Im so old i remember those old RCA tool boxes. Mom had a old friend who used to do house calls working on tube tv's, radios and other electronics. It was always fun to go to the supply house and use the big tube tester and see all the parts shelved like an auto parts store. I think my love for electronics came from that for sure. Love what you do Colleen ❤️❤️
I'm fortunate enough to be over 3/4 of a century old and well remember the TV Repairmen coming in with their RCA Boxes. Yes, I am one of those that even used the Tube Testers in supply houses and outlets to replace tubes on my own. That definitely qualifies as "back in the day" memories. I would just like to add there is no substitute for spending the extra $$$$ for quality test equipment as you do. It's one of the most efficient return on investments a professional like you can make. Great Video and please keep them coming Coleen.
When I was a kid in the 70s the TV repair man would come and fix our RCA TV. He had a case just like that and the middle was filled with various tubes. I watched him as he would pull out the bad tube and then select a tube from that case and put in the back of the TV. I just remember he was an older gentleman who took the time to talk to me and answer my questions. He would repair it, then it was back to watching Bugs Bunny! Good memory there you brought back.
😂 I don't feel so bad, seeing other old farts here! In grade school my buddy's dad was one of the last of the TV repairmen. Yes, he had that case, but had outfitted the sides with dividers for the tubes. As a kid I was very impressed... but now I'm impressed by YOU!
I learned most of my tube-ology from my Grandpa. He was an old time radio guy from the very start of electronics. He was a WW 1 vet and he started building crystal sets in 1914. Tubes became available to the public while he was overseas. He kept up with every new development all the way until 1982 when he left us at age 95. He was truly one of a kind, and he taught me all of the basics to the point where I was able to pick up where he left off and continue learning. I thank God for that man every day of my life. He was beyond awesome. Old school in the best possible way! To quote Bob Seger "Those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul"
Nice kit! I used to love fiddling around with the oscilloscope in my electronics classes 40+ years ago. I'm also old enough to remember going with my dad or older brothers up to the corner drug store to use the tube tester that they had there.
The only thing that I would added to your kit is some diffrent coupling capacitors and few Electrolytics . My carry around caddy is a Zenith tube caddy made from wood ! and I use that exact soldering station my go to meters are my Fluke 77 and 87 plus Heathkit VTVM.
Analog scopes FTW! I never had one of those newfangled digital ones. My favorite scope up till now is a Tek 468, I use it in my lab - and the Soviet S1-112A scope/DMM I use for field repair jobs.
Good ol' tube jockey case. Some so called TV repairmen would by kits from magazine ads and throw tubes at a problem with fingers crossed. She's the real deal tech and it's great to see a renewed interest in real troubleshooting and repair.
I dare say that the portable kit contains 90% all you need to repair your own amplifier. Maybe some solder wicks and a good lamp could be added. But yeah, that’s the fundamentals right there.
Back in the old days, those solder suckers didn't have that safety feature of having the plunger inside an already extended shaft. A lot of us back then got smacked in the eye using the old timey-wimey solder suckers because the plunger would snap back up and pop use in the eye.
I think Hank deserves a video or two of his own, if you can get him to actually do something besides hanging out and chillin'. My two Anatolians are pretty chill but they do perk up and go bounding through the house at dinner time, making rugs slide and floors shake. (Video on my channel)
Cool black RCA tube caddy. I have a orange top gray bottom GE tube caddy. My favorite tools are my Utica Stripwright wire strippers and Klein 327 needle nose. The Utica's are very good for striping wire inside chassis during repairs. They reach into tight areas. I use disposable BF-21 flush cutters. Got an online computer at my electronics bench..... I wanted to try a T12 station with the hot switchable element/tips. I got a Chinese no brand kit. I installed it in a vintage Hexacon station base that had the required 24v transformer. It has ran good for 3 years. It has many features and heats up almost as fast as my D550. Cost under $30 with 3 cartridge element/tips. Hate to say it, I like it better than any previous station of any price range or country of manufacture.
For about a decade I attended a "Community Support" type meeting in a rec room at a Church. It was a Monday night meeting. There was a massive RCA console tube TV that a church member donated. I gotta say watching Monday Night Football on that beast was something.ALL TUBE the audio was ballsy and the colors were super saturated like some kind of expressionist painting -- a "trip' indeed...
New modern scopes are cool but man its like, wild how many old scopes are out there and how totally useful they are in electronics today, especially in music electronics.
Hi Colleen. Love the channel. I’ve been learning amp repair from the internet and often get confused by some information I come across, so forgive my naivety.. Do you use an isolation transformer when using your scope? Or is that more for amplifiers that do not have a chassis ground? Thanks for your time.
We had Uncle Ernie. He was a TV repairman and had a box very similar to yours. It carried a lot of tubes. He's the one that got me into electrical and electronics repair. I gave up my old scope for a new one. I don't miss carrying that old scope around, but I'm not so sure the new, transistorized ones are better. Just lighter. I miss all the buttons on the face. Having to go through menu's to find a setting is a real PITA. Don't ever give up that scope.
Music is keeping tubes alive ! its still the best sound, as house stereo's go some old solid state come close to the warm clear sound i have a sx 1010 pioneer , they have amazing sound and can put out around 440 RMS great video !
My Hiwatt 50 custom (circa 2014) sat for a year or so. Indoors, climate control. It's connected to a Fryette Power station, which lets me attenuate and gain an effects loop. When I first turned it on, it seemed like it was lacking volume, but I thought I just needed to balance the Hiwatt volumes against the Fryette volumes. As I was tweaking all,of a sudden the volume kicked in. It seemed fine and sounded fantastic, but after 20 min. Of playing the volume slowly faded out. Power tube? PI tube? Some say the effects loop may need cleaning. Gut reactions to this?
When I first got into EMS, some early jump kits used those RCA boxes. I remember those boxes back in the early 60's when we got our first color TV and it needed repair several times (at home). I was surprised you didn't mention an ESR meter nor did I hear you mention an assortment of caps, diodes or resistors, grounding lugs, spare wire, etc.
Do you still have that clear glass 100W incandescent bulb that I gave you for your current limiter a couple of years ago? The story I'm hearing is that when the existing supply is gone, that's it. One day there will be no such thing any more. I'd like to find a few more before they're all gone. There aren't any in the stores in Vegas.
@@FazioElectricthat's great! I keep mine in the box with a bunch of foam around it, and I only get it out when I'm using it because it's my last one and I have no earthly idea where to get another one right now. Maybe I'll get lucky at a swap meet. That said, I've been following your posts and I'm very happy over your success. I knew from our conversation that you were gonna knock em out of the park because of your grasp of the basics, and I'm happy to see that I was right. Bob Dylan said "You get older. And you start having hopes for other people besides yourself". Good luck and massive success. Hats off CHEERS!!
Appliance bulbs will probably be around for awhile yet, just a bit more of a pain as you have to work in 40w multiples. Also not sure if traffic light bulbs are still available. I have a various stash of bulbs of various wattage and haven't went looking for any lately.
Im so old i remember those old RCA tool boxes. Mom had a old friend who used to do house calls working on tube tv's, radios and other electronics. It was always fun to go to the supply house and use the big tube tester and see all the parts shelved like an auto parts store. I think my love for electronics came from that for sure. Love what you do Colleen ❤️❤️
I'm fortunate enough to be over 3/4 of a century old and well remember the TV Repairmen coming in with their RCA Boxes. Yes, I am one of those that even used the Tube Testers in supply houses and outlets to replace tubes on my own. That definitely qualifies as "back in the day" memories. I would just like to add there is no substitute for spending the extra $$$$ for quality test equipment as you do. It's one of the most efficient return on investments a professional like you can make. Great Video and please keep them coming Coleen.
That was cool. I know you didn’t ask for any requests, but a walk through of the oscilloscope and how you use it would be cool. Just sayin’
When I was a kid in the 70s the TV repair man would come and fix our RCA TV. He had a case just like that and the middle was filled with various tubes. I watched him as he would pull out the bad tube and then select a tube from that case and put in the back of the TV. I just remember he was an older gentleman who took the time to talk to me and answer my questions. He would repair it, then it was back to watching Bugs Bunny! Good memory there you brought back.
Unless you heard"Sorry, I'm Going to have to bring the picture tube to the shop" which usually meant big dollars. 😢
😂 I don't feel so bad, seeing other old farts here!
In grade school my buddy's dad was one of the last of the TV repairmen. Yes, he had that case, but had outfitted the sides with dividers for the tubes. As a kid I was very impressed... but now I'm impressed by YOU!
I learned most of my tube-ology from my Grandpa. He was an old time radio guy from the very start of electronics. He was a WW 1 vet and he started building crystal sets in 1914. Tubes became available to the public while he was overseas. He kept up with every new development all the way until 1982 when he left us at age 95. He was truly one of a kind, and he taught me all of the basics to the point where I was able to pick up where he left off and continue learning.
I thank God for that man every day of my life. He was beyond awesome.
Old school in the best possible way!
To quote Bob Seger "Those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul"
Nice kit! I used to love fiddling around with the oscilloscope in my electronics classes 40+ years ago. I'm also old enough to remember going with my dad or older brothers up to the corner drug store to use the tube tester that they had there.
I wish drug stores still had film developing services and tube testers 😢
I've been looking for a basic signal generator, I'll give the one you referenced a shot! Thanks for the recommendation, and all the videos!
The only thing that I would added to your kit is some diffrent coupling capacitors and few Electrolytics . My carry around caddy is a Zenith tube caddy made from wood ! and I use that exact soldering station my go to meters are my Fluke 77 and 87 plus Heathkit VTVM.
I've just realised the RCA interconnects I use to connect hifi gear... Were named after the RCA company. Mind. Blown.
Yep RCA invented that jack I repair and Collection Tube radios and Tv's !
Analog scopes FTW! I never had one of those newfangled digital ones. My favorite scope up till now is a Tek 468, I use it in my lab - and the Soviet S1-112A scope/DMM I use for field repair jobs.
I honestly didnt know they used to make house calls for amp/tv/jukebox repair 😮
I never knew they made metal tube caddies. Most I’ve seen are leatherette covered wood.
When they talk about "the Voice" I don't think about a TV show, I think of Colleen :) Great work and thanks for all of your helpful videos!
All the best Colleen! 🌍🌏🌎👍😃
Amp doctor with her trusty bag, making house calls 😊😊
Good ol' tube jockey case. Some so called TV repairmen would by kits from magazine ads and throw tubes at a problem with fingers crossed. She's the real deal tech and it's great to see a renewed interest in real troubleshooting and repair.
Lots of cool tools!!! Looking forward to the upcoming amp building event too !!!!cheers!
I dare say that the portable kit contains 90% all you need to repair your own amplifier. Maybe some solder wicks and a good lamp could be added. But yeah, that’s the fundamentals right there.
Awesome 👌
Colleen (spelling?), I’m curious, how did you make it from the North East out to LA?
Anyway, love what you do and thanks for sharing your experience.
Back in the old days, those solder suckers didn't have that safety feature of having the plunger inside an already extended shaft. A lot of us back then got smacked in the eye using the old timey-wimey solder suckers because the plunger would snap back up and pop use in the eye.
I think Hank deserves a video or two of his own, if you can get him to actually do something besides hanging out and chillin'. My two Anatolians are pretty chill but they do perk up and go bounding through the house at dinner time, making rugs slide and floors shake. (Video on my channel)
Cool black RCA tube caddy. I have a orange top gray bottom GE tube caddy. My favorite tools are my Utica Stripwright wire strippers and Klein 327 needle nose. The Utica's are very good for striping wire inside chassis during repairs. They reach into tight areas. I use disposable BF-21 flush cutters. Got an online computer at my electronics bench.....
I wanted to try a T12 station with the hot switchable element/tips. I got a Chinese no brand kit. I installed it in a vintage Hexacon station base that had the required 24v transformer. It has ran good for 3 years. It has many features and heats up almost as fast as my D550. Cost under $30 with 3 cartridge element/tips. Hate to say it, I like it better than any previous station of any price range or country of manufacture.
For about a decade I attended a "Community Support" type meeting in a rec room at a Church. It was a Monday night meeting. There was a massive RCA console tube TV that a church member donated. I gotta say watching Monday Night Football on that beast was something.ALL TUBE the audio was ballsy and the colors were super saturated like some kind of expressionist painting -- a "trip' indeed...
Madam, Why do #Valves produce better sound #Vacuumtubes
💖 🔊 🎸🎶 Keep on keeping on ✌️
Watching on the big screen..woo-hoo!
New modern scopes are cool but man its like, wild how many old scopes are out there and how totally useful they are in electronics today, especially in music electronics.
Hi Colleen. Love the channel. I’ve been learning amp repair from the internet and often get confused by some information I come across, so forgive my naivety.. Do you use an isolation transformer when using your scope? Or is that more for amplifiers that do not have a chassis ground? Thanks for your time.
We had Uncle Ernie. He was a TV repairman and had a box very similar to yours. It carried a lot of tubes. He's the one that got me into electrical and electronics repair. I gave up my old scope for a new one. I don't miss carrying that old scope around, but I'm not so sure the new, transistorized ones are better. Just lighter. I miss all the buttons on the face. Having to go through menu's to find a setting is a real PITA. Don't ever give up that scope.
That National shirt 😍
Super cool girl
Music is keeping tubes alive ! its still the best sound, as house stereo's go some old solid state come close to the warm clear sound i have a sx 1010 pioneer , they have amazing sound and can put out around 440 RMS great video !
My Hiwatt 50 custom (circa 2014) sat for a year or so. Indoors, climate control. It's connected to a Fryette Power station, which lets me attenuate and gain an effects loop. When I first turned it on, it seemed like it was lacking volume, but I thought I just needed to balance the Hiwatt volumes against the Fryette volumes. As I was tweaking all,of a sudden the volume kicked in. It seemed fine and sounded fantastic, but after 20 min. Of playing the volume slowly faded out. Power tube? PI tube? Some say the effects loop may need cleaning. Gut reactions to this?
When I first got into EMS, some early jump kits used those RCA boxes. I remember those boxes back in the early 60's when we got our first color TV and it needed repair several times (at home).
I was surprised you didn't mention an ESR meter nor did I hear you mention an assortment of caps, diodes or resistors, grounding lugs, spare wire, etc.
Where is the vacuum tube volt/ohm meter...????
I have one and it was working when it went to storage 15 yrs ago
Great video.
Do you still have that clear glass 100W incandescent bulb that I gave you for your current limiter a couple of years ago?
The story I'm hearing is that when the existing supply is gone, that's it. One day there will be no such thing any more.
I'd like to find a few more before they're all gone. There aren't any in the stores in Vegas.
Yes I sure do
@@FazioElectricthat's great! I keep mine in the box with a bunch of foam around it, and I only get it out when I'm using it because it's my last one and I have no earthly idea where to get another one right now. Maybe I'll get lucky at a swap meet.
That said, I've been following your posts and I'm very happy over your success. I knew from our conversation that you were gonna knock em out of the park because of your grasp of the basics, and I'm happy to see that I was right.
Bob Dylan said
"You get older. And you start having hopes for other people besides yourself". Good luck and massive success.
Hats off
CHEERS!!
Appliance bulbs will probably be around for awhile yet, just a bit more of a pain as you have to work in 40w multiples. Also not sure if traffic light bulbs are still available. I have a various stash of bulbs of various wattage and haven't went looking for any lately.
teaching an amp building class with Seth Rogan?
Great video! More please...❤