Mars 😄
@@DavidTipton101 oh, I didn't think..... Ha!
@@johnwelch557 😂😂
Dave your amazing, the Phillips tube grounding technique certainly will become the restoration standard, I think it was a coincidence that the valve died be interesting to see what to tester proclaimed. Then you make restringing dial cords look like child's play send some dial cord magic to Caldeira ha ha.
Hi Mack, the valve base rework come out pretty good in the end and will be handy in the future as these tubes are difficult to get. I don't think the tube failure in the end wasn't due to my repair, I resoldered the wires on the base and I was careful not to get adhesive on the wires, I think it just got tired. Dial re-stringing is pretty easy and I was sending Manuel positive thought to get him through his FM tuner restring, I hope he appreciates it. Thanks Mack 😀
As always, excellent work. Thanks, Dave.
Thank you Stephen 🙂
David Tipton that's was cool how you covered the speaker
Thank you Greg 🙂
That was a lot of pulleys to go through to get that dial cord on Dave. You did have quite a few challenges with this one Dave, but you worked through them again and did a really great job. Thanks for the interesting and informative video. Hope all continues to go well with your health so we continue to see more of your radio adventures.
A pretty simple string layout LL and easy to get at thankfully. I'm getting much better these days, almost back to normal thank you. Thanks LUCKYLARRY, I appreciate your support 👍🙂
Hi David, another fine restoration, the history around the radio when it was made I find another interesting part of the restoration, also the re coating of the valves was very good some good tips there. As always looking forward the next project thanks David.
Thank you Lee, I'm working hard on the next one 👍🙂
Wonderful Repair Sir Very Enjoyable Video Sir Thank You.
Thank you Nath, my pleasure 🙂
Hi Dave
I've read through your comments and whole heartedly agree with them all. You really do everything you can to restore the radio's to the original or better condition. I find your video's an absolute pleasure to watch. I'm sure you put a lot of thought ,time and effort into producing each one. Well done and keep them coming. And i hope you finally managed to get a good shine on your knob. I have just started to restore valve radios i'am on my second now and have learned a lot about fault finding and repair from your videos.
Hi Paul, thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my videos and I wish you all the best with your radio restorations. My knob has never looked better, thanks 😉🙂
Good reception of the LW beacons #1 CG = Coolangatta, #2 BML = Bromelton
It's a shame that the tube, which was repaired with love, no longer works 😢
Your sewing skills aren't that bad.
Overall result and the look is really impressive. I like the radio very much.😍😍😍👍👍👍
Hi Bernd, Ahh it was Coolangatta, another comment picked up the Bromelton NDB, I was told it was the Coolangatta beacon years ago, it's at Coolangatta airport, I was told it was in the water. Thanks 👍🙂
David, hi. An interesting lamp repair, I have been repairing the radio for many years, but I have not met lamps with such a screen. I continue to study your work. Hello from Russia
.Дэвид, привет. Интересный ремонт лампы, я много лет ремонтирую радиоприемник, но ламп с таким экраном не встречал. Я продолжаю изучать вашу работу. Привет из России.
Hi Pavel, thank you. They are a Philips tube, I guess they didn't get far from Philips. Take care in Russia 👍🙂
The original owner probably didn’t enjoy the radio for long, because in 1943 the Dutch were obliged by the German occupier to hand in their radios. Listening to the radio was forbidden.
I did enjoy this video very much, especially the Knitting part. I’ve also downloaded the book “Van microfoon tot oor”, very interesting!
Hi Hijme, the radios manufacture date is uncertain but I was surprised the Germans allowed domestic radios to be manufactured at all. You are right that they confiscated them. My sewing technique could could use a little work 😄 Thanks Hijme, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍🙂
Dave, wonderfull restoration. As always, you knocked it out of the park. Cheers from Canada, Don
Hi Don in Canada, thank you 👍😀
Recalling the memories of my dreamy childhood through the grateful Internet... Good to see. thank you~! : - ) ... d "_'b
Thank you 문화융성 😀
another great jop David really thanks you for sharing this amazing video. good jop David
Thank you عمار عبد الجبار ياسر I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I love this radio, and the great job you have done making the video. I recently saw on radio museum a mullard badged one of these it also had an original photo of the back.. I noticed the original permag speaker which looked like a typical Alnico type. So Philips we’re making permag speakers in Europe during the war while here in oz we didn’t see them in use till the late forties.
Hello Robert. I believe the Mullard version was made at Mullard in England. They used octal versions of the same side contact valves used by Philips in Holland. There seemed to be a mix of permag and electro speakers here in Oz on the same production run. The same model radio would come with either speaker type and maybe a choke or no choke. I think it depended on supply. Kriesler documented the changes to their models showing the changes as supply varied 🙂
Very good David! Your not bad with sewing either!
Haha... thanks John 😀
Great as always david. Cant wait to see whats next. Hope you and mrs T are all ok. 👍
Hi Ian, thank you. We are both well thank you 👍🙂
Another excellent Refurbishment David and I admire your sewing skills with the Pony Sewing Machine,I remember my Dads words the P bases were a Bastered of a valve design
It sad they Australia didn’t use the Long Wave I remember a film they were in Deserts of Saudi Arabia and one people pulled out there Sony portable Radio and tuned the BBC Long Wave Station which was loud and Clear in desert
Australia I have been told had a few in Long Wave on test but that didn’t last so all moved to Medium Wave
It was suited for Australia vast distance
Anyway David a Top refurbishment the owner would be pleased,Regards Ian.
Hi Ian, thank you. Your Dad may have been on to something there. I understand there were some long wave stations very early on but disappeared or moved to medium wave, I don't know the reason we don't use long wave you would think it would be good here but looks like it had a problem if stations moved away from it. Thanks Ian👍🙂
Dave you never cease to amaze me with your work ell done mate
Thank you Peter, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍😊
This is a radio with a VERY GOOD performance for its age! When you install the ECH33 permanent, I advise you to keep the concetions as short as possible. This is especially important for the short wave frequency range.
Thanks Wim 🙂
more sewing - hi from uk ,,and keep that funny music in aswell, ,good laugh
Thank you THE TRIBE JAMIE MCGEE, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍😄
Your video editing is getting better and better. That makes your videos even more enjoyable indeed.
Thanks chongtak, I try 👍🙂
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