Well done for not destroying the original radio! With knowledge, all these old radios can be restored and bluetooth can be fitted which can be connected to the original valve radio amplifier. Unfortunately a lot of these conversions tend to destroy the original radio which could become very valuable in the future.
Hi there, I have watched this video and love this process you show us. I was wanting to also do the LED light like You show. Can you please elaborate on how exactly you do that (like how and where to solder it onto the board) and what type and where you get the light? Thanks so much for your reply!
He said in a different reply that he just tried touching the wires of the LED light to various spots on the board until he found where it lit up. We tried that today and it actually worked! We then just soldered to those spots and were good to go!
Had a thought...could the LED be connected to the other speaker connection? Would it draw power to run? Or is that a bad idea or won't work.Tried connecting it to the little power switch thing, but never could get it to connect to power. BTW, soldering is not as easy as it looks. But got my first speaker wires connected! Thanks for the video.
You have to play with the led and touch it to various spots where the power goes in. It was experimental for me. And it can be hard to solder in those tight spots
Sorry, I just read the tread where you answered about the LED lights, but my board does not have an on/off switch. It’s like the second one on the video with no switch. Will that one also work for the LED light and if so where do you solder the second wire?
It will. You just need to experiment and touch the wires to the area where the power goes into the board. That is how I did it. Then just solder it to those spots. Sorry, best way I can explain it
great video of your setup. Question for you. Do you just use only one speaker connection from your board as it looks like the board is stereo, but you are using the original mono speaker?
It depends. I try my hardest to keep the original speakers. If the paper of the original speaker on the cone is torn then I use tissue paper and nail polish to fix it. I think it is really cool to be able to listen to the audio through the original speaker from the 1940s 30s or whenever. If I cannot salvage the speaker then I replace them with two 4 inch three-way speakers and do it stereo
@@perfdavid Thanks for the response. I am doing a similar conversion and wasn't sure if you used only one channel of the stereo output. But I agree, using the original speaker does sound amazing.
I just picked up a small wood tabletop 1940s radio that I’m going to put a smart speaker inside. I’m looking for a led lamp solution to make the dial glow. I’d prefer one that runs off of a battery pack so I don’t have to run a second cord into the radio. Any ideas where I could find this or what to search for on eBay? Thanks
Thanks for a great video. I don’t think you have to destroy these historic pieces either. I am very new to this subject and would like your help. I am thinking of a modernising a vintage radio to play 30s and 40s music from websites directly and maybe play old recordings in mp3 format by artist. This would give it an authentic feel. I would like it to play music and choose stations from websites wirelessly directly, not just Bluetooth through my phone or tablet. Is this possible at all? I gather there is a way with a couple of modules that I can fit together myself. I’ve seen video’s but as a newbie not understood the programming of pi or arduino. Is there any cheap pre programmed modules out there? Regards
So the LED has one wire soldered to the side of the AC power input on the board and the other wire to the on/off switch of the board. On the board where both the power and on off are soldered on, you can touch the wire to the base until you get the light coming on. This way you see where it needs to go. The less are just 12V led’s I got off amazon. 120pc of 6 colors for $10. I like to use the amber colors mostly for the warm glow
The led light is a brilliant idea that I'll use. Thanks for the post!
Doing stuff like that is pretty cool.
Cause I love Classic Country Music.
& doing that would be just like
Listening to Classic Country on the Radio.
Well done for not destroying the original radio! With knowledge, all these old radios can be restored and bluetooth can be fitted which can be connected to the original valve radio amplifier. Unfortunately a lot of these conversions tend to destroy
the original radio which could become very valuable in the future.
Hi there,
I have watched this video and love this process you show us. I was wanting to also do the LED light like
You show. Can you please elaborate on how exactly you do that (like how and where to solder it onto the board) and what type and where you get the light? Thanks so much for your reply!
I would like to know that also.
He said in a different reply that he just tried touching the wires of the LED light to various spots on the board until he found where it lit up. We tried that today and it actually worked! We then just soldered to those spots and were good to go!
Would be great to see how you soldered the speaker wire and what brand power source?
Do you have a video on how you add the LED to the Bluetooth receiver? I am trying to do that myself and cannot figure it out. Thanks in advance.
Great work, I'm on my way to do it. A technical question: can I use a 19V 7A AC adapter? Tnx in advance
Where are you soldering the led light to?
Had a thought...could the LED be connected to the other speaker connection? Would it draw power to run? Or is that a bad idea or won't work.Tried connecting it to the little power switch thing, but never could get it to connect to power. BTW, soldering is not as easy as it looks. But got my first speaker wires connected! Thanks for the video.
You have to play with the led and touch it to various spots where the power goes in. It was experimental for me. And it can be hard to solder in those tight spots
Sorry,
I just read the tread where you answered about the LED lights, but my board does not have an on/off switch. It’s like the second one on the video with no switch. Will that one also work for the LED light and if so where do you solder the second wire?
It will. You just need to experiment and touch the wires to the area where the power goes into the board. That is how I did it. Then just solder it to those spots. Sorry, best way I can explain it
great video of your setup. Question for you. Do you just use only one speaker connection from your board as it looks like the board is stereo, but you are using the original mono speaker?
It depends. I try my hardest to keep the original speakers. If the paper of the original speaker on the cone is torn then I use tissue paper and nail polish to fix it. I think it is really cool to be able to listen to the audio through the original speaker from the 1940s 30s or whenever. If I cannot salvage the speaker then I replace them with two 4 inch three-way speakers and do it stereo
@@perfdavid Thanks for the response. I am doing a similar conversion and wasn't sure if you used only one channel of the stereo output. But I agree, using the original speaker does sound amazing.
I just picked up a small wood tabletop 1940s radio that I’m going to put a smart speaker inside. I’m looking for a led lamp solution to make the dial glow. I’d prefer one that runs off of a battery pack so I don’t have to run a second cord into the radio. Any ideas where I could find this or what to search for on eBay? Thanks
I do conversions of these. I don’t use a smart speaker on the inside. So, sorry, I can’t help you as I solder a led to the amp board.
Where did you add led? Would like to try
I replied below to the same question
Thanks for a great video. I don’t think you have to destroy these historic pieces either. I am very new to this subject and would like your help. I am thinking of a modernising a vintage radio to play 30s and 40s music from websites directly and maybe play old recordings in mp3 format by artist. This would give it an authentic feel. I would like it to play music and choose stations from websites wirelessly directly, not just Bluetooth through my phone or tablet. Is this possible at all? I gather there is a way with a couple of modules that I can fit together myself. I’ve seen video’s but as a newbie not understood the programming of pi or arduino. Is there any cheap pre programmed modules out there?
Regards
I do not know, sorry. I only mod them to Bluetooth
Where do you wire the LED lead on the board and where do you source you LEDs? Thanks!
So the LED has one wire soldered to the side of the AC power input on the board and the other wire to the on/off switch of the board. On the board where both the power and on off are soldered on, you can touch the wire to the base until you get the light coming on. This way you see where it needs to go.
The less are just 12V led’s I got off amazon. 120pc of 6 colors for $10. I like to use the amber colors mostly for the warm glow
Not what I wanted want to know how to get it all to work together
More like, how to destroy an antique radio.
Why not add an external bluetooth to the radio ?
Instead of showing us HOW you did it you talk a whole of other crap! WTF?!!!
I am sorry it was too complicated for you to understand. I will try to make them easier next time.